Head Navy officer lists top tasks for service, eyes 2027
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James W. Kilby listed improved recruiting and the embrace of unmanned and manned systems as priorities.
By Riley Ceder
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Barracks 2030 isn’t a ‘fix it and forget it’ effort, USMC leaders say
Marine Corps leaders discussed the future of the nearly $11 billion dollar housing initiative at Washington's Modern Day Marine conference.
By Riley Ceder
US-Afghanistan supply lines remain open after Pakistan funding cut, Mattis says
Pakistan controls key routes for supplying 16,000 U.S. troops.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis: Korea drill pause a logistics matter, not a political one
U.S. and South Korean military drills will be on pause until at least March 18. But why the change?
By Aaron Mehta
Transgender recruits can now enlist, as Pentagon and White House weigh overall policy
Transgender advocates call the Jan. 1 victory 'historic,' though a separate court case and study remain outstanding as the administration continues to challenge transgender military service.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis: Conventional forces will assume more special operations force roles in 2018
Expanded worldwide counterterrorism missions have strained special forces; more than one-third of deployed US troops deaths in 2017 came from SF community.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis nixes holiday tradition of seeing troops in war zones
For only the second time since 9/11, America’s defense secretary didn’t visit U.S. troops in a war zone during December, breaking a long-standing tradition of personally and publicly thanking service members in combat who are separated from their families during the holiday season.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
New in 2018: Services to focus on excess training, education requirements
Each service was directed to provide recommendations on how to streamline training requirements.
By Tara Copp, AP
New in 2018: The long road to reach a 355-ship fleet
A fleet build-up was a cornerstone of President Trump’s campaign before his 2016 election.
New in 2018: Trump’s promised military buildup set to begin in earnest
Defense officials have said plans for more ships, aircraft and ground vehicles will ramp up significantly in the fiscal 2019 budget plans.
New in 2018: For foreign recruits, the new year brings few answers
The Pentagon will keep vetting grandfathered recruits, but MAVNI still is frozen to new applicants.
By Tara Copp, AP
Mattis tells soldiers that being ready for war helps prevent it
“Storm clouds are gathering” over the Korean Peninsula, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared Friday. And as diplomats try to resolve the nuclear standoff, he told soldiers that the U.S. military must do its part by being ready for war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press