Latest ""
Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goal
The Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.
Confederate’s name removed from Navy survey ship
The ship will be renamed to honor Marie Tharp, an oceanography pioneer.
Number of imprisoned veterans concerns former defense chiefs
The Veterans Justice Commission offered guidance after reports about the number of veterans convicted of crimes after leaving military service.
By Tara Copp, AP
Navy to change name of warship honoring Confederate battle victory
USS Chancellorsville will soon be known as USS Robert Smalls.
Keeping firearms out of easy reach key to preventing military suicides
An independent commission made more than 100 recommendations to the Pentagon to prevent rising troop suicides, including restricting access to guns.
Warren to FTC: Block L3Harris-Aerojet deal, undo Northrop-Orbital ATK
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is asking federal regulators to oppose one defense merger and unwind another.
By Joe Gould
The Navy let Cher perform on ship in ‘89. It’s regretted it ever since
Bet the Navy wishes it could “Turn Back Time” on this decision.
Now is the time to rename the carrier John C. Stennis
The USS John C. Stennis honors a noted racist, the author argues. It is time for the Navy and Congress to rename it and send a message of inclusion.
By John P. Cordle
Austin approves plan to drop Confederate references from DoD property
A new working group will oversee the removal and replacing of tributes to the Confederacy and Confederate military starting in December.
Defense budget reform panel at work after ‘organizational problems’
A select panel exploring a revamp of Pentagon budgeting is making “significant progress.”
By Joe Gould