Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goalThe Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.6 months ago
Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog findsA Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.6 months ago
Universal pre-K launches for 4-year-olds at 80 DOD schoolsOfficials credit teachers at Defense Department schools for pushing the growth of pre-K programs.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego senior enlisted leader arrestedNCIS took Sgt. Maj. Gerardo Trevino into custody and placed him in pre-trial confinement, according to officials.
Report: Vets wait decades for help on military toxic exposure issuesAdvocates are pushing for reforms after finding that vets average a three-decade wait for full help with toxic exposure conditions.
VA to resume collecting pharmacy co-pays for thousands of vetsCo-payments for outpatient pharmacy services have been paused for several years at some locations.
Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combatThe opening of the North Carolina airfield follows the service’s June recertification of an airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu.
OpinionHow the VA could fix its $15 billion budget shortfallInsurance subvention is complicated, but it could help alleviate the VA's massive budget deficit, former VA Secretary David Shulkin argues.
OpinionTalk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threatDetails of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the author of this op-ed argues.
New Navy contracts boost battle command, electronic warfare potentialThe new contracts will advance or replace existing systems on Navy aircraft.
Nukes in space? What’s next in the orbital domain | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 9.14.24Top commanders from the Space Force and Air Force look at the future of battle above the earth. Plus: troops trick drones with cheap tech.
These Army units are headed to the Middle East and Europe this winterThe deployment announcements include aviation, armor and sustainment brigade deployments.