Top Democrats introduce bill to stop Trump's Germany withdrawal
A pair of top Democrats has introduced a bill aimed at blocking President Trump’s plan to withdraw thousands of U.S. troops from Germany.The bill, introduced by Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
View ArticleEsper announces internal review on diversity in military
The Pentagon is conducting an internal review on diversity and inclusion in the military amid nationwide protests over racial injustice, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday.In a video message to...
View ArticleTop foreign policy Pentagon official resigns after White House passes on...
A top Pentagon policy official is resigning days after the White House rescinded its plans to nominate her for the Defense Department’s No. 2 civilian intelligence post, Defense Secretary Mark Esper...
View ArticleDespite Trump's threat, top general says White House hasn't given...
The top U.S. Air Force general in Europe said Thursday he has not received orders from the White House to begin pulling airmen from Germany, even as President Trump earlier this week vowed to withdraw...
View ArticleRussian fighter jet flights in Libya raise US concern
The U.S. government is worried Russia is tightening its grip in Libya after fighter jets from Moscow, transferred last month, are now being flown in the north African country in support of Russian...
View ArticleInternal watchdog investigating if Air Force improperly used plane to surveil...
The Air Force's inspector general is opening a probe into whether the military improperly used a reconnaissance aircraft to conduct surveillance of the protests in Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis...
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View ArticleDems request watchdog probe use of federal law enforcement in DC during Floyd...
Senate Democrats are requesting a government watchdog office investigate the use of federal law enforcement during protests in Washington, D.C., sparked by the police killing of George Floyd late last...
View ArticleAir Force names military's first female top enlisted member
The Air Force has appointed a woman to be its top noncommissioned officer for the first time in U.S. military history, the service said Friday.Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass will become the 19th chief...
View ArticleNavy won't reinstate fired captain
The Navy will not reinstate the fired commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier following an investigation of leadership’s handling of a coronavirus outbreak onboard in March.Chief of...
View ArticleHouse panel launches investigation into Roosevelt coronavirus outbreak after...
The House Armed Services Committee will conduct its own investigation into the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, its chairman said Friday.Chairman Adam Smith’s...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Navy won't reinstate fired captain | Dems probe use...
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View ArticleProtests force military reckoning on race
The U.S. military is grappling with race after early missteps in responding to the nationwide protests against racial injustice roiling the country.As the entire country reckons with race, military...
View ArticleDefense bill would survey troops on if they've faced 'racist,...
Questions about whether troops have faced racism, anti-Semitism and supremacism on duty would be added to Pentagon workplace surveys under a provision in the House Armed Services Committee’s version of...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Highlights from the House Armed Services...
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View ArticleUS soldier accused of sending information to neo-Nazi group as part of plot...
A U.S. soldier is accused of sending information to a neo-Nazi group as part of an alleged plot to facilitate a “mass casualty” event on his Army unit, federal prosecutors said Monday. The FBI arrested...
View ArticlePentagon's top technology officials resign
The Pentagon’s top technology official and his deputy are resigning next month, a Defense Department official confirmed on Tuesday.Mike Griffin, the Pentagon's first undersecretary of research and...
View ArticleOvernight Defense: Top Pentagon tech officials resigning | Bolton worried...
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View ArticleGOP senator introduces proposal to strip requirement to change...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) unveiled a proposal on Wednesday to nix a requirement included in a mammoth defense bill for the Pentagon to implement, within three years, a plan to rename bases and other...
View ArticleSenate Democrats push for shorter timeline on removing Confederate base names
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and dozens of other Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would require the Pentagon to strip Confederate names from military bases and other property within one...
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