Top stories
Thousands of military families use child care app devised by airman
The app allows parents to sublet their child care spaces when they’re temporarily away, connecting them to other eligible DOD families who need the care.
Hegseth had second Signal chat with details of Yemen strike: Report
Pete Hegseth reportedly created another Signal chat that included his wife and brother in which he shared details of a military strike on Houthis in Yemen.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Coverage: AFA Warfare Symposium
Get the top headlines and stories coming out of AFA’s 2025 Warfare Symposium
Insurance Guide
Military Times has outlined helpful information about car insurance, renters insurance, and life insurance for troops.
2025 PCS Guide
Read up on tips and tricks in Military Times’ 2025 Permanent Change of Station Guide.
2025 Benefits Guide
Learn how your military benefits — including health care, retirement pay and more — have changed in 2025.
EDITOR'S PICKS
Pentagon & Congress
More than two-thirds of reserve troops are overweight: Report
The new study on weight problems among Guardsmen and reservists comes as military officials look to update force standards.
Navy suspends search for missing Nimitz sailor
The U.S. military and Guam emergency response teams logged 120 hours and traversed 11,000 square nautical miles in an effort to find the missing sailor.
Hegseth changes Pentagon green room into impromptu makeup studio
The space has long been used as a green room for visiting officials and spokespersons, the Pentagon said.
Nationwide doorstep delivery getting closer for commissary customers
Commissary customers want and need the delivery service, officials said.
In other news
Silence to violence: What the bridge scene in ‘1917′ says about war
A re-watch of "1917" reveals much about duty and sacrifice, but the bridge scene is its violent awakening. It tells us that war doesn’t wait for clarity.
This sailor requested leave to get his wife pregnant. It was approved.
“My wife is planning on getting pregnant this weekend,” the 1967 liberty request read, “and I would sure like to be there when it happens.”
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Life of pie: Soldier charged with loan fraud in bakery boondoggle
The soldier has been charged for allegedly using a fraudulent pie business called “Granny’s Delight” to obtain COVID-related business relief loans.
Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire
Update the safety brief.
Don't miss
VIDEOS
Republican leader talks VA staffing cuts and vets’ care | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 4.19.25
Illinois Rep. Mike Bost, Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, lays out how he sees changes coming to the VA under the new administration.
Featured Videos
MORE STORIES
Feds crack down on dealer deceit, scams in car shopping
Rules will require more more transparency, helping consumers avoid paying for add-ons they don't want or need.
By Karen Jowers
Inside the US Army’s failed nuclear ice lair in Cold War Greenland
While the U.S. didn’t get to act out its Bond villain lair fantasies, it did further scientific understandings of the world around us.
‘My Christmas Hero’ is a cheesy military flick with confusing math
'My Christmas Hero' is a work of corny art.
By Sarah Sicard
Former Air Force boss Mark Welsh officially named head of Texas A&M
Welsh will have a starting annual salary of $1.1 million.
By Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Family, friends mourn 8 airmen killed in Osprey crash in Japan
The accident, which remains under investigation, is the deadliest Air Force mishap since 2018, and the fourth fatal Osprey crash in two years.
Lawmakers press for more outside help in stopping veteran suicides
Some want to expand a $174 million grant program which funds suicide prevention efforts run by community groups.
15 Air National Guardsmen disciplined in Discord server leak
An investigation found a total breakdown of information security at the 102nd Intelligence Wing.
Meet David Flosi, the next chief master sergeant of the Air Force
Flosi was the “clear choice” among the Air Force’s “most highly respected” enlisted leaders, the service said.
Don’t miss these military health care, child care deadlines
Dec. 11 is the deadline for enrolling in the new Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account and the federal dental and vision program.
By Karen Jowers
US pilot safely ejects in F-16 crash off South Korea
The unidentified pilot was recovered by South Korean maritime forces and was “awake and in stable condition,” the 8th Fighter Wing said.
By The Associated Press Staff