Top Stories
-

US Air Force F-22 pilot controls unmanned FQ-44 in flight
The fighter jet’s pilot served as an airborne “quarterback” and gave high-level directives to an Anduril-made Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
-
Academic institutions sever foreign research ties to comply with Pentagon order
The Pentagon ordered 30 universities to review their ties with foreign institutions or risk losing their federal funding.
-
Airman dies from rappelling fall before Navy football game
A Tactical Air Control Party instructor fell from the Alamodome’s 170-foot-tall rafters during a pre-game rappelling display.
In Other News
-
Here’s the 2027 cost-of-living increase for retirees, veterans
It’s the biggest increase in four years.
-
Voting by absentee ballot? It’s time.
If you’re a service member or military family member and plan to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election, it’s time to take action.
-
Military spouse commission weighs expanding employment programs across services
The President’s Military Spouse Commission is examining how to expand existing employment programs across the military services and federal agencies.
-
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer tapped as Barracks Task Force senior advisor
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer was selected as Secretary Hegseth’s senior advisor and will visit military installations across the country.
SPECIAL FEATURES
-

Apply for Best for Vets: Trusted Brands
Military Times is now accepting submissions from companies that offer verifiable value to the military community through programs and benefits.
-

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
-
Hegseth discusses Iran with Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, officials say
Netanyahu and Hegseth discussed “the threats in the region” and the U.S.-Israel partnership in dealing both offensively and defensively with those threats.
-

Pentagon, BAE sign deal for up to 25,000 precision-guided munition kits a year
The Pentagon and BAE Systems signed a framework agreement for up to 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, guidance kits a year.
-

National Guard member expected to recover from Southeast DC shooting
A National Guardsman and a suspect are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during a shooting in Southeast, D.C., late Sunday night.
-

Groups seek clarity on motive behind Pentagon’s study of women in combat
Citing concerns about Hegseth’s views on the topic, the lawsuit asks for records showing the scope, purpose, methodology and anticipated use of the study.
In other news
-
Routine testosterone screening of US troops may require extensive follow-on care, study finds
One-time testosterone testing of troops found that 100,691 active-duty soldiers had morning screening levels below the medical threshold.
VIDEOS
-
Hegseth appoints Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer to Barracks Task Force
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taps the Marine reservist to serve as a senior advisor for the Pentagon’s effort to improve troops’ living conditions.
Featured Videos
More Stories
-
Top Trump official resigns over Iran, blaming Israel for march to war
“I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people,” the official said.
By -
An Afghan man who worked with the US military dies in ICE custody
A cause of death is still pending from the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office. But the man’s family said he was not ill.
ByJuan A. Lozano, The Associated Press
-
Number of US troops wounded in war against Iran rises to about 200
The U.S. military’s Central Command said the vast majority of those wounded had suffered minor injuries and 180 troops had already returned to duty.
ByPhil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters
-
As allies resist US call to help in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says it was a loyalty test
Trump’s calls for help to other countries was a loyalty test, rather than a strategic necessity, he said. “We don’t need anybody.”
By -
Judge orders VA to reinstate contract with employee union
A judge ordered the VA to recognize a bargaining contract that represents roughly 300,000 employees.
-
Iran missile strike damages five KC-135 tankers in Saudi Arabia, officials say
The aircraft were reportedly parked on the flight line at the time of the strike and sustained damage but were not destroyed.
-
‘Radiant’ mother from Kentucky was among 6 US service members killed in air crash in Iraq
The KC-135 was supporting operations against Iran on Thursday in “friendly” airspace when an unspecified incident involving another aircraft occurred.
ByMark Scolforo, The Associated Press
-
SEAL influencer David Goggins, 51, in Air Force special ops training
Goggins, who retired from active duty in the Navy SEALs in 2016, has reenlisted and is now assigned to the Special Warfare Training Wing.
ByHope Hodge Seck
-
Army general left classified maps on a train in Poland, watchdog finds
Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinking to intoxication.
ByHope Hodge Seck
-
Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran.
By -
Trump fundraising email uses photo of March 7 dignified transfer of deceased soldier
A fundraising email distributed by a Trump-linked political action committee featured a photo of a dignified transfer of a U.S. soldier killed in Kuwait.
By -
US bombs key Iranian island amid oil concerns
President Trump said U.S. forces “totally obliterated” every military target on Iran’s oil hub, Kharg Island.
By

















