Presidential Fitness Test to be required at Defense Department schools
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Presidential Fitness Test would soon be mandatory in the DoD's 161 K-12 schools.
By Patricia Kime
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Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions
The U.S. defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 has raised the prospect of an increase in the monthly stipend paid out to troops in dangerous regions.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army Ranger killed in Afghanistan firefight
The sergeant first class was fatally wounded Thursday by enemy small arms fire.
H.R. McMaster book scheduled for 2020
H.R. McMaster, the lieutenant general who endured a troubled year as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, has a book deal.
Air Force drone, Army tank documents for sale on dark web
An Air Force officer’s computer was hacked, compromising sensitive documents relating to the MQ-9 Reaper, which were put up for sale on the dark web, along with documents relating to the M1A1 Abrams tank.
By Kyle Rempfer
Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge
Panshu Zhao is one of the dozens of immigrant recruits and reservists struggling with abrupt, often unexplained military discharges and canceled contracts.
US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned.
Ignored for decades, WWI heroines could be recognized with Congressional Gold Medal
Hundreds of "Hello Girls" who worked as switchboard operators for front-line troops are in line to be honored by lawmakers.
Semper Bumble: Are Marines taking to dating app to find new recruits?
This was the experience for at least one unlucky Bumble user who screenshot the exchange.
By J.D. Simkins
West Point gets 1st black superintendent in 216-year history
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, a 1983 U.S. Military Academy graduate who has held high-ranking Army posts in Europe and Asia, will become the first black officer to command West Point in its 216-year history, academy officials announced Friday.
This July 4, remember: Fitness fuels freedom
Are you a tactical athlete? Are you a patriot? 'If you are deconditioned and dormant,' the author writes, 'you are neither.'
By Nick Barringer
Talking paper?: Here’s how special operators could soon communicate to enemy zones
The paper would be airdropped over enemy-controlled areas and relay audio messages to targets on the ground.
By Victoria Leoni