Hegseth champions special operations as the force for today’s threats
There has been a 200% increase in SOF missions over the past three years, the defense secretary said.
By Todd South
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How far will DOD take privatization on military bases?
New DOD guidance has left some military advocates wondering just how far officials will go with privatizing programs and services on installations.
By Karen Jowers
A 'palpable air of calm’ along Korea’s DMZ but growing concerns about rising regional rivals
Military leaders update lawmakers on Indo-Pacific developments.
Tyndall to suffer work stoppage in May unless Congress grants additional funding for reconstruction
Washington has been slow-rolling a supplemental appropriation for natural disaster recovery, so the Air Force has been moving money around to pay for reconstruction at Tyndall and now Offutt. But the money is running out.
GOP chairman of armed services panel urges White House to fill top Pentagon post
The Trump administration is coming under increasing pressure to nominate someone to lead the Pentagon, nearly three months after President Donald Trump’s first secretary of defense, Jim Mattis, resigned in a policy dispute.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Disaster aid package includes $2B for military. How much would each branch get?
A bill on Capitol Hill would address hurricane damage at U.S. military installations.
By Joe Gould
Air Force wish list includes more F-35s, tankers ... and some money for advanced tech to confuse Russia and China
The list could give lawmakers an excuse to ramp up quantities of the Lockheed Martin-produced F-35 and Boeing-produced KC-46.
By Valerie Insinna
Sec. Wilson: Air Force will rebuild flooded Offutt, make it ‘even better than it was’
“Mother Nature can’t beat the 55th Wing.”
Do the floods suggest a national security threat from climate change?
The military has warned in a series of reports under past administrations that climate change is a security threat on many fronts.
This is what Mattis will be up to post-Trump administration
Mattis' new role includes writing about domestic and international security policy, as well as participating in military and national security events in California and Washington.
By Kyle Rempfer
Former Langley Air Force Base secretary gets 4 years in $1.5M overtime pay scheme
A former secretary at Langley Air Force Base has been sentenced to four years in prison for bilking the government out of nearly $1.5 million over 17 years.
In memo, Air Force secretary slams Space Development Agency as not ready for prime time
The Pentagon wants to cut more than 100 current jobs and replace most of them with Space Development Agency roles.
By Aaron Mehta and Valerie Insinna