Troops at Cannon Air Force Base lost at least 5,000 duty days in 2025 because they had to travel long distances for medical care, with some service members traveling as far as 350 miles each way, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.The lack of medical services also came…

A decommissioned U.S. guided-missile frigate was sent below the seas on Sept. 25 during a joint U.S.-U.K. naval exercise, the U.S. Navy recently announced.The recent SINKEX blended the firepower of U.S. Task Force 65, Task Force 67, Task Force 68, Task Force 69 and Task Force 1060 alongside the Royal…

The Defense Department announced this month a $450 million investment in The Elmet Group to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for tungsten, a critical mineral used for manufacturing military weapons ranging from bullets to missiles. The investment comes as a federal procurement rule barring tungsten mined, refined, or processed in…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Pentagon’s cyber and intelligence agencies to prioritize the 2026 midterm elections, directing them to “mobilize every authorized asset, capability, and partnership under your command” to defend election infrastructure from foreign influence.The order was directed toward U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise in…

The U.S. Navy announced that it is procuring 30 medium unmanned surface vessels after seven companies competed for contracts as part of its new autonomous maritime robotics initiative.The service awarded contracts to Galliano Marine Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries and Saronic Technologies after the three companies completed phase one of at-sea…

The nation’s military service academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions under a new directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who says the schools must remain focused on preparing future officers for war.In a memorandum signed Tuesday, Hegseth directed the secretaries of the military departments to immediately…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut in the number of positions for generals and admirals when he speaks with hundreds of junior service members at Quantico, Virginia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.Hegseth will give a speech on Wednesday in front of hundreds of…

The Defense Department has awarded Raytheon a multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs. The Pentagon said the deal will nearly double AMRAAM production.The five-year contract, which includes two option years, is part of the Pentagon’s Arsenal of Freedom campaign to bolster…

More than 457,000 veterans participating in the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program will get a three-month break on their monthly premiums, just in time for the holidays.Starting in November, veterans won’t have to pay insurance premiums for three months, ending in January 2027, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs…

Airmen and guardians are required to update their Religious Affiliation Codes as the Department of the Air Force revises its personnel data systems to better align with the Pentagon’s “standardized” list of faith designations. On Friday, the Military Personnel Data System and its related accession systems transitioned away from its…

U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies, who now have deep influence in the country where 4,500 Americans died during more than two decades of war.Iraqi security experts say the withdrawal —…

This is a developing story.A mishap involving 2 pilots and four shipboard personnel occurred aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Monday, the Navy announced. Naval aviators were attempting to land on the ship off the coast of Virginia at 6:18 p.m. but were forced to eject…