Nation Feb 02 U.S. to send 2,000 additional troops to Europe to reassure allies, Pentagon says The Pentagon says President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week, and sending part of an infantry Stryker squadron of roughly 1,000 troops based in Germany to Romania.
Nation Jan 28 WATCH: ‘Still time and space for diplomacy’ with Russia on Ukraine, says Defense Secretary Austin Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will hold a news briefing on Friday amid continued tension between the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
Politics Dec 20 Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism The new guidelines come nearly a year after a number of current and former service members took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, triggering a broad department review.
Politics Dec 20 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing According to the Pentagon, fewer than 100 military members are known to have been involved in substantiated cases of extremist activity in the past year. But they warn that the number may grow.
Nation Dec 16 Army: 98 percent of soldiers got COVID-19 vaccine by deadline The Army says 98% of its active duty force had gotten at least one dose of the mandatory coronavirus vaccine as of this week's deadline for the shots.
Politics Dec 13 Air Force discharges 27 for refusal to get COVID vaccine The Air Force has discharged 27 people for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, making them what officials believe are the first service members to be removed for disobeying the mandate to get the shots.
Nation Sep 30 Military suicides rise 15 percent as senior leaders call for action Data released by the Pentagon showed there were 580 suicides last year, compared to 504 the prior year.
Politics Sep 28 WATCH: Gen. Milley explains his calls with China over concerns about President Trump Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered a full-throated defense of two calls he made to his Chinese counterpart, saying he was responding to "concerning intelligence" that China was worried about a U.S. attack.
Politics Sep 27 WATCH: Gen. Milley calls Afghanistan war a ‘strategic failure’ “The enemy is in charge in Kabul,” Milley noted, referring to the Taliban having taken control of the capital on Aug. 15. “There's no way else to describe that.”…
World Sep 17 Milley: Calls to China during Trump tenure were ‘perfectly’ within scope of job In his first public comments on the conversations, Gen. Mark Milley said such calls are “routine” and were done "to reassure both allies and adversaries in this case in order to ensure strategic stability.”…