Air Force F-35 buy would be cut in half under Pentagon spending plan
The Air Force typically buys four or five dozen F-35s each year. The plan to purchase only 24 would represent a major scaling back.
Pentagon & Congress
Hegseth doesn’t initially commit to obeying courts on LA deployments
The defense secretary later clarified that he wouldn't "defy" a ruling from the Supreme Court.
Dead on arrival: Army pulls plug on M10 Booker light tank
The Army has put an end to the M10 Booker program in the midst of low-rate production as it pivots to a focus on a highly mobile, lighter force.
Hegseth won’t rule out military actions against Greenland, Panama
The defense secretary dodged questions from lawmakers about possible Defense Department plans against the allied territories.
Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit
Trump's partisan comments received cheers or jeers from the crowd, an expression of political views in uniform that would typically result in a reprimand.
Former VA Secretary McDonough to host town hall countering DC parade
The Friday night discussion on veterans issues is part of a series of events from Democrats scheduled around the controversial Army parade in Washington.
How a WWII submariner took the fight directly to the Japanese
Cmdr. Lawson P. “Red” Ramage led his submarine, Parche, to hell and back.
Pentagon to review AUKUS submarine deal with Australia and Britain
Congressional Democrats condemned the review as casting doubt over the strength of America's alliances with Britain and Australia.
Retirement snafu affects thousands of Reserve, Guard members
More than 13,000 Guard and Reserve members haven't been receiving their earned government retirement contributions.
Georgia Guard activates its first electromagnetic warfare unit
The 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company traces its lineage to the only Georgia National Guard unit mobilized during the 1961 Berlin Crisis.
USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
Air Force tests new ship-killing bomb variant
A war with China would include fierce naval battles and require the Air Force to take out enemy ships with weapons such as Quicksink.
Hegseth spars with senators over defense budget, LA in tense hearing
The defense secretary took issue with multiple questions, at times talking over Senators at the hearing.
House panel pushes ahead $453 billion funding plan for VA next year
The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.
Trump orders return to old, Confederate-linked names for 7 Army sites
Service officials said the reverted base names will now have links to Army heroes instead of Confederate leaders.
Missing Norfolk sailor found dead; sailor in pretrial confinement
NCIS has placed another sailor in pretrial confinement in connection with Culinary Specialist Seaman Angelina Petra Resendiz's death.
Hegseth questions Air Force plan to buy E-7, touts space-based recon
Air Force officials say the E-7 must replace its aging E-3 AWACS planes and would be needed even when space-based ISR capabilities are in orbit.
