Hundreds more UFO sightings included in latest report
The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021.
Pentagon officially rescinds COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Defense Department has rescinded its mandate for all troops to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as required by the recently passed annual defense bill.
Latest U.S. military package to Ukraine inclues Bradley armored vehicles
The Biden administration announced Friday a $2.85 billion drawdown package of current Defense Department military equipment, the largest of its kind sent to Ukraine to date.
Military to proceed with changing names of bases honoring Confederate generals
The Defense Department has until the end of the year to implement recommendations from an independent commission, including changing the names of nine bases and hundreds of smaller items.
Navy concludes suicides of three sailors assigned to USS GW were not connected
An investigation into three sailors' suicides found the living conditions on the USS George Washington in the shipyard were a "contributing factor" in at least one of the sailor's deaths.
Veterans Affairs Dept prepares for thousands of burn pit benefits claims
The department will begin processing claims related to the PACT Act, the new law that expands care and benefits for more than 3.5 million veterans.
Pentagon preparing plan to send Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine
The U.S. "is poised to" provide at least one Patriot missile battery to Ukraine once the plan is approved, according to a U.S. official.
Pentagon reviews say China is "pacing challenge" and Russia is "acute threat"
"In the coming years, for the first time, we will have to deter two major nuclear armed competitors, both Russia and China," said one senior defense official.
Russia has notified the U.S. its annual nuclear exercise has begun, U.S. officials say
The annual exercise has been described by U.S. officials as "routine" around this time of year.
Suicides in the military decreased by 15% in 2021, Pentagon report finds
The suicide among active duty service members decreased by over 15% in 2021, but there is still a gradually increasing trend in suicides in the military over a ten-year period.
Pentagon to pay for travel across state lines to access abortion
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin issued a memo Thursday to ensure reproductive health care for service members and their families regardless of where they are stationed.
Highlights from the ninth Jan. 6 House committee hearing
In addition to the vote to subpoena Trump, there were notable revelations and previously unseen video that emerged from what's likely to be the committee's final hearing.
What are tactical nuclear weapons and how might Putin use them?
No one has ever used a tactical nuclear weapon in combat. Russia has stockpiled almost 2,000, some of which are about the size of a suitcase.
After years of delays, the most advanced aircraft carrier ever built is underway
The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford is exercising its new technologies in the Atlantic.
$625-million Ukraine arms package includes more long-range rocket systems
This is the first arms package since the end of July to include High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) from current U.S. stock for Ukraine.