In 1949 the U.S. War Department changed its name. Branches of the armed forces were then administered under the new name Department of Defence. This newly defined mandate of defending the United ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled new details about his goals of reviving the "warrior ethos inside the military" during a recent interview with Fox News. Chatting with Fox News host Lara Trump ...

Key Points and Summary - The Navy’s Constellation-class frigate was supposed to be the cheap, proven ship that fixed U.S. procurement dysfunction. -Instead, delays and cost overruns gutted the program ...

Mr. Caldwell is a former senior adviser to Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense. Mr. Selnick is a former deputy chief of staff to Mr. Hegseth. For 12 days in June, the United States teetered on the ...

Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what comes after liberalism. Yet inside the military ...

In *** rare meeting of military leadership, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined his new standards as he says he seeks to bolster the image of the American military. What were the military ...

NPR speaks with retired Gen. Randy Manner, who was once a top official in the National Guard, about the president's use of the military in American cities. At a speech to hundreds of generals and ...

The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military. News analysis The U.S. armed services have long sought to preserve the tradition of a nonpartisan military ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Top American military brass looked on in silence Tuesday as they sat for an extensive ...

The military is seeing a surge of new recruits across all branches and the Trump administration is taking credit. The Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy say they met recruiting goals for the ...

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