US Soldiers Seen as More Trustworthy Than Judges, New Poll Finds Survey recipients were asked specifically about soldiers, but the word was intended to represent all U.S. troops.
Troops Who Deployed to the US-Mexico Border Are Getting a Medal The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."
Military Leaders Pledge to Keep Standards High as Ranks Grow The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps all plan to increase their personnel levels in fiscal 2019.
Upcoming U.S. Troop Deployment Could Be Last for Afghanistan The Army’s 4th Infantry Division will be sending a total of about 2,800 soldiers to Afghanistan in separate deployments this...
Army Expects Few Women to Choose Combat Arms if Positions are Opened Studies show that a small percentage of women would try for an infantry or armor MOS if gender restrictions were lifted.
Commandant Concedes Female Marines Lacked Infantry Experience in Study Gen. Robert Neller acknowledged that female Marines who fared poorly in recent gender-integration study did not have the...
Military Services Face Growing Pressure to Open All Billets to Women The services will have a tougher time seeking exemptions to the order to open all Military Occupational Specialties to women.
10 Things to Know about the Marines' Plan to Open Combat Jobs to Women The strategy assumes that about 200 female Marines will enter ground combat arms jobs every year, making up less than 2...
Dunford to Play Key Role in Decision on Letting Women into Combat Jobs Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will be in the unique position to weigh in twice on women in combat roles, first as commandant and...
First Women Preparing to Apply for Air Force Combat Positions The first women hoping to join the ranks of the battlefield airmen are going through a fitness program designed to ready the...
Picture of Special Forces Soldier Wearing Nazi Patch Triggers Army Investigation The Army is investigating a National Guard social media account posting that contained an image of a soldier wearing a patch...
The Standoff at Gate 36: Texas Sends in the Troops to Block Migrants from Seeking Asylum Immigration enforcement has long been the domain of the federal government. But Texas is challenging that at a time when...
Air Force Colonel Heading Maintenance Group at New Mexico Base Is Relieved of Command Col. Danzel Albertsen, commander of the 49th Maintenance Group at Holloman Air Force Base, was removed from his leadership...
Commander of Air Mobility Squadron in the United Kingdom Quietly Fired by Air Force Maj. Ligel Brown was relieved of command Jan. 25, but the leadership change was not publicized in a press release or...
250,000 Veterans Agree to $6 Billion Settlement with 3M over Earplugs Alleged to Cause Hearing Loss The cases revolved around 3M's Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, that were issued to troops between 2003 and 2015.