Media within the Pentagon covering the U.S. military will face new restrictions on the information they are allowed to report or face loss of access to the Pentagon, according to a memo officials distributed to reporters on Friday.
Trump touts record-breaking military recruitment. But numbers were rising before his reelection.
An all-Black, all-female World War II unit received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for improving soldiers' morale with their work sorting mail addressed to those on the frontlines.
Horse-drawn caissons to return to Arlington Memorial Cemetery after two-year pause
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Lisa Franchetti was informed in a call from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that he intends to replace her, per a defense official. The call occurred before his statement was issued.
"I'm in CQ Brown's corner, just because I think he did some really good things for this country," GOP Senator Mike Rounds tells reporters. Rounds has not seen the list reportedly circulating of generals and flag officers Defense Secretary Hegseth may fire.
Two defense officials say representatives from DOGE attended meetings at the Pentagon on Friday. The Defense Department is declining to comment on who specifically attended the meetings.
Trump officials are ramping up plans to send migrant detainees to Guantanamo Bay, sources say.
Defense Secretary Hegseth “informed General Milley today that he is revoking the authorization for his security detail and suspending his security clearance as well,” per Pentagon spox John Ullyot. Hegseth also requested an IG review into Milley’s conduct as the top US military officer.
~8,200 US military service members were discharged for refusing to follow the Pentagon's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to data provided by the service branches. Since the mandate was rescinded in Jan 2023, about 110 service members have rejoined.
The Pentagon is preparing to send up to 1500 additional active duty troops to the southwest border in the coming days, per two US officials, following Trump EO to beef up presence there. The troops would add to the ~2500 service members already there.
Retired Gen Mark Milley says he’s grateful for President Biden’s preemptive pardon, adding in a statement, “I do not wish to spend whatever remaining time the Lord grants me fighting those who unjustly might seek retribution for perceived slights.”
Trump's surprising pick to lead the Pentagon — Pete Hegseth — will have to publicly address scrutiny by Dems over allegations from his past, controversial comments and his qualifications to run the largest employer in the country during his confirmation hearing Tues.
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Victims' families who traveled to GTMO were upset upon news of the stay. Claire Gates who traveled with her mother said, "This is not the ending to this trip that I thought we would be experiencing together." Claire's uncle Peter Freund died in the 9/11 attacks.
The court did not rule on whether Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin can revoke the plea agreements with Mohammed and two other defendants that would take the death penalty off the table, but instead said it needs more time to decide.
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was scheduled to plead guilty today in Guantanamo Bay until last night the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay to delay the plea.
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SecDef Austin at West Point today praised women in the military:
"If I get a little fired up about this, it's just because this isn't 1950. It isn't 1948. It is 2024... Any military that turns away tough, talented patriots—women or men—is just making itself weaker and smaller. So enough already."
The intermediate range ballistic missile Russia launched at Ukraine overnight was based off the design for Russia’s RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today. Russia notified the US “briefly” before the launch.
