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General John Raymond will be the eighth member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cementing Space Force as a critical part of National Security.

General Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is preparing the DoD for belt-tightening measures citing the coronavirus pandemic.

A recently published DoD report shows how the U.S. and Mexico have teamed up to stem the flow of illegal drugs across the border.

The military publication ‘Stars and Stripes,’ which has entertained and informed soldiers since the Civil War, has been orderd to shut down by the Pentagon.

On July 24, 2020, members of the Air Force’s 21st Special Tactics Squadron, along with their friends and family, joined together for a special awards ceremony. The squadron’s most recent deployment was in 2019. It involved members deploying to three different locations and fighting against six different extremist organizations. Due to the actions of the […]

Without specifically mentioning it, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued a new Defense Department policy on Friday that will act as a de facto ban on the display of the Confederate Battle flag from all military installations. The new policy guidance comes on the heels of a frequently contentious debate about the display of the […]

As the civil unrest caused by the death of an African-American man by a police officer continues to rock the country, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis penned a missive against President Trump. “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to […]

Editor’s note: This article was written by Alex Hollings. It was originally published on Sandboxx.com. Make sure to follow them on Facebook. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently issued orders for service members to wear cloth masks in places and situations when social distancing isn’t feasible, as a part of a force-wide effort to curb the […]

In response to the Coronavirus spread, a large but yet unspecified number of reserve and retired troops are being called up or, in the case of the latter, asked back to service. Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order that directs the Department of Defense (DoD) to call up to Active Duty a large […]

With questions arising over whether the administration is going to downsize or even cut the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the White House fired acting director Russ Travers and sent his deputy Peter Hall back to his parent organization, the National Security Agency.  President Trump on Tuesday appointed Christopher Miller to serve as his next permanent […]

Remember MASH, the TV show? There’s a decent chance that there will be a new, live version, coming into existence soon. As the coronavirus continues to take hold, some states in the U.S. are being hit harder than others. New York, in particular, is experiencing an increasingly large number of infections. The New York Governor, […]

In response to the deadly rockets against a Coalition base in Iraq, the U.S. military conducted targeted strikes against an Iranian-backed militia believed to be behind the attack. According to the Department of Defense (DoD), the airstrikes targeted five weapon storage facilities of the Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), a Shia paramilitary terror group. KH is believed […]