Navy, Air Force cleared to fly Ospreys after inspecting gears
The Navy and Air Force are now cleared to resume flying their grounded V-22 Ospreys after conducting inspections on a crucial gearbox in the tiltrotor aircraft, and some are already back in the air. The military temporarily stopped flying some Ospreys on Dec. 9 after...
Senate Republicans try to fast-track emergency military pay as they brace for shutdown
FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans are making an effort to ensure military members are paid during a potential partial government shutdown as Congress inches closer to the midnight deadline on Saturday morning. Three Senate sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska,...
1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition program
When Justin Kelley left the Air Force in 2015, he was an E-5 – a staff sergeant in the service’s rank structure. But when he graduated Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, on Friday, he became a gunnery sergeant — a two-rank...
VA to resume new electronic health record rollout in mid-2026
Veterans Affairs officials will pick up their electronic health record overhaul effort with four new sites in Michigan in mid-2026, restarting the controversial program roughly three years after it was halted because of concerns over patient safety. Department leaders said they are confident that improvements...
China views the US as weak in outer space — Trump must change that
Back on December 20, 2019 – almost five years to the day – then President Donald J. Trump made history by creating “Space Force.” A stand-alone 6th branch of our military and the first ushered in since 1947. Said President Trump in part during the signing ceremony...
US troops doubled in Syria before Assad’s overthrow, Pentagon says
The U.S. more than doubled its number of troops in Syria — from 900 to around 2,000 — before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, the Pentagon said Thursday, publicly disclosing the surge for the first time. In a rare step, Pentagon Press Secretary...
Air Force secretary: Elon Musk ‘not a warfighter,’ needs to learn more
Outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Thursday downplayed Elon Musk’s recent pronouncements that crewed fighters are obsolete in the era of drones, and suggested the billionaire industrialist learn more about the military. “I have a lot of respect for Elon Musk as an engineer,”...
Marines can now reenlist early, some for up to 15 years
QUANTICO, Va. — The Marines have released an update to a years-long talent management effort aimed at building and retaining the best personnel by offering them a host of work, stationing and service options. The 25-page document outlines results of select personnel programs the service...
Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is double from previous reports
The Pentagon says there are 2,000 U.S. troops deployed in Syria, more than double what officials with the Department of Defense have been telling reporters for months. “We have been briefing you regularly that there are approximately 900 U.S. troops deployed to Syria,” Pentagon Press...
