Vance celebrates ‘no more quotas’ in the military in visit with Marines
Vice President JD Vance boasted of “no more quotas” in the military as he visited young Marines at Quantico Wednesday, emphasizing that the previous administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies are no longer in effect. “No more quotas, no more ridiculous mumbo jumbo, no...
Marines’ barracks-fixing ‘Operation Clean Sweep’ returns to California
A group of California-based Marines are again clearing out maintenance and repairing swaths of barracks and housing as part of the Corps’ Operation Clean Sweep. Marines with 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Division used funds to conduct in-house repairs instead of hiring contractors to...
Pentagon agrees to push transgender military ban deadline
The Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military is scheduled to take effect Friday after delays and ongoing court challenges to the controversial Department of Defense (DOD) policy. D.C.-based U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, a Biden appointee, presided over a hearing March...
In the wake of Hegseth’s software memo, experts eye further change
In the two weeks since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a directive requiring the use of rapid procurement methods and contracting tools for all software acquisition, military officials and industry executives have expressed a mix of optimism and angst about the mandate, while also calling...
Oshkosh Defense unveils new variant of Marine remote fires vehicle
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Marine Corps’ answer to mobile, long-range fires now features a multirocket launch system and autonomous tech. Oshkosh Defense unveiled the newest iteration of the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires, or ROGUE-Fires, at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushes back amid Signal group chat controversy
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down Wednesday that no war plans or classified information were shared during a Signal group chat of Trump administration officials about possible strikes on Houthi targets, which was mistakenly shared with a journalist. The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, published a story...
‘Obviously classified’: Experts say Hegseth chat leaks invited danger
Former U.S. defense officials said the details Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted on a non-government group chat ahead of U.S. airstrikes in Yemen earlier this month represent a serious breach of department policies and could have placed American troops at higher risk. But White House...
Some VA employees’ overtime pay will be delayed by software problems
Paychecks for several thousand Veterans Affairs employees owed extra compensation will be shortchanged this week because of ongoing issues with payroll processing systems at the department, officials announced Wednesday. In a statement, VA leaders said the problem centers on delays within the VA Time and...
Military moves are improving some under new contract, general claims
There are positive signs emerging about the troubled new system for moving service members’ household goods. Officials have seen a decline in the number of inconvenience claims being filed by service members for out-of-pocket expenses they incurred because of delays in shipments being picked up...
US military says 4 American soldiers missing from training area in Lithuania
Four U.S. Army soldiers went missing from a training area in Lithuania near the border with Belarus, and a search is underway, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The soldiers were conducting scheduled tactical training near Pabradė, a town north of the capital Vilnius, when they...
