Army updates facial hair policy, requires exemptions and shaving plan
The Army has updated its grooming policy on facial hair, now requiring soldiers with nonreligious exemptions to be supported by a medical profile and memo from their chain of command. The update reinforces the requirement that soldiers be clean-shaven when in uniform or in civilian...
Former Air Force chiefs sound alarm about planned F-35, E-7 cuts
On Monday, more than a dozen retired top Air Force generals — including six former chiefs of staff — released a letter urging Congress to reverse Pentagon plans to kill the E-7 Wedgetail program and slash F-35 procurement. “On behalf of the Air and Space...
Air Force review spotlights risks in space agency’s go-fast approach
The Space Development Agency’s focus on rapid satellite delivery may expose the office to “undetected or misunderstood risks,” according to a report from the Air Force Inspector General obtained by Defense News. The review, conducted from February to March of this year, largely sheds a...
Ken Burns documentary on American Revolution to premiere this fall
Amid the nation’s upcoming semiquincentennial celebrations comes a new, 12-hour, six-part series from America’s master of documentary television. Directed by Ken Burns, “The American Revolution” explores the emerging nation’s bid for freedom and the eight long years it took to achieve American independence. “The American...
Trump, Netanyahu take victory lap over strikes on Iran nuclear sites
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he was nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize as the two took a victory lap Monday to hail their recent joint strikes on Iran ‘s nuclear facilities as an unmitigated success. The two...
Army expands combat patch approval for soldiers in Africa, Middle East
Soldiers who deployed to 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East between October 2023 and June 2025 are now authorized to wear combat patches, according to a policy released last week. The policy covers soldiers assigned or attached to units supporting operations within U.S....
USS Nimitz decommissioning will leave Navy with fewer carriers until 2027
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Navy will drop from 11 to 10 aircraft carriers for about a year once the USS Nimitz is decommissioned next year, as recent budget documents show a new carrier will be delayed from its original...
Air Force vet becomes two-time living organ donor
Lindsay Gutierrez never planned on joining the military. Raised in Oklahoma with dreams of working in special effects makeup, she earned her bachelor’s degree in theater and set her sights on Hollywood. But life rarely follows the script. By 2009, she was living paycheck to...