Hegseth replaces director of schools for military children
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has replaced the director of Defense Department-run schools for military children. Defense officials announced Feb. 20 that Beth Schiavino-Narvaez will step down from her role as director of the Department of Defense Education Activity on March 6. Paul Craft, a retired...
Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by Pentagon
Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Some of the changes mirror what the organization...
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announces Scouting America agreed to reforms
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scouting America, the organization previously known as the Boy Scouts of America, has agreed to make several changes, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The group is under pressure from the U.S. Department of War,...
Devil Dogs to follow slimmer waist-to-height standard than other branches
The U.S. Marine Corps has revised its body composition rules to go one step further than the Pentagon guidance released in January: Marines are expected to be slightly slimmer than the Department of Defense’s overall requirement. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, Marines will be evaluated twice...
F-22 Raptor fighters deploy to Israel for first time amid Iran tensions
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Trump administration weighs its next move on Iran, one of the most advanced aircraft in the U.S. arsenal has taken up position closer to Tehran. Eleven U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have arrived...
Celebrity chef says he’ll be the ‘bat’ to enforce quality at new Army dining halls
Ever since the Army’s first campus-style dining location, 42 Bistro, opened at Fort Hood, Texas, on Feb. 18, celebrity chef Robert Irvine says he’s been getting regular data readouts showing how many soldiers are eating there and what they’re ordering. The British-born Irvine, best known...
Pakistan in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, defense minister says
Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.” Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan late Thursday, saying it was...
Stick to your guns: Why the Marine Corps is opting for the M27 over the Army’s M7
The Marine Corps is opting to keep the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle rather than adopt the Army’s higher caliber M7, a service spokesperson confirmed in an email to Military Times. Lt. Col. Eric Flanagan, a public affairs officer for Marine Corps Combat Development Command, confirmed...
US military uses laser to take down CBP drone, lawmakers say
The U.S. military on Thursday used a laser to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It was subsequently revealed that the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration...
Anthropic gets into dustup with the Department of War over AI demand
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pentagon is calling for Anthropic to allow the Department of War to utilize the company’s artificial intelligence product for “all lawful purposes,” but CEO Dario Amodei has suggested the government would use their product for “mass...
