Pentagon clarifies Hegseth’s ‘putting hands on recruits’ statement
The Defense Department has added more context to provocative comments Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made about aggressive and even physical troop training in his address to the military’s general officers and admirals in late September. In a letter responding to queries from a coalition of...
US Navy reported 61 accidental deaths in fiscal 2025
The U.S. Navy has reported there were 61 service member deaths in fiscal 2025 from events such as vehicle crashes, aviation incidents or off-duty recreational activities. The Naval Safety Command data charts “Class A” incidents, those leading to at least $2.5 million in damage and/or...
Air Force reinstates duty patches, a year after dropping them
Airmen are once again allowed to wear patches indicating their primary job, reversing Air Force leadership’s move from a year ago to bar them. The Air Force included the reinstatement of duty identifier patches in an update to its dress and personal appearance regulation released...
Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. Kelly, a former Navy pilot, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth announced last Monday that he censured...
EX-Navy SEAL convicted for trying to harm police with explosives
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former U.S. Navy SEAL was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of transporting explosives with the intent to harm law enforcement officers during planned “No Kings Day” protests in California, prosecutors announced. The Department of...
Army inactivates Security Force Assistance Command
The Army has formally inactivated the Security Force Assistance Command based in North Carolina, eliminating the headquarters that for years oversaw brigades tasked with advising foreign militaries. The one-star command, located at Fort Bragg, was created in 2018 to help sustain the Army’s Security Force...
Lawmakers introduce bill to broaden brain injury treatment for vets
Legislators in the House and Senate have introduced bills that would give veterans wider access to treatments for brain injuries at facilities outside the Department of Veterans Affairs. Reps. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Sarah Elfreth, D-Md., rolled out their proposed “Beacon Act” on Friday, aiming...
Mark Kelly Sues War Department Over Demotion, Retirement Pay Cut
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Naval officer, is suing the War Department, as well as War Secretary Pete Hegseth, over the agency’s actions to demote him and cut his retirement pay for urging military service members...
WWII Memorial in Washington closed for five months
The National World War II Memorial in Washington, dedicated to the 16 million members of the U.S. military, will be closed for the next five months, the National Park Service said last week. The agency said the closure is set to address “aging infrastructure, improve...
NATO’s Europe commander sees growing Russian, Chinese threat in Arctic
PARIS — Russia and China are increasingly working together in the Arctic region, and their presence there will be a growing threat to NATO allies, said Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, speaking at a Swedish national security conference on Sunday. As Arctic...
