Some military barracks ‘chronically neglected’ due to $285 billion in maintenance backlogs, GAO finds
The Department of Defense does not request enough funding to fully meet its installation maintenance and major improvement needs, a Government Accountability Office report found. The department sought to fund 90% of its maintenance needs, but the GAO found that the services continue to request...
Marine Corps may charter more commercial vessels amid experimentation efforts
There’s a new addition to the fleet of maritime vessels serving the Marine Corps in the Pacific, and its name is Matilda. Matilda 1, a specialized stern landing vessel that can transport troops from ship to shore or from beachhead to beachhead, is notable for...
US Army to end experimental drone battalion in Europe
The Army is ending an experiment with a dedicated drone battalion less than a year after tasking the infantry unit to test how such a formation could operate, an Army official said on Thursday. In November 2025, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, in collaboration with...
The US Navy has battled operational tempo ordeals for years. The Iran war exposed the flaws.
Vague operational planning and a lack of transparency during U.S. actions in Iran have exacerbated the U.S. Navy’s longstanding logistics, maintenance and manpower issues — and sailors are feeling the effects, congressional leaders, retired military officials and deployed sailors have told Military Times. Following revelations...
US Navy leads multinational effort for next-gen SeaSparrow missile
The U.S. Navy is leading a multinational effort to develop a new version of the Evolved SeaSparrow air defense missile. The goal is to create a variant of the SeaSparrow that can be used by the 12 nations in the NATO SeaSparrow Project Office consortium,...
He earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Why did it take decades to receive it?
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. Inside an office building in West Los Angeles, retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. stood tall and strong in his...
US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after Russian hazardous space activity warning
A U.S. Air Force flight enroute to Antarctica turned around to New Zealand after being notified of “potentially hazardous” space activity this week. New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority was aware the flight from Christchurch pivoted following the agency’s issue of a Notice to Airmen, or...
US approves possible $4.5 billion sale of KC-46As, equipment to Qatar
The U.S. Department of State approved a possible $4.5 billion Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for the purchase of aerial refueling aircraft and related equipment. Qatar’s government requested to buy up to four KC-46As, eight PW4062 turbofan engines, 10 AN/ALR-69A radar warning receivers, 15 Guardian...
Thousands of soldiers now roam Washington’s streets. They seldom stop crime.
Well past midnight one day this spring, three police officers pulled up to a nightclub where a man was stomping on a young woman lying on the sidewalk. The officers stopped the attack and arrested him, according to a police report. It was the kind...
