Pentagon Offers Few Details on Hegseth's $137,000 Housing Upgrades, But Secretary Will Pay Rent
A week after Democratic lawmakers demanded answers, Pentagon officials are staying tight-lipped about a six-figure taxpayer-funded effort to upgrade the soon-to-be home of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth while the secretary himself has taken to attacking reporters who cover the story. What they have confirmed is that the secretary of defense will follow a 2008 law […]
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline
The Pentagon is surging approximately 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern U.S. border under orders from President Donald Trump to assist in flying migrants out of the country as well as building barriers, as the commander in chief flexes his new authority and attempts to make good on a campaign promise to curb immigration into […]
Mark Milley's Portrait Disappears from Pentagon on Trump's Inauguration Day
Pentagon officials are not offering any explanation as to why they removed the portrait of Gen. Mark Milley, the former Joint Chiefs chairman, on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. The portrait of Milley hung in an ornate hallway that is dedicated to the history of the Joint Chiefs and displays 19 other […]
Pentagon Review Finds Troops' Pay Is Competitive But Recommends Quality-of-Life Tweaks
The Pentagon’s pay review, conducted every four years, has found that service members are paid just as well, if not better, than similar civilians. The review, known as the Quadrenial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, was unveiled Wednesday and reported that “the department’s compensation package is strongly competitive with the civilian labor market,” a […]
Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops Are in Syria – More than Double What Was Previously Reported
In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon revealed that it has not been offering an accurate count of how many U.S. troops it has had in Syria, with the actual figure more than double the official count. “I learned today that, in fact, there are approximately 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria,” Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat […]
Police Report Sheds New Light on Pentagon Nominee Hegseth's Sexual Encounter that Led to Assault Allegation
A woman alleged that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, prevented her from leaving his hotel room, took her phone and sexually assaulted her, according to a detailed police report made public Wednesday. The complainant, whose name was redacted from the report, later sought a sexual assault examination at a hospital, leading […]
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
A new government watchdog report has found that the Pentagon is not doing enough to track how much housing is available in communities around its bases, and that’s forcing some service members to leave families in other states, work extra jobs or live in recreational vehicles just to afford rent. Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office […]
8 US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Syria Attack, Pentagon Says
Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Of those eight, three service members have already returned to duty, and the rest are still under medical observation, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters […]
Pentagon Holding Back on Hypersonic Weapons' Risks, GAO Says
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon isn’t giving Congress and the public a full assessment of its difficulties and challenges developing hypersonic weapons to counter those already deployed by China and Russia, according to congressional auditors. Despite test failures with Air Force and Army systems that were supposed to become operational already, the Pentagon “is not comprehensively […]
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to soldiers for their actions at the Battle of Wounded Knee in South Dakota on Dec. 29, 1890. A senior defense official who spoke exclusively with Military.com on Monday said that the goal is “to […]