Defense Secretary Fires Top Military Assistant Due to 'Misconduct' Defense Secretary Ashton Carter removed Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Lewis as his chief military assistant over misconduct...
Carter: Pentagon to Unveil Officer Promotion Changes in Coming Months The U.S. Defense Department plans to announce potentially sweeping changes to its officer promotion system "in coming months...
Carter Expands High-Tech Project While Shaking up Leadership The Pentagon will expand its outreach to private high-tech expertise while shaking up the leadership of the DIUx.
Military Tattoo Policies May Thwart Potential Recruits: Carter Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he is concerned the current tattoo policies are turning away otherwise good recruits.
Carter Makes Last Pitch to Keep Combat Jobs Open to Women Defense Secretary Ashton Carter made the case for retaining the current policy in the military that opens up all jobs to...
Dempsey: Risk Will be Part of Any Strategy Against ISIL In the fight against ISIL, there are risks if exercising patience, or in taking action, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
LIVE STREAM: Carter Announces Overhaul to Personnel Programs Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announces the first phase of personnel reforms in his Force of the Future initiative.
Partner Forces Closing in on Raqqa and Mosul: Carter Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq -- the two main ISIS strongholds -- are under increasing pressure from U.S.-backed forces...
Carter Shares Commitments that Guide Him with Air Force Academy Cadets Defense Secretary Ash Carter shared four commitments that guide him and asked cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy to adapt...
US Military Will Be in Mideast for 'a Long Time,' Carter Tells Troops Defense Secretary Ash Carter touched on ISIS, budgets, benefits and suicide rates in a video conversation with troops...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...