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A single court injunction is all that's keeping the Pentagon from enacting new policy restrictions on transgender troops serving openly. But new bills introduced in the House and Senate on Thursday would pre-empt the policy and give transgender troops legal protection.In the Senate, ...

MOSCOW — A Taliban official said Wednesday that the United States has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, but the U.S. military said it has received no orders to begin packing up.Taliban official Abdul Salam Hanafi, ...

A Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and a dry cargo ship collided stern-to-stern during a resupply operation in the Atlantic off the southeastern coast of the U.S., the Navy announced Tuesday.The cruiser Leyte Gulf and cargo ship Robert E. ...

As the U.S. military ramps up for a possible major battle with Russia or China, the Pentagon is taking steps to ensure that irregular warfare is not forgotten as a critical tool for defeating near-peer adversaries before the fight begins, Defense Department officials said.'As a department, ...

One of the highest-ranking officers in the California National Guard told lawmakers Tuesday that the state is not removing transgender soldiers and airmen from its ranks despite efforts by the Trump administration to bar transgender people from the armed forces.'As long as you fight, ...

If the Marine Corps Marathon just isn't enough of a challenge for you, you can soon tack on a few more miles and add a new ultra-run to your bucket list.The marathon's first-ever 50-kilometer race will be held Oct. 27, race officials announced Wednesday. Registration for the new race opens Feb. ...

Army Spc. Kevin Holyan arrived especially early at the Hopkinsville, Ky., home of his former barracks mate, who had been promoted to sergeant and was celebrating with a party that evening in April 2017.Holyan, ...

The U.S. Army will buy the Israeli-made Iron Dome air-defense system to protect soldiers from indirect-fire threats on the battlefield.'The U.S. ...

In a speech that stressed bipartisanship and compromise for the good of the Republic, President Donald Trump highlighted a need to pull out of the longtime war in Afghanistan, seek for peace on the Korean Peninsula, and return home from Syria.'Great nations do not fight endless wars,' Trump said, ...

Nearly 35,000 pounds of cocaine that has been removed from the international drug trade pipeline arrived at Port Everglades Tuesday.The drugs seized in 21 separate operations in international waters off Mexico and Central and South America were offloaded from the Coast Guard Cutter Forward. ...

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Maintenance crews may soon have a safer way to inspect fuel tanks and tight crawl spaces inside tanker planes, instead of just knocking around in the dark.A respirator mask idea conceived by Mia Tobitt and Master Sgt. William Bell, of the 100th Air Refueling Wing, ...

Soldiers and their families could see improvements in child care services and spouse employment, as well as changes to assignments under the Exceptional Family Member Program this year. ...

The U.S. Air Force doesn't believe that a recent C-5M Super Galaxy nose gear mishap at Travis Air Force Base, California, is linked to anomalies the airlift fleet experienced two years ago, according to a spokeswoman.Maintainers and engineers have seen no indicators that the Jan. 31 incident, ...

Military hospitals, clinics and pharmacies will soon share information on prescriptions written for controlled substances with civilian doctors in nine states, part of a growing effort to stem addiction and illegal transfer of medications such as opioids within the military population. ...

MIAMI -- Zhao Qianli says he's a musicology student from China who traveled to the United States for a summer exchange program. After he finished his studies in September, he booked a flight to Miami and then headed for Key West.But rather than see the Hemingway House and other sights, ...

A former Navy SEAL and retired high-ranking Defense Department official said Wednesday that the Pentagon could prevent the suicide spikes that occurred recently among special operators and other service members by tracking every detail of human performance.In 2018, ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — The governor of New Mexico ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state's National Guard troops from the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, in a move that challenges President Trump's description of a security crisis.Gov. ...

Navy officials are changing what a top admiral called 'fundamental flaws' in its waiver and appeal process for commissioning programs after a sailor who was denied a chance to pursue a career as an officer was sent to Syria, where she was killed in a suicide bombing.Adm. William Moran, ...

Build the border wall. Or build an engineering center at West Point. Or an aircraft hangar in North Carolina. Or flood control projects. Or a vehicle maintenance center in the home state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. ...

The Army, the Air Force and the National Guard soon won't be the only ones sporting the Operational Camouflage Uniform.A non-Defense DepartmentР’В state volunteer defense force is next in line to get the new camo.Beginning in March, ...