U.S. military news organization providing independent news and information to the military community across the globe.

The main edition of the newspaper in digital form is available Monday through Thursday. A combined Weekend Edition for Europe and Pacific is published on Fridays, and a Contingency edition is ...

Trump’s picks for Pentagon team spark GOP debate on security. Elbridge Colby, whom President Donald Trump has tapped to be the Pentagon’s policy chief, believes the U.S. military needs to ...

News on areas where the United States military operates, with info on bases, deployments, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, defense and weapons.

Feb 3, 2025 · Afghan and American evacuees board an Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III at the Kabul International Airport in August 2021. While many Afghans affiliated with the U.S. were evacuated to ...

3 days ago · Service members participate in a ceremonial rehearsal at the U.S. Capitol ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2025.

1 day ago · Trump weighs in on Gaza again. Speaking on Sunday, Trump repeated his pledge to take control of the Gaza Strip. “I’m committed to buying and owning Gaza.

13 hours ago · Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a Pentagon town hall Feb. 7, 2025. Hegseth will travel to Europe to attend the NATO defense ministers meeting Thursday in Brussels.

Afghanistan veteran, pilot who served in the Navy were 2 of 3 soldiers killed in Army helicopter’s midair crash over DC. Staff Sgt. Ryan O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga., served as a Black Hawk ...

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