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The Defense Department is sending more than 5,000 active-component troops to the Southwest border at the request of the Department of Homeland...

For the first time in a decade, the Defense Department is beginning a fiscal year with its full funding in place. President Donald Trump on Friday...

Initial Air Force plans for a separate Space Force include no role for the National Guard. In a Sept. 14 memo outlining its recommendations for the...

Washington decision-makers are a step closer to providing the U.S. military with its first on-time budget in a decade. The Senate today approved a...

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the Air Force is too small for a possible future conflict with a major power, such as China or Russia. On...

President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act Monday in New York. The bill offers the policies under which the...

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he supports creation of a U.S. Space Force as a sixth military service despite earlier comments that seemed to...

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said he’s pleased North Korea has turned over 55 cases of remains of fallen U.S. service members from the Korean War...

Robert Wilkie was confirmed Monday by the Senate to become the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The 86-9 vote marked the first time...

If the Senate version of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act becomes law, less would change regarding the drawn-out process for...