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This story was updated at 3:56 p.m.Gen. Eric Smith, the Marine Corps’ second-highest ranking officer, has been nominated to be the next commandant and carry the torch for the Force Design 2030 modernization effort.Defense Secretary Lloyd…

This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. on May 30. An agreement between the White House and congressional Republicans would bring a spending freeze to federal agencies next fiscal year in exchange for punting debt ceiling…

It’s Saturday morning in Lynchburg, Virginia, shortly before sunrise. I lace my Nikes and head out the door for a weekly run with my dad. I’m 12 years old.I tiptoe down the steps and gently open and close the front door so I don’t disturb…

Amid news that the White House will finally grant Ukraine’s long-sought request for F-16s, some Democrats in Congress are pushing for a more aggressive U.S. policy on Ukraine. “We need to expedite the transfer of the Abrams tanks,”…

Lauded as a changemaker when he led forces in the Pacific, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown will bring his extensive knowledge of China all the way to the top as President Biden’s pick to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…

The Pentagon has finished modifying its F-35 jets to prevent catastrophic engine damage, and expects by June to take delivery of all the aircraft and engines delayed by a December crash.The F-35 Joint Program Office paused flight operations…

The White House launched a series of new executive initiatives on fostering a culture of responsible artificial intelligence technology usage and practice within the U.S. on Tuesday, featuring a national strategic R&D plan and education…

Sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would make no “fundamental change” to the war, the U.S. Air Force secretary said. “It will give Ukrainians an increment of capability that they don't have right now, but it's not going to be a…

The U.S. Army is considering cutting 10 to 20 percent of their special operation forces, according to Capitol Hill officials and a former top commander of the service’s elite forces.Kenneth Tovo, a retired Army lieutenant general who led…

On Aug. 2, after six days of sleeping on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, Rosie Lopez-Torres breathed a sigh of relief. The Senate, after considerable back and forth, finally passed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson…