Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goalThe Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.6 weeks ago
Services were slow to process COVID vaccine exemptions, watchdog findsA Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.7 weeks ago
Four-star to review 2019 Syria strike that killed dozens of civiliansThe report into an airstrike that killed 70 is due at the end of March.
Pentagon’s military presence review done, but details lacking on new deployments, troop plus-ups or home-port shiftsThe Defense Department had no announcements to report about the global posture review's results.
Vaccines work, Pentagon says, as surge in troop COVID deaths comes to a haltAfter pandemic deaths doubled over late summer and fall, the military hasn't had any in two weeks.
No Afghan family members of U.S. troops have been eligible to come to the U.S. Here’s whyDozens of family members would like to leave Afghanistan, but there isn't a special emigration process for them.
Extremist crimes among veterans on the rise for the past decade, study findsCases jumped dramatically in 2017, 2020 and 2021, according to the report.
Military food insecurity is getting a Pentagon-level reviewThe Pentagon is giving its personnel chief 90 days to come up with a plan to address economic insecurity in the force.
‘We must work harder,’ SECDEF says as Pentagon grapples with civilian casualties of airstrikesDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged to review strike procedures to better avoid casualties.
Oklahoma’s vaccine mandate rejection won’t apply to Guardsmen going to drill weekend, DoD argues Oklahoma Guardsmen who refuse COVID-19 vaccination could be separated from federal service, but still serve in the state militia.
Fort Lee ends Afghan resettlement effortThe first U.S base to house Afghan evacuees has resettled its population.
21-year-old soldier’s death last year attributed to COVID-19To date, 75 troops have died of COVID-19 complications.