Defense Systems

New Top Coastie Wants More Data Tools to Help Leaders Make Decisions

Adm. Linda Fagan’s “highest priority” is transforming the service’s talent management system.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

After Criticism, Army Reinstates High School Diploma Requirement as Recruitment Plummets

Service leaders offered to welcome more applicants without degrees, amid the “most challenging” recruiting environment since the Vietnam War.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Guard, Reserve Troops Can Sue States for Firing Them, Supreme Court Rules

Court declares that state powers yield to federal ones when it comes to raising armies.

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Limited Abortions Will Continue On DOD Bases Despite Roe v. Wade Reversal

“There will be no interruption to this care,” the Pentagon said in a memo.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Budding Spies Might Not Get Weeded Out for Past Drug Use

Activists say this would be a practical step to help ensure all the best candidates are getting considered for intelligence jobs. 

  • Courtney Bublé
Policy

‘Matter of National Security’: Democratic Veterans, Advocates Call For Codifying Right To Abortion

“Now that women in uniform have lost their reproductive rights, our country's fighting force is hindered and our security is at risk,” said a former Army helicopter pilot running for Congress.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
Policy

Lack of Space National Guard Could Hurt Training, Recruiting

Guardsmen in space-related jobs have trouble getting into Space Force schools, leaders say.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Ideas

Flowers for Joyce

She has all these tools to help. Why doesn't she feel helped?

  • Lt. Col. Phoenix L. Torrijos
Threats

The Army Brief: Doctrine double-check; Allied coordination; Hunger in military families; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

The Naval Brief: Food-insecurity causes; ‘Cattle Drive’; Swedish weapons; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Ideas

More Military Education Should Be Like the ‘Strategic Thinkers Program’

PME schools should move beyond a minimal standard toward the demanding education students deserve.

  • Paula Thornhill
Policy

Military Families’ Hunger Often Worsened by Common Military Experiences, Reports Find

Research sheds light on the one in eight—or more—military families who experience food insecurity.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Has Ukraine Broken the Russian Military?

With thousands of troops dead, Russia seems desperate for new soldiers—allowing enlistees as old as 50, U.S. defense official says.

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Coast Guard Academy Graduates its First Cyber Majors

A "handful" of new cyber specialists will go to the service's Cyber Command headquarters for their initial assignment.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Policy

Army Suicide Numbers for 2022 ‘Significantly Lower,’ Army Secretary Says

A proposed $99 million gym in Alaska is at the top of the service chief's unfunded priorities list.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Threats

The Army Brief: Florida trainers are back; Military backbone; Pacific budget concerns; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

NCOs: America Has Them, China Wants Them, Russia is Struggling Without Them

Non-commissioned officers, long the “backbone” of the U.S. military, are proving even more crucial on modern battlefields.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

'Decimated' By Trump, State Dept. Is Falling Short of Some Key Biden Goals

The department is rebuilding, looking to fill vacancies and budget shortfalls.

  • Eric Katz
Policy

New Marine Aviation Plan Reflects Changes Under Force Design 2030

Littoral regiments will get an anti-air battalion, among other changes.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Reversing Roe Would Harm Military Readiness, Abortion-Rights Advocates Warn

“If a woman is considering enlisting, I would highly encourage her to rethink that choice,” said one veteran.

  • Jacqueline Feldscher
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