Personnel

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...

Lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle have asked the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to do research on marijuana’s...

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis took notice recently of the drop in courts-martial across the services and advised commanders to consider goals...

The secretary of the Army says, “If you can’t pass the Army Combat Fitness Test, then there’s probably not a spot for you in the Army.” But Mark T...

Just days after Gen. David L. Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, told a National Guard audience in New Orleans the service was taking an ax to...

Gen. Austin Scott Miller took charge Sunday of the nearly 17-year NATO mission to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a place where terrorists feel...

Up to 4,000 National Guard soldiers could remain at the U.S.-Mexico border through Sept. 30, 2019. The Defense Department has authorized the...

The life of Sen. John S. McCain, who died Saturday, should serve as an example for service members today, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said...

The Pentagon has identified exemptions from its new policy that troops who are unable to deploy will face separation. The policy of deploy-or-get-out...

Staff Sgt. Wilson B. Gardner was selected as the Air National Guard's 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year, and one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding...

Deployed troops will have to leave their Fitbits, Apple watches and other “geolocation devices” at home. A Defense Department policy announced Monday...

The Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel will have to sign off on certain waivers for recruits, according to a new policy released Monday by...