Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told top military leaders he wants “the highest male standard” for every combat roles. But several women who are combat veterans pushed back.
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Pierce McFarland, 23, was arrested after a shooting on Sept. 24, when police said he fired rounds near the entrance of Nellis Air Force Base and pointed his gun at security personnel.
The president joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday in declaring an end to “woke” culture before an unusual gathering of hundreds of top U.S. military officials.
Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco’s case began in 2022 when he was accused of grooming a girl, sexually assaulting her and committing lewd acts in front of her.
The meeting, first reported by The Washington Post, comes on the heels of several unusual and unexplained actions that Pete Hegseth has taken involving military leaders.
The combat-wounded Iraq veteran said he is blessed to have a new car that honors his service.
An official said the threat came from a computer belonging to a former midshipman who was later confirmed to be in another part of the country.
The Sylvanus Thayer Award award is named for an early superintendent of the military academy who is known as the “Father of West Point.” It has been given out every year since 1958.
Onofrio “No-No” Zicari, a Purple Heart recipient who was only 21 when he took part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II, has died.
Henderson officials are accepting applications for local military veterans to be added to a memorial in time for the city’s annual Veterans Day ceremony in November.
Gen. David Allvin joins other top military officials who have stepped down or been fired by Trump’s Republican administration during a broader leadership upheaval
Pastor Doug Wilson leads the network’s flagship location. Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.
The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.
The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. One Air Force sergeant said he was “betrayed and devastated” by the move.
This latest act of violence on a U.S. military installation again raised concerns about safety and security within the armed forces’ own walls.