According to Rage — a new book published by legendary investigative reporter Bob Woodward on the Trump administration — the president reportedly disclosed the existence of a new nuclear weapons system during a conversation about relations between the United States and North Korea
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said on Tuesday that senior military leaders take recommending combat "very, very seriously," one day after President Donald Trump said that Pentagon leaders "want to do nothing but fight wars."
President Donald Trump blasted the Pentagon’s leadership on Monday for allegedly caring about the defense industry more than U.S. service members. “I’m not saying the military’s in love with me – the soldiers are,” the president said at a White House news conference. “The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t because they want to […]
President Donald Trump could tap Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to run the Defense Department if the president fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper, according to NBC News. Senior White House officials have spoken to Wilkie in the past month about the possibility that he could become defense secretary, NBC reporters Carol E. Lee […]
The father of a Navy SEAL who was the first American to die in combat under President Donald Trump has appeared in a political ad criticizing the commander-in-chief as someone not to be trusted
Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, the twin brother of retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, has filed a whistleblower retaliation complaint with the Pentagon Inspector General.
Two Marines who opened doors for President Donald Trump during an event that was featured during the Republican National Convention were just doing their jobs, the Corps said in a statement. The convention aired video on Tuesday of Trump attending a naturalization ceremony at the White House that was presided over by Chad Wolf, the […]
A wounded Iraq veteran who raised more than $25 million through GoFundMe for a privately built wall along the southwestern border has been arrested and indicted for fraud, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Brian Kolfage has been indicted along with Stephen Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, and two others, according to […]
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump said late on Monday he has rejected a Pentagon proposal to cut military healthcare by $2.2 billion. Politico reported on Sunday that Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s cost-cutting review of the U.S. Defense Department had proposed slashing military healthcare by $2.2 billion. “A proposal by Pentagon officials […]
President Donald Trump may be field-testing a new nickname for his secretary of defense: Yesper. When asked by a reporter whether he had confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s leadership, Trump responded: Mark Yesper? Did you call him Yesper? Oh, okay. Some people call him Yesper. No I get along with him. I get along […]
Anyone who has ever dealt with the Defense Finance and Accounting System understands that the military cannot organize a two-car funeral, yet there is a growing chorus of people who feel the Defense Department may have a role in deciding the 2020 presidential election. Most recently, two respected retired Army officers have penned a story […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has privately discussed with advisers the possibility of replacing Defense Secretary Mark Esper after the November election in the wake of a number of differences between them, a source familiar with the internal debate said on Wednesday. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the two men were […]
President Donald Trump on Monday offered up a strange comparison between the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the Spanish flu crisis of 1918, stating that the latter “probably ended” World War II, which both started and ended decades later. “In 1917 … the great pandemic certainly was a terrible thing where they lost anywhere […]
President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted from the White House briefing room on Monday shortly after a shooting outside the fence surrounding the complex
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that he believes the explosion in Beirut that has reportedly killed more than 130 people was likely an accident, possibly putting himself at odds with President Donald Trump, who has insisted the blast was a “terrible attack.” “I’m still getting information on what happened,” Esper told the Aspen Security Forum […]
Despite continued violence in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said the U.S. military will draw down to between 4,000 and 5,000 troops in the country by November. “We’ll be down now in a very short period of time to 8,000; then we’re going to be down to 4,000,” Trump told Axios reporter Jonathan Swan in […]
The Department of Justice is now involved with the alleged murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Guillén’s family met with Trump at the White House to urge support for the “#IAmVanessaGuillen” bill, which was written by the family’s attorney, Natalie Khawam. According to local Fox News station KRIV the bill would […]
"He has mild symptoms and has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off site."
A Navy petty officer is under investigation by her command after a viral video showed her screaming “fuck Trump” at a group of protestors in California while wearing her military uniform. The sailor appears in the video yelling at a group of people gathered in front of the Ventura Country Government Center on Sunday to […]
A Navy veteran has become an internet sensation after a video went viral showing him shrugging off repeated blows from police batons and pepper spray in the face during protests in Portland over the weekend In the video taken by Portland Tribune reporter Zane Sparling, Christopher James David can be seen surrounded by at least […]
President Donald Trump has reiterated that he will not allow the military to rename any of the 10 Army posts that are named for Confederate commanders. “We won two world wars – two world wars, beautiful world wars – that were vicious and horrible; and we won them out of Fort Bragg; we won them […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has lifted her hold on more than 1,000 promotions to the rank of O-6 and above after learning that both the Army and Defense Department approved Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s promotion to full colonel, a news release from the senator’s office says. Duckworth has received written confirmation that an Army promotion […]
The Army lieutenant colonel who was a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry announced his retirement from the service on Wednesday — just days before the Pentagon was expected to send his promotion to the White House for approval. Both Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Defense Secretary Mark Esper had approved the promotion […]
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified last year during President Donald Trump’s impeachment, is retiring from the service after more than 20 years. A statement from David Pressman, Vindman’s attorney, says that the soldier is retiring “after it has been made clear that his future within the institution he has dutifully served will forever […]
Duckworth's action would make it far more difficult and time-consuming to approve such promotions, especially given how little time the Senate has before the November elections.
