In the context of global threats to the United States, a long overdue defense modernization bill, and the ambitions of ...

The review is to "ensure standards are met and the United States maintains the most lethal military," DOD press secretary Kingsley Wilson said ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing the Department of Defense to revert to its old title of Department of War and for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's ...

The nation’s 47th president was set to sign an executive order on Friday, Sept. 5, in an effort to rename the United States Department of Defense “The Department of War.” The move, confirmed by the ...

A soldier assigned to 977th Military Police Company monitors the southern border near Eagle Pass, Texas, March 8, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland ...

The United States Department of Defense was created by Congress in 1949. The world had just seen the destruction of World War II, and the international order was changing rapidly. America needed a ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ...

Heads up, Philadelphians, this is just a drill. The city is warning residents that they may see or hear sights and sounds related to an emergency response as the Department of Defense conducts ...

A significant buildup of U.S. soldiers and ships will remain in the Caribbean and surrounding countries to protect “our ...

Jackie Robinson is an American hero. But he was not treated like one in a confounding move by the United States Department of Defense. The U.S. Department of Defense temporarily removed a section on ...

Madeleine May is an investigative producer at CBS News based in Washington, D.C. She previously covered politics for VICE News and reported on organized crime and corruption for OCCRP. She covers ...