Opinion
America’s future advantage depends on quick adoption of advanced tech
The U.S. military must learn from Ukraine and accelerate its adoption of advanced AI and robotics, former Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper argues.
By Mark T. Esper
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Noncitizen troops seek to end strict Trump-era citizenship policy
For three subsequent years following the appeals' pause, the Biden administration has submitted 17 updates containing identical text.
By Zamone Perez
Countdown: Your top story for 2020!
In the coming year, Navy brass must try harder at being moral servant leaders and less like a gaggle of pious frauds.
By Navy Times staff
Countdown 2020: New boots, new uniforms, new boss!
More of the top stories and trends we think you'll see next year.
By Navy Times staff
Russia: New weapon can travel 27 times the speed of sound
Moscow describes the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite.
Several American troops wounded and a US contractor killed in rocket attack on Kirkuk base
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iran and its leaders in December of a “decisive U.S. response” if the regime or its militias harm American troops or allies in the region.
By Shawn Snow
US troops have not 'died in vain’ in Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs chairman says
“I could not look myself in the mirror. I couldn’t answer myself at two to three in the morning when my eyes pop open and see the dead roll in front of my eyes."
By Shawn Snow
The Pentagon’s revolving door: Three in, five out
The Senate has confirmed the Pentagon's No. 3 civilian.
By Joe Gould
Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
“I would like to go down to a lower number because I want to either bring those troops home, so they can refit and retrain for other missions or/and be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific to face off our greatest challenge in terms of the great power competition that’s vis-a-vis China.”
By Shawn Snow
Army and DoD post image of Nazi war criminal to commemorate Battle of the Bulge
“We regret the use of the photograph of Joachim Peiper. The intent was to tell the full story of the Battle of the Bulge, which will continue here, by explaining the incredible odds that were stacked up against the American Soldier by the time the reserve was called in on 18 Dec,” the Army airborne unit tweeted Tuesday morning.
By Shawn Snow