Renaming Army bases linked to Confederates could cost $21 million, commission report estimates

The report breaks down the costs and processes of selecting and implementing the name changes.

US to send another $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine

The new aid includes ammunition to support National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, and High Mobility Artillery Rockets Systems, or HIMARS, according to the Pentagon.

Airman charged in April insider attack at US base in Syria

Tech. Sgt. David D. Dezwaan Jr. has been charged with six crimes in connection with an explosives attack in April that wounded four service members on a U.S. military base in Syria, the Air Force said Thursday.

Austin names Air Force brigadier general as new Pentagon press secretary

In Brig. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder’s current position, he leads nearly 4,500 active-duty, National Guard and Reserve airmen and civilians in their jobs producing Air Force and Space Force internal information as well as community and media relations.

US drone strike kills al-Qaida’s top leader in Afghanistan

The U.S. killed al-Qaida’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahri with a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, nearly a year after U.S. troops ended 20 years of military involvement in that country.

US to send another $550M in ammunition for rocket systems, howitzers to Ukraine

The aid will include 75,000 rounds of ammunition for 155mm howitzers and an unspecified number of additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, also known as HIMARS, the U.S. has recently sent Ukraine.

Pelosi due in Taiwan on Tuesday despite warnings from China, Taiwan media reports say

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite warnings from China that such a visit would dramatically escalate tension with the United States, Taiwan’s three largest newspapers reported.

DC mayor requests help from National Guard to address migrant 'humanitarian crisis'

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked the Pentagon to activate the D.C. National Guard to help address a swelling number of migrants arriving in buses at the city’s Union Station, she told reporters Thursday.

Biden nominates deputy chief of Space Force operations to become service’s top officer

If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman will become the second-ever chief of operations for Space Force, taking over for Gen. John “Jay” Raymond

Army launches weight loss and academic programs to broaden its pool of eligible recruits

A pilot program called the Future Soldier Preparatory Course is set to start in early August at Fort Jackson, S.C.