The commander of U.S. Army Pacific said Wednesday that strong land forces — not just air and naval strength — will be crucial in defending allies in the Indo-Pacific region and deterring Chinese aggression in the coming years.

A top military appellate court has upheld the death sentence given to Nidal Hasan, a former Army officer who killed more than a dozen people in a mass shooting 14 years ago at one of the largest bases in the country.

The attack at the Pentagon killed 184 people — 59 people on American Airlines Flight 77 and 125 people on the ground.

The Marine who was found dead last weekend at a base in northern Virginia was identified as Sgt. Jaen Deshun Davis, 24, Marine officials said Thursday.

The Pentagon announced a new security aid package for Ukraine worth $600 million that includes more hardware to improve the country’s air defenses and electronic warfare capabilities.

The Pentagon and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin have been working on the TR-3 upgrade, which is short for Tech Refresh 3 — an advanced software system that gives the F-35 fighter jets more combat weapons capability and electronic warfare advancements.

The Pentagon’s three service secretaries who oversee the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Space Force on Tuesday condemned the move by freshman Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama to block hundreds of military promotions — an act they say is putting American service members at risk across the globe.

A Marine, who was a student at the Marine Corps University, was found unresponsive Saturday inside his vehicle on the campus in Quantico, Va.

A remedial course designed to prepare potential Army recruits for basic training will become a permanent part of the service’s strategy in overcoming its sagging enlistment numbers, officials said.

The Pentagon launched a website that will display elements from completed UFO investigations and allow troops and civilian workers in the Defense Department to report sightings, defense officials said.