Military families are growing increasingly unlikely to recommend an armed forces career to loved ones, with fewer than one-third of respondents in the largest annual survey of military life saying they would do so.

Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators.

The Pentagon on Monday sent Congress a nearly $850 billion budget request for fiscal 2025 that would invest heavily in technology aimed at countering Chinese military advancements and a pay raise for troops while also shrinking the size of U.S. armed forces.

American and Jordanian forces on Tuesday conducted a second humanitarian airdrop in northern Gaza as the U.S. considers providing more aid for the Palestinian enclave by sea.

Congress is set to vote this week on a proposed fiscal 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs that increases funding for veterans’ health care and other benefits by $24 billion while eliminating conservative policies pushed by House Republicans.

Thousands of service members who have been investigated by military law enforcement agencies have never been charged or convicted of a crime. Yet, their criminal records show otherwise, according to attorneys who work with military clients.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday took responsibility for the secrecy surrounding his hospitalization last month but pushed back against accusations from House Republicans that there were gaps in command authorities during his absence.

Two Democratic lawmakers are pushing the Pentagon to take a more in-depth approach to reviewing potential defense business mergers as the number of military contractors dwindles.

The Defense Department would be compelled to assess the quality of overseas military barracks under a new House bill aimed at improving housing conditions for service members stationed around the world.

The Pentagon admitted its aging housing and other buildings on hundreds of U.S. installations were substandard in a new strategy released last week that aims to improve military infrastructure to better the lives of service members.