Department of Defense

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data

7:00am June 28, 2025

Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

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Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient

5:45pm March 17, 2025

Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.

Fort Bragg 2.0: Army base reverts to its old name, but with a new namesake

1:08pm February 11, 2025

A U.S. Army base originally named after a Confederate general, then renamed Fort Liberty, will revert to the name Fort Bragg. Its new namesake is WWII hero Roland Bragg — unbeknownst to his family.

Senate Armed Services Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Pete Hegseth

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Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation

9:52pm January 24, 2025

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

Chuck Hagel, then U.S. defense secretary, speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels in 2015.

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Is Trump pick Pete Hegseth ready to run Defense? A former defense secretary weighs in

9:47am November 20, 2024

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest institution in the world.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon on Jan. 28, 2022.

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Sexual assault cases are formally removed from the U.S. military chain of command

5:09pm December 28, 2023

by Natalie Schachar

The investigation and prosecution of major criminal offenses now shifts to independent prosecutors in a bid to strengthen the accountability of the military justice system.

Frederick Moorefield Jr., deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, was charged last month with dogfighting. If convicted, he could face up to five years in a federal prison.

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A Department of Defense official faces up to 5 years in prison in dogfighting case

5:59pm October 03, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Frederick Moorefield Jr., a deputy chief information officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, allegedly used an encrypted messaging app to discuss dogfighting with people across the U.S.

Politics & Government

Senators demand answers from Dept. of Defense after reports of JROTC instructor abuse

5:39pm September 21, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kirsten Gillibrand are questioning the Departments of Education and Defense after a New York Times investigation showed reports of sexual misconduct among JROTC instructors.

The next challenge for Afghan refugees is finding affordable housing and jobs

4:13pm February 25, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Afghan refugees have left their first destination in the U.S.: military bases. Now they're resettling in communities around the country. But finding affordable housing makes the transition difficult.

Afghans inspect damage of the Ahmadi family house after a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29. The strike, which the Pentagon originally deemed a success in striking an ISIS-K target, killed 10 civilians, none of whom were associated with

U.S. will provide condolence payments to families of Kabul drone strike victims

11:11am October 16, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Aug. 29 U.S. drone strike was supposed to target ISIS-K members, but the attack killed 10 Afghan civilians. Now those victims' families will get unspecified condolence payments.