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Military Families March 7, 2017

Hundreds of Troop-Owned Vehicles Possibly Damaged in Cargo Ship Fire

More than 350 troop- and family owned vehicles may have been damaged in a cargo ship fire last month, DoD officials said.

AMERICAS NEWSROOM January 26, 2017

McCain: Dempsey 'most disappointing' Joint Chiefs chair I've seen

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blasted Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey on Wednesday for doing what he called "great damage" to the Middle East and world.

Joint Chiefs of Staff December 16, 2016

Russian hackers attacked top military brass' unclassified email system, ex-Joint Chiefs chairman says

Russian hackers attacked the unclassified email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in August 2015, a former top military officer confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ late Thursday.

Presidential September 15, 2016

General vs. General: Powell, Flynn feud over hacked email slams

The latest fallout from Colin Powell’s hacked emails is pitting general versus general.

Joint Chiefs of Staff August 19, 2016

Former chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Vessey dies at 94

Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under President Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 94.

Pentagon May 2, 2016

DoD accused of ducking Afghan child abuse controversy with 'lawyer-speak'

The Defense Department has responded to mounting allegations that U.S. soldiers were told to ignore Afghan troops abusing children by insisting there was "no such policy" at the time. But lawmakers and those who served in Afghanistan suggest that the Pentagon is leaning on semantics.

Pentagon May 2, 2016

Bergdahl's platoon mates: Head of Joint Chiefs knew he walked off base in 2009

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his base in Afghanistan June 30, 2009, and by December of that same year, the president's principal military adviser, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen, knew those details, according to three of Bergdahl's platoon mates who spoke to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.

Appointments May 2, 2016

Obama nominates Marine Commandant Dunford to lead Joint Chiefs

President Obama on Tuesday nominated Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Pentagon May 2, 2016

Report: Pentagon officials opened back-channels with Qaddafi regime to slow Clinton push into war

Pentagon officials were so concerned with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's push in 2011 to back Libyan rebels against Muammar Qaddafi that they opened their own back-channels with Qaddafi to try and prevent the U.S. from entering the civil war, according to a report that cited newly uncovered audio tapes.

ORTHOPEDICS February 3, 2016

New surgical technique allows for outpatient hip replacement surgery

Michael Burk found walking increasingly painful last year.

Joint Chiefs of Staff December 21, 2015

Joint Chiefs of Staff chair presses Congress to act on defense bill

The nation's top military leader pleaded with Congress on Monday to complete the defense bill before year's end as Democrats and Republicans on the Armed Services committees reached agreement on compromise legislation to pay for warfighters, ships and aircraft.