![War in Iran showcases Pentagon’s break from public affairs norms]()
by Reece Dower | Jun 10, 2026 | Featured, Military, National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s top officials conducted far fewer press briefings and interviews during a period of major combat operations than the department has in decades, a Medill News Service review of five previous U.S. military flashpoints showed. Instead,...
by Elena Tittel | Apr 30, 2026 | Featured, Military
WASHINGTON – A proposed Senate law on Wednesday evening would allow veterans to have more transparent and direct access to their healthcare benefits, in an attempt to simplify a complex web of health, education and disability services for hundreds of the...
by Bridget Craig | Apr 15, 2025 | Featured, Military
WASHINGTON – After the Trump administration promised the largest Pentagon budget ever focused exclusively on “lethality and readiness,” Republicans and Democrats on the Hill and top military brass underscored in hearings Wednesday and Thursday that much of the budget...
![First U.S. military aircraft delivers humanitarian supplies for Gaza]()
by Kelsey Baker | Nov 29, 2023 | Military
WASHINGTON – For the first time since the war in Gaza began, the U.S. military transported aid destined for Gaza, Pentagon spokesman Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Wednesday. The humanitarian supply effort, overseen by the State Department’s U.S....
![China’s Modernized Military Poses a Serious Challenge to the United States, Says Senior Army Official]()
by Zoya Mirza | Dec 2, 2021 | Foreign Affairs, Military
WASHINGTON –– China’s rapid economic, technological and military expansion over the past two decades poses serious competition and an imminent threat to the United States, according to the Secretary of the U.S. Army, Christine Wormuth. “We shouldn’t be seeking, in my...
by Annie Klingenberg | Nov 13, 2021 | Military, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Military Women’s Memorial held its 24th annual ceremony on Veteran’s Day at Arlington Cemetery. It is the only major national memorial that honors all female veterans who have served in the military. Veterans from each branch of the armed...
