The Pentagon is overhauling how it recruits and retains service members, using all-digital approaches and even targeted ads to expand the pool from which future service members will enlist. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday unveiled more proposals in his...

The military needs to change how it retains its officer corps, and start encouraging experiences outside of the traditional military mission and while working to promote those best suited for a job instead of those who are the most senior....

The Pentagon needs more freedom to recruit civilians, and it must end undeserved criticism on a force that has been a “political punching bag” for too long, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. While the Pentagon isn’t Google, it can still...

The Senate rejected an effort to tack on $18 billion in funding to the defense authorization bill Thursday. Members voted 56 to 42, four short of the required 60, to move forward on an amendment submitted by Senate A??rmed Services...

A B-52 from Minot AFB, N.D., flew the first sortie of its European rotation from RAF Fairford, England, on Tuesday. The crew practiced overcoming language barriers during a fighter intercept exercise as part of Baltops 16, according to a US...

The US has asked Spain for permission to expand operations at Morón Air Base for operations in North Africa, reportedly moving helicopters from Afghanistan to conduct anti-drug operations. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel García-Margallo said this week the move is...

A month after deciding in principle to acquire the F-35 fighter, Denmark on Thursday announced it will acquire 27 of the jets for about $3 billion, bringing them into service between 2021-2026. In a parliamentary statement, it said the F-35...

The United States and Sweden plan to increase military cooperation and joint weapons development in response to increasing security challenges. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Swedish Minister of Defense Peter Hultqvist formalized the effort when they signed a statement of...

The National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, opened the doors to its new, fourth hangar this week. Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh took part in...