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Lieutenant General John D. Caine testifies on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, during a hearing to examine his nomination to be general and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Department of Defense in Washington. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)

U.S.

Joint Chiefs chairman nominee vows to serve as nonpartisan leader, denies he wore MAGA hat

Dan Caine, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, committed Tuesday to serving as a nonpartisan leader who would give unvarnished military advice and always “strive to do the right thing” if confirmed as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

April 1, 2025

Side-by-side headshots of Sens. Jack Reed and Roger Wicker at congressional hearings.

U.S.

Senate Armed Services Committee leaders request Pentagon investigation of Signal scandal

The request is bipartisan, with the Republican chairman of the committee and the top Democrat on the panel asking the Defense Department’s inspector general to assess whether anyone in the chat transferred classified information, and if so, how.

March 27, 2025

A man in glasses and a blue suit speaks into a microphone while seated at the witness table in a congressional hearing room.

Air Force

Nominee for Air Force secretary promises focus on space innovation, pilot retention

Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Air Force, told senators that he will focus on technical innovation and workforce retention if confirmed as the next secretary for the service.

March 27, 2025

Three military officials in dress uniforms sit at a table in a congressional hearing room with binders and documents in front of them.

U.S.

Military academies cancel handful of classes to comply with Trump’s DEI purge

Only a handful of courses at the military’s service academies have been eliminated to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive to scrub diversity programming from their campuses, the academies’ superintendents told a Senate subpanel hearing Wednesday.

March 26, 2025

CIA Director John Ratcliffe gestures with his hand while speaking into a microphone and sitting next to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during a congressional hearing.

U.S.

Top Trump intelligence officials deny classified information was shared during Signal chat about war plans

Top U.S. intelligence officials denied Tuesday that any classified information was shared in a commercial group chat that was used to discuss plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen and inadvertently included a journalist.

March 25, 2025

John Phelan, wearing a dark suit, sits behind a placard reading “Mr. Phelan” while he speaks into a microphone in a Senate hearing room.

Navy

Senate confirms investor John Phelan to serve as Navy secretary

John Phelan, an investor who said he would make up for his lack of military experience with his business acumen, was confirmed Monday by the Senate to serve as Navy secretary. Phelan will become the first person in more than 15 years to lead the Navy without having served in any branch of the military.

March 24, 2025

An official meeting in the Oval Office with a crowd watching as Trump and Rutte speak to each other.

U.S.

‘Stunning and dangerous’: Democrats demand answers about Trump administration’s group chat about war plans

The chat over the Signal encrypted messaging service was used to share plans for recent U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

March 24, 2025

Coast Guard

House bill offers job security for Coast Guard members near retirement

Unlike other service members, members of the Coast Guard can be forced to leave the service a couple years shy of qualifying for retirement at 20 years of service if their enlistment expires and they are denied reenlistment.

March 20, 2025

The dome of the U.S. Capitol building is seen from a distance between tree branches.

U.S.

Senate passes stopgap funding bill with $6B in military spending, averting shutdown

The Senate on Friday passed a stopgap funding bill that averts a government shutdown and provides $6 billion in new spending for defense and another $6 billion for veterans’ health care through Sept. 30.

March 14, 2025

Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee Stephen Feinberg testifies on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)

U.S.

Senate confirms billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg as deputy defense secretary

Stephen Feinberg, who was confirmed in a 59-40 vote, said he intends to use his private sector experience to set up a “war room” to help the Pentagon pass an audit and that every cost will be combed over, line by line.

March 14, 2025

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