Global Conflict Updates
VA, DOD oversight questioned after Trump inspector general firings
President Donald Trump’s Friday night firing of 17 inspectors general — including the top watchdogs for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs — has left the future work...
No schedule yet for service secretary confirmation hearings
With a new defense secretary confirmed, Senate officials can now turn their attention to considering President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the individual military services. But exactly when those...
Air Force pulls class with Tuskegee Airmen video after DEI order
The Air Force has pulled and is reviewing a basic military training course that includes videos on the history of pioneering Black and female pilots during World War II,...
Trump fires multiple agency inspectors general—without proper notice, watchdogs say
President Donald Trump late Friday fired multiple inspectors general for federal agencies. At least a dozen were removed, including the IGs for the departments of Defense, State, and Energy, according...
This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat
Randall H. Cunningham, the sole U.S. Navy ace pilot of the Vietnam War, called him “the greatest guy I trained under,” and subsequently flew practically alongside him during Operation...
It’s time for a new Key West agreement
Roles and missions for the U.S. military were laid down in 1948 at Key West at a conference chaired by James Forrestal, the first Secretary of Defense. Subsequently approved...
