The tone is unmistakable—and misplaced. Strategy documents are not campaign speeches, and they should not be party propaganda ...

The U.S. Department of War released its 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) on January 23, 2026, laying out a defense ...

The Department of War released the 2026 National Defense Strategy on January 23, emphasizing a return to peace through ...

When federal agents walked into the municipal utility building in Littleton, Massachusetts, in late 2023, they carried a warning that should have wounded Americans’ sense of security. Chinese ...

ROTC-style program preps college students for Department of Defense civilian careers via internships and skills in a tough job market.

The United States Department of Defense was created by Congress in 1949. The world had just seen the destruction of World War II, and the international order was changing rapidly. America needed a ...

A soldier assigned to 977th Military Police Company monitors the southern border near Eagle Pass, Texas, March 8, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland ...

Donald Trump’s administration has made it clear that it expects more military burden-sharing from South Korea.

During a White House press event on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump remarked that the Department of Defense name "didn't sound good" to him. "Department of Defense, I don't want to be defense only," ...

Congress created the United States Department of Defense in 1949 as part of a comprehensive effort to modernize the military and adapt to the international order that was taking shape after World War ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Defense is too defensive,” noted President Trump recently, as he announced that the Department of Defense would ...

President Harry S. Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. (National Archives) During a White ...