As Veterans Day approaches, figures like Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are speaking up on the debt the country owes to those who serve in uniform.
Republican lawmakers are sounding the alarm over the Pentagon's plan to pull dozens of U.S. F-15 Eagle jet fighters out of Japan at a moment when rising North Korean provocations and China's growing regional assertiveness have Tokyo looking to beef up its forces and expand coordination with the U.S.
Congressional Republicans are fuming over the Pentagon's plan to offer money and time off for troops to travel across state lines for legal abortions, calling the idea a politically motivated misuse of taxpayer money by the Biden administration at a time of record-high inflation and economic struggle across the country.
The Pentagon will cover some travel and transportation costs for service members who must travel across state lines to get an abortion, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday in a memo that lays out the broad strokes of military policy on the hot-button issue in a post-Roe world.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been built on a foundation of flawed assumptions resulting in numerous battlefield failures and retaliation against civilians, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday during a meeting of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group in Brussels.