Articles
Hagel Orders Review of Sex-Abuse Prevention
(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify every person involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to...
General: Sex Abuse Trend Linked to Respect Issue
The Air Force's top general said Friday that sexual assaults in his branch of the military typically involve alcohol use and can be traced to a lack of respect...
The Pentagon’s Letting Down Our Kids
Last Thursday, Prince Harry swept a number of military moms off their feet at a White House Mother’s Day tea hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The President...
Yet Another Sexual-Assault Investigation Likely to Spur Congressional Action
Sexual assaults in the military, long simmering on the Pentagon’s back burner, moved to a roiling boil 10 days ago – and threatened to explode with the...
Strategic Seaporks
The Government Accountability Office is out with a briefing entitled Defense Logistics: The Department of Defense’s Report on Strategic Seaports Addressed All...
Photo Essays
Been There, Done That: Pentagon Formally Opens Combat to Women
While Pentagon rules have long barred women from close-in combat, like infantry and armor units, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is ending those rules on...
Building the Pentagon: Rare Photos
The Pentagon — and, by extension, the U.S. military — has become such a prominent and obvious symbol of American might over the years that it’s easy to forget...
