Let it grow: Sailors, Marines disgruntled by beard ban find favorable reception to challenges

The Navy is facing a groundswell in its ranks and in court from people who believe that the service needs to take a razor to its 38-year-old beard ban.

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VA housed more than 40,000 homeless veterans in 2022 amid push to tackle crisis

The department said this week that it had aimed to house 38,000 veterans permanently in 2022 and exceeded that goal by 3,401, or 6.3%.

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Top generals from US, South Korea agree to ‘new starting point’ for their armies

The top army generals from the United States and South Korea pledged to strengthen their military alliance and deepen their collaboration in technological ventures.

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Solar power ‘clustering’ could come to thousands of military homes in Hawaii

The real estate company that manages thousands of homes for the U.S. Army on Oahu is set to expand a pilot program that will reduce demand and dependence on the island’s electrical grid.

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Bird, plant species on Navy-owned island are no longer threatened, endangered

Five animal and plant species native solely to a Navy-owned island off Southern California are no longer facing extinction after four decades of conservation efforts, the Department of Defense announced.

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Soldiers, Marines in limbo waiting for new parental leave policy to take effect

The DOD released guidelines Jan. 4 to expand the military parental leave program, giving uniformed parents 12 weeks to welcome additions to their families. But the Army and Marine Corps have yet to update their policies.

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Ukraine faces logistics hurdles ahead of tank deliveries

The broader package of tanks pieced together this week by the United States and other European nations includes a hodgepodge of tank models, each with different delivery times and unique logistical hurdles. Military experts are unsure if they will have a decisive effect on the battlefield — and Ukrainian forces still need to be trained on how to use them.

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Ukrainian presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling

A new barrage of Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others in a day, the office of Ukraine's president said Friday as the country worked to recover from an earlier wave of Russian missile strikes and drone attacks.

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Auschwitz anniversary marked as peace again shattered by war

Some Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners expressed horror that war has again shattered peace in Europe and the lesson of Never Again is being forgotten.

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Jill Biden to meet with military families at Fort Drum

The visit is part of first lady Jill Biden's Joining Forces initiative, which supports military and veteran families, caregivers and survivors.

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Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff on Friday, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Biden prepares for a reelection bid while facing an onslaught of investigations from a newly empowered House Republican majority.

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