The U.S. military and the country’s leadership have had an unusually cordial relationship for more than 200 years, but an increasingly divisive political climate and dysfunctional government could ...

Senator Mark Kelly sits at an unusual point where civilian office and military law intersect. His appearance in a recent video urging U.S. service members to refuse “illegal orders” prompted the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed all department heads to recognize “outstanding” Defense Department civilian ...

As U.S. forces conduct expanded operations in the Caribbean, Venezuelan leaders have placed their military on high alert and mobilized civilian militias. The government in Caracas’ doctrine stipulates ...

Hundreds of mostly government supporters and public workers registered Friday to join the country’s civilian militia after President Nicolás Maduro called on citizens to prepare to support the armed ...

Hundreds of thousands of military personnel were set to return to work this week after the government shutdown ended Thursday following a historic 43 days. But furloughed civilian defense employees, ...

“When the new month flips over,” said a Defense Department civilian employee based in Germany, “I have no idea what I’m going to do.” For civilian federal employees stationed overseas, the government ...

Tinker Air Force Base, which is the Oklahoma City metro area's largest employer, will be affected by the U.S. government's budget shutdown. The full extent of employees who were sent home on furlough ...

The new reforms sought to better prepare the force for deterrence, warfighting, and non-war military actions. Have they been ...

Under regulations introduced in April 2023, the Defence Forces is obliged to refer all cases against serving members to the ...

In the Kyiv region, the volunteer civilian defense force helps defend Ukrainian territory. A volunteer named Yulia, part of a ...