The Latest Breaking News from the Defense Department

The Defense Department has established the Mexican Border Defense Medal (MBDM) to recognize U.S. service members deployed to the southern border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

MP Materials aims to build a U.S. rare earths and magnets supply chain that can eventually compete with China.

Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday for his confirmation hearing

The Philippine Defense Department says Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to Filipino authorities before taking office

The Senate’s defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought.

Defense-minded lawmakers from both parties welcomed the news that the U.S. is resuming the delivery of military aid to Ukraine.

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites

Juneteenth was named a federal holiday four years ago under then-President Joe Biden

Ever noticed how suddenly Pentagon-area pizzas seem to multiply during global turmoil? Legend has it the Pentagon Pizza Index has signaled every major crisis since the Cold War—21 times—so could this recent uptick truly be forecasting WWIII? When delivery data shows surging pizza orders to the Defense Department, people online…