Travis Tritten

Retired Army Col. Paris Davis stood in the White House as President Biden draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, nearly six decades after he saved the lives of three troops during the Vietnam War.

For service members, the big spending plans for fiscal 2024 could mean the largest pay hike for troops in more than 20 years.

The diagnoses were made as part of ongoing medical assessments of American personnel at the two locations in northeast Syria targeted by an Iran-made drone and militant rockets.

The U.S. intelligence community deemed racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism -- with adherents such as white supremacists, Nazis and other racist groups -- the "most lethal threat" to Americans in its annual 2023 threat assessment released in March.

Jack Douglas Teixeira was arrested by armed agents as part of the Justice Department probe into the unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information.

Jack Douglas Teixeira was accused of unauthorized retention, removal and transmission of national defense information and classified documents.

The Pentagon now says 23 troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries from attacks by Iran-backed militants in Syria in March that killed an American contractor.

The 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron's operational commander and federal orders administrative commander have been suspended during an investigation into the alleged leaking by Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira.

The Pentagon is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwest border as federal immigration agencies and local communities brace for the expiration of pandemic-era restrictions used to quickly send migrants back to Mexico.

Austin's visit comes at a time when the services are struggling to meet recruiting goals.