Secretary of Defense

EDUCATION 1 day ago

Pentagon has 30 days to probe diversity chief accused of anti-White social media posts

A Pentagon diversity chief, Kelisa Wing, is under a one-month probe over anti-White Twitter posts uncovered by Fox News Digital.

Pentagon 1 day ago

House Republicans demand answers on Pentagon COVID vaccine mandate amid punishments for unvaxxed soldiers

House Republicans are asking the Pentagon to provide answers on its COVID-19 vaccine mandate as unvaccinated service members still face harsh punishments.

DEFENSE 5 days ago

Defense grilled on fentanyl crisis post Fort Bragg, Fort Bliss, West Point drug overdoses: 'Troubling pattern'

A letter from five U.S. senators led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., sounded the alarm to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin about fentanyl contributing to drug overdose deaths among servicemembers.

Air Force September 21

Biden declared the pandemic over, but unvaxxed Air Force pilots are still grounded

Pilots with the Air Force that sought religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate are still not allowed to fly, despite the fact President Biden said the pandemic is "over."

POLITICS September 19

Members of Congress demand answers from Austin over 'blanket denial' of religious vaccine accommodations

Fifteen members of Congress sent a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin following a leaked IG report citing the DOD's "concerning denials of religious liberty" over vaccines.

Media September 16

Republicans on Armed Services Committee demand Sec. Austin probe diversity chief for 'egregious bias'

Reps. Scott Franklin and Elise Stefanik challenged Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to respond after Fox News Digital found an equity chief wrote anti-White posts.

EDUCATION September 13

'Woke' Department of Defense equity chief writes anti-White posts: 'Exhausted with these white folx'

A diversity chief at the U.S. Department of Defense has posted several disparaging comments about White people on Twitter, Fox News Digital has learned.

US August 15

Defense Secretary Austin positive for COVID for second time

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus for the second time and will work from home for the week.

National Guard August 5

Pentagon denies Bowser request for National Guard to assist in 'humanitarian crisis,' as migrants arrive in DC

The Pentagon denied Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for the National Guard to assist as an influx of migrants arrive in the nation's capital.

OPINION July 25

COVID vaccine mandates from Biden admin may cripple National Guard

About 60,000 National Guard and Reserves are unvaccinated, and they could face punishment now that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's vaccination deadline has passed.