It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

Vice President Kamala Harris and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin watch during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16 ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term.

Finally, there’s some accountability in the swamp. The Washington, D.C., blob loves to protect its own. It’s a slimy ...

Officials said the military chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force were getting ready to step in as acting service ...

became acting secretary for the two-day gap between the inauguration of Democratic President Joe Biden and the Senate vote to confirm Lloyd Austin as Pentagon chief. President Barack Obama asked ...

President Joe Biden speaks during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci ...

and we don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator," Milley said in his retirement speech at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in September 2023. "We don’t take an oath to an individual. We take an ...