Air Mobility commander nominated to be vice chief; Oklahoma Air National Guard commander to be top judge advocate general.

Some of the recruits to government service will be on leaves of absence from private-sector companies, raising conflict-of-interest questions.

A top alliance official noted that NATO members are not agreed on how far it might expand.

A fuller version reviewed by Defense One outlines the Trump administration’s plans for shedding old relationships and creating new ones.

The House dropped bipartisan language that would have nullified Trump’s anti-union orders after the Senate balked at a fight.

The compromise version of the defense policy bill reflects lawmakers’ concern about Hegseth’s February purge of three judge advocates general.

Analysts had warned that the $156 billion reconciliation bill might lead to efforts unsustainable without more money.

The service continues to unravel its “reoptimization for Great Power Competition” strategy.

The agency has also been reorganizing some of its mission priorities, which is not uncommon at the beginning of presidential administrations.

The U.S. Senate and House Armed Services committees will open bipartisan inquiries amid conflicting Trump-administration statements.