Robert Wilkie, former Veterans Affairs secretary and a past Pentagon personnel chief, is overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team for DOD, as Military Times reported. Wilkie will lead the search for a new defense secretary and other top civilian positions.
Since 2021, Wilkie has worked on military and veterans issues at the America First Policy Institute, a conservative think tank.
Army photo from 2018 by Elizabeth Fraser
A Ceremonial Honor Guard Joint Service Casket Team prepares to place the casket of former President Jimmy Carter on a caisson during the procession service at the U.S. Navy Memorial Plaza in Washington, D.C. Jan. 7 DOD photo by Marine Corps Cpl. Darien Wright
At President Biden’s request, the Pentagon is sending resources to help fight wildfires across the Los Angeles area, as The Hill reported. DOD is sending helicopters with buckets in addition to firefighting aircraft provided by the California National Guard and the...
ADC has opened the nomination process to apply for the 2025 Great American Defense Communities designation. The program, in partnership with USAA, “recognizes and celebrates communities demonstrating an exceptional commitment to improving the lives of service members,...
Fuel Tank Falls Off Eglin F-16, Lands in Nearby Neighborhood A fuel tank fell off an F-16 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Tuesday morning and landed near an elementary school in the nearby community of Niceville, as Military.com reported. Nobody was hurt, and the...
President-elect Donald Trump continues to say he will take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland for the United States’ security. He refused Tuesday to rule out using the U.S. military to make those goals happen, as AP reported. “I’m not going to commit to [ruling...
After organizational sessions Friday, Congress meets today to certify the election of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D....
U.S. Northern Command suspended the Trusted Traveler Program after last week’s security incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas, as Task &...
Federal government spending is set to expire just after midnight if Congress can’t reach a last-minute deal today, which would lead to a partial...
RFP: MIRR Consultancy in South Dakota The city of Box Elder, South Dakota is searching for a “firm to lead a joint community/military assessment of...
Sailors prepare a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet for flight operations aboard the USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea Dec. 15. Navy photo by Petty...
President-elect Donald Trump’s associate Elon Musk posted multiple times on X Wednesday railing against the stopgap spending deal congressional...
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday by a vote of 85-14, sending the bill to the White House as Military.com reported....
Maxwell AFB Works with Uber to Provide Rides Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama recently signed an agreement with Uber to allow pre-screened drivers to...
Congressional leaders Tuesday night released legislative text for a continuing resolution that would extend government spending to March 14, as The...
Lawmakers were still working Tuesday evening to finalize a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown when the current spending law...