Austin's comments are the strongest statement from the military since Hegseth was tapped by Trump to lead the DOD.

Southeast Asian defense chiefs met Thursday with their counterparts from China, the United States and other nations in Laos ...

Women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces, outgoing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an ...

Pete Hegseth, president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, has close ties to an Idaho-based Christian ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold talks with him ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China's dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning ...

China rejected a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a conference in southeast Asia this week, marking the ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended his efforts to expand diversity in the military during a wide-ranging interview on ...

Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are adding a strain to the U.S. military’s ability to respond to China, a top U.S.

The Pentagon is bracing for sweeping policy changes under the incoming Trump administration, and some high-level officers ...

Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says "a lack of any government experience is an issue" when leading the largest ...

BLACK ROCK CAMP, Fiji —Fijian and U.S. officials cemented one defense agreement and opened talks on another—but first, there ...