One of the eeriest features of modern war is the way game logic, computer simulation and the battlefield are converging — all the more reason to combat that sense of unease with first-hand knowledge, ...

Until President Trump took office for the second time, it was rare for civilian government officials to live on military bases or installations. By Katie Rogers Katie Rogers covers the White House.

Journalist Jo Ling Kent joined CBS News in July 2023 as the senior business and technology correspondent for CBS News. Kent has more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of technology ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U.S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned. By Greg Jaffe and Elizabeth Dias Greg Jaffe writes about ...

The Department of Defense is expanding its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by formalizing Palantir Technologies’ Maven system as a long-term program, signaling a shift from experimental tools to ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said military chaplains would no longer display their rank insignia. Instead, they will display religious insignia representing their "divine calling." Hegseth also said ...

For the first time in years, the U.S. military is no longer defined by a recruiting crisis. In fiscal year 2025, every major service met or exceeded its recruiting goals, marking a sharp reversal from ...

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister said Saturday that the nation’s military is preparing for “the possibility of military aggression” from the U.S. and that it would be “naive” for Cuba’s leaders to ...

As the war in Iran continues to rage on for the 19th day and the toll on American service members' lives ticks up, so do questions about troops on the ground and the Trump administration's comments ...

The United States has weakened Iran’s military capabilities. However, Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at its neighbors and U.S. military sites, which shows the country has maintained its ...

The U.S. Army will soon allow Americans up to age 42 to enlist, raising the maximum age and loosening some other restrictions to join amid the ongoing war with Iran. The rule change announced this ...

“War is the great auditor of institutions.” So wrote the British military historian Correlli Barnett. What, then, does the war with Iran reveal about the state of U.S. military power? The first, and ...