Pentagon

The Senate on Thursday voted to advance Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, putting him on a path to final confirmation at the end of the week.

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.

It’s unclear who’ll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. As of Friday, officials said they hadn’t yet heard who’ll become the acting defense secretary. Officials said the military chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force were getting ready to step...

The Pentagon said it will restore the discharge records of 35,000 veterans to “honorable,” ending a class action suit filed more than a year ago by veterans outed under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policies.

The Pentagon is allowing its fleet of V-22 Ospreys to return to the air — with some new guidelines in place.

The Pentagon is warning that Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost more than 2 million troops their paychecks over the holidays unless some agreement is reached before Friday’s deadline to prevent a government shutdown. The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, says even if they don’t get paid, those troops will be required to report...

News4’s Tracee Wilkins explains what a government shutdown could mean for D.C. area federal workers and government services.

A new report from the Pentagon has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified aircraft and aerial phenomena, but no indications of extraterrestrial life.

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.

The U.S. struck multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, a defense official said Wednesday evening.

The 40th Annual Army Ten-Miler is taking place Oct. 13 starting at 8 a.m. where runners start and end at the Pentagon in order to support the Army and enhance community relationships. News4’s Derrick Ward reports live from the scene. 

A ceremony at the Pentagon honored the 184 people who died in Arlington, Virginia, during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports live.

Defense secretary Lloyd Austin spoke at the Pentagon to mark 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks took the lives of 184 people in Arlington.

It’s been 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Today marks 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial honors the 184 lives lost that day. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

The D.C. area is set to hold 9/11 observances Wednesday. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Gokhan Gun, 50, of Falls Church, was arrested Friday outside his home and charged with mishandling classified material.

Drone warfare has quickly expanded from the sidelines of combat to one of its primary weapons. Drones are a daily threat in Ukraine and in the Middle East.

A new Pentagon study that examined reported sightings of UFOs over nearly the last century has found no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial intelligence.