The Joint Chiefs of Staff are in the news after Gen. Caine was confirmed as chair, amid Pentagon cuts and recent military shake-ups.
A North Korean soldier crossed the heavily mined Demilitarized Zone into South Korea on Sunday, seeking to defect. South Korean military tracked and secured him, marking the first such defection since August 2024. The incident highlights ongoing tensions and rare border crossings between the Koreas.
The Pentagon has issued a memo allowing commanders to override separation boards for transgender service members, requiring them to appear in their birth gender uniforms. This move follows recent policies aimed at restricting transgender troops, amid ongoing legal challenges and debates over military diversity and inclusion.