United States Armed Forces
Combined military forces of the United States
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| April 24 2025 | The Trump administration requested the Supreme Court to lift the injunction protecting transgender military service. |
| 2025 | Navy plans to divest 5 F/A-18F Super Hornet variants. |
| 2025 | Final squadron retirement of MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters planned. |
| 2025 | Navy plans to divest 10 T-44 Pegasus trainer aircraft. |
| 2025 | The Air Force plans to divest 56 A-10s, 65 F-15s, 32 Block 20 F-22s, 12 HH-60G helicopters, 16 KC-135R/T, and 22 T-1A Jayhawk aircraft. |
| April 2025 | The position of United States military representative to the NATO Military Committee became vacant. |
| 2025 | The U.S. Army lost one UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the year. |
| 2025 | Planned divestment of 10 AH-1Z Viper helicopters and 2 VH-3D Sea King helicopters. |
| March 31 2025 | The U.S. Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's emergency motion to block Judge Reyes's injunction, allowing the case to proceed according to the original court schedule. |
| March 28 2025 | Expected start of a reinstated ban on transgender service members, following the 60-day full implementation deadline of the Additional Guidance on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness. |
| March 27 2025 | District court in Shilling v. United States issues a preliminary injunction related to transgender military service. |
| March 18 2025 | U.S. District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes ruled the transgender military ban likely unconstitutional and issued a preliminary injunction, giving the Trump administration three days to appeal. |
| February 26 2025 | Ban on enlistment and obtaining publicly funded gender-affirming surgeries for transgender service members is formalized. |
| 2025 | Delivery of the world's largest coast guard vessel under the Polar icebreaker program is expected. |
| 2025 | The Space Force plans to make its Service Dress Uniform available by late 2025. |
| February 14 2025 | The U.S. Army announced a policy barring transgender individuals from enlisting and halting all gender-affirming medical procedures for service members, effectively reversing previous inclusive policies. |
| February 13 2025 | The U.S. Coast Guard issued ALCOAST 059/25, aligning with previous directives by pausing new accessions for individuals with gender dysphoria and stopping gender transition-related medical procedures. |
| February 7 2025 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth files a memo pausing entry for individuals with a history of gender dysphoria and ensuring medical procedures for gender transition for service members. |
| February 7 2025 | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum 'Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness', pausing new accessions for individuals with gender dysphoria and halting gender transition medical procedures. |
| February 6 2025 | The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a federal lawsuit challenging the transgender military ban, representing six serving and one potential transgender service members. |
| January 31 2025 | Reuters/Ipsos online survey conducted on transgender military personnel policy, with 40% supporting a ban and 55% opposing it. |
| January 29 2025 | Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey on transgender military personnel policy, showing 54% supporting a ban and 41% opposing it. |
| January 28 2025 | The United States Navy issued a memo directing recruiters to reject all transgender applicants, postponing enlistment for transgender recruits in the delayed-entry program. |
| January 28 2025 | Six current transgender service members and two potential enlistees filed a federal lawsuit (Doe v. Trump) challenging the executive order as unconstitutional. |
| January 27 2025 | President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14183, mandating the Department of Defense to update medical standards, prohibit use of non-biological sex pronouns, and restrict facility usage for transgender service members. |
| January 20 2025 | President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14148, revoking federal policy protections for transgender individuals serving openly in the U.S. military and leaving future decisions on transgender service to the Department of Defense. |
| 2024 | US Navy plans to end operational employment of MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters. |
| 2024 | First planned delivery of F-15EX Eagle II, which will replace the F-15C/D Eagle. |
| 2024 | Introduction of the T-54A trainer aircraft, first delivered to train aviators for various Navy aircraft. |
| 2024 | Introduction of VH-92 Patriot helicopters for Marine One VIP transport service. |
| 2024 | A-29C Super Tucano aircraft transferred to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. |
| 2024 | The United States Navy plans to retire four mine countermeasures ships from its current fleet of eight vessels. |
| 2024 | Expected entry into service of a third stealth destroyer for the U.S. Navy. |
| 2024 | The Space Force plans to make its Physical Training Uniform available by early 2024. |
| December 2024 | Coast Guard acquired the USCGC Storis, a 360-foot icebreaker previously used by Royal Dutch Shell. |
| December 2024 | President Joe Biden signed the yearly defense authorization bill, which included a provision banning gender-affirming healthcare for children and minors within military families under Tricare. |
| December 22 2024 | President-elect Donald Trump announced plans at AmericaFest 2024 to reinstate a ban on transgender individuals in the U.S. military, to be implemented on January 20, 2025. |
| November 27 2024 | I&I/TIPP Poll online survey on transgender military personnel policy, revealing 41% support for a ban and 47% opposing it. |
| July 3 2024 | Became the first Muslim General Officer to serve in the U.S. military, currently the highest-ranking Muslim serving in the U.S. military. |
| April 2024 | Brigadier General Cindy Saladin-Muhammad assumed the role of Deputy Commanding General of the 807th Medical Command. |
| February 2024 | Physical Fitness Badge was rescinded. |
| January 2024 | Bree Fram was appointed as a colonel in the United States Space Force, becoming the highest-ranking transgender military officer in the Department of Defense. |
| January 25 2024 | Lieutenant General Mary K. Izaguirre becomes the new Surgeon General of the United States Army, taking leadership of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). |
| January 22 2024 | YouGov Survey web-based interviews on transgender military personnel policy, indicating 28% support for a ban and 50% opposing it. |
| 2023 | Army personnel strength adjusted to 453,551 soldiers, indicating ongoing personnel management. |
| 2023 | Introduction of C-40A Clipper cargo/transport aircraft, with 2 currently in service. |
| 2023 | Scheduled delivery of 8 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. |
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