Military Times media bias and reliability
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Military Times in the centre. We have seen it on 52 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Military Times biased?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Military Times in the centre. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Military Times left or right?
AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check place Military Times in the centre. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Centre.
Is Military Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Military Times are Ad Fontes Media: Very high factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Military Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Military Times’s own report linked underneath.
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine, Devin Ballard, has been indicted on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa. The incident, which occurred in early October, has led to a curfew for U.S. military personnel and a protest from the Japanese government.
Military Times reported it asUS Marine indicted over suspected murder, robbery of woman in Okinawa (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The USS Colorado will be the first US submarine deployed to Australia under the AUKUS security pact. It will be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from late 2027 as part of the Submarine Rotational Force-West initiative.
Military Times reported it asPentagon announces first US submarine joining Submarine Rotational Force-West (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The US Army conducted a large-scale exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to practice mass burial procedures for the first time in decades. The training simulated burying up to 2,400 bodies per day in preparation for high-intensity conflicts with mass casualties.
Military Times reported it asArmy practices digging temporary battlefield graves (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano, 27, was arrested for allegedly using a sledgehammer to decapitate a figure on the Iwo Jima monument. Police estimate the damage to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The suspect's motive remains unclear, with police reporting "multiple contradictory reasons" for his actions.
Military Times reported it asVirginia man arrested after Quantico Iwo Jima statue defaced with sledgehammer (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have announced a 10-year framework agreement for the production of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets. Lockheed Martin will invest at least $7 billion in F-35 related projects. The deal requires congressional approval and funding.
Military Times reported it asPentagon, Lockheed agree to 10-year deal for 850 F-35 jets (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Lockheed Martin has revealed the PAC-3 Edge, a new missile interceptor intended to counter hypersonic and advanced threats. The company plans significant investment in the project, with testing slated for 2027 and deployment by 2031.
Military Times reported it asLockheed’s New PAC-3 Edge interceptor aims for agility (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego on October 8, 2026, after nearly 11 months at sea. The deployment supported operations in the Middle East and Pacific, including actions related to the Iran war, and the crew received a Presidential Unit Citation.
Military Times reported it asDaddy’s home!: 122 sailors aboard the Abraham Lincoln meet their children for the first time (opens Military Times in a new tab)
A U.S. Army report has identified systemic breakdowns that led to the midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington D.C. The report, which has not been publicly released, largely reinforces previous findings and calls for aviation safety reforms.
Military Times reported it asUS Army report cites systematic failures in 2025 helicopter and jet collision that killed 67 (opens Military Times in a new tab)
A Congressional Research Service report indicates that 81 US military aircraft have been damaged or destroyed since the United States and Israel began strikes against Iran on February 28. The total estimated value of these losses is $3.3 billion, with the Department of Defense spending approximately $38 billion on the conflict.
Military Times reported it asUS aircraft lost or damaged in Iran war nearly doubles in latest congressional report (opens Military Times in a new tab)
President Donald Trump has approved a firing‑squad execution for Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and wounded 32 in the 2009 Fort Hood mass shooting. The decision follows a recommendation from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell.
Military Times reported it asFort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan to die by US Army firing squad (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone technology at the U.S.-Mexico border, including laser systems that have downed 11 cartel drones since August. The exercise aims to counter increasing incursions and learn from rapid innovation in drone warfare.
Military Times reported it asUS Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexican border as cartel drone use rises (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The Marine Corps announced it met its fiscal 2026 recruiting target by enlisting 31,250 new Marines, adding 1,672 officers and 3,503 prior‑service reservists, and recruiting 714 more than the year before. Leaders praised the disciplined effort and the quality of the recruits.
Military Times reported it asMarine Corps meets 2026 goal with over 31,000 new recruits (opens Military Times in a new tab)
The US Navy has awarded RTX's Raytheon unit a contract worth up to $24.4 billion to speed up the production of Standard Missile-6 interceptors. The Pentagon stated the deal is intended to replenish missile stockpiles depleted by recent conflicts.
Military Times reported it asUS Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon $24.4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns (opens Military Times in a new tab)
War Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to positions designated for generals and admirals. This move aims to streamline the military's senior ranks and is expected to be completed by January 1, 2027.
Military Times reported it asPentagon chief set to announce additional cuts in senior officer positions (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Italy has concluded its 12-year military presence in Iraq, with the final troops returning home. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto stated this marks a new phase in bilateral relations, with the withdrawal completed before the September 30 deadline.
Military Times reported it asUS forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran (opens Military Times in a new tab)
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has denied reports suggesting a withdrawal of 25,000 to 40,000 troops from Europe. While the US is re-evaluating its military presence, Whitaker affirmed continued commitment to the continent.
Military Times reported it asUS forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. US President Donald Trump said the suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been under investigation. About 85 households were evacuated from their homes.
Military Times reported it asTerror suspects wanted to do ‘big damage’ to air base used by US, Trump says (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Captain Bianca C. Wilkerson, 37, has been identified as the 19th U.S. service member to die while deployed in support of the war with Iran. She died on September 18 from a non-combat-related medical emergency while traveling to the Middle East.
Military Times reported it asArmy identifies 19th US service member to die amid Iran war (opens Military Times in a new tab)
War Secretary Pete Hegseth has introduced a new evaluation process for senior military officers seeking promotion to one-star general. The 'Joint Warfighter Evaluation' will assess candidates on their ability to make operational decisions under pressure, with the new policy set to be implemented in fiscal year 2027.
Military Times reported it asPentagon adds new ‘warfighter’ evaluation for officers seeking first star (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Army for the production of the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile. The missile is designed as a next-generation long-range precision strike weapon.
Military Times reported it asUS Army awards Lockheed Martin $1.2B PrSM contract (opens Military Times in a new tab)
Who says so
3 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Very high factuality
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for Military Times.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
- Official site
- militarytimes.com
- Seen publishing on
- militarytimes.com
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 52
- Reports listed
- 54
- We could read
- 7
- First seen
- 3 August 2026
47 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 7 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. Military Times is rated centre, so there is no side for it to be counted against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 52 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than Military Times’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 26 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 2 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 2 November 2026. Ratings pulled 1 November 2026.
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