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Military Personnel Swear Allegiance to the Constitution and Serve the American People, Not One Leader or Party
Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
When (and How) to Start Teaching Your Military Child About Money Kids are starting to bank at a younger age, according to statistics from USAA. Here's what could be fueling the trend, along...
15% Enlisted Pay Hike, Other Proposed Quality-of-Life Improvements Get Big Boost from House Lawmakers The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement Act would enact most of the key recommendations from the military quality-of...
VA Beneficiaries: Here's How to Get Free Financial Counseling Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries now have access to free financial coaching through the Veterans Benefits Banking...
Intimidated by Investing? Do It Systematically One way to ease the fear of investing is to do it systematically. Here's why.
VA Introduces New 'Last Resort' Loan Program to Help Roughly 40,000 Veterans Keep Their Homes The new Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program was designed to assist those who are in such hardship, they can't access...
The Best Auto Repair Tools: A Short Guide for Service Members Investing in a few basic tools can save you thousands of dollars in mechanic bills.
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...
Camp Lejeune Sergeant Identified as Marine Killed During Training in North Carolina Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped as Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
Navy Chief Petty Officer Convicted of Attempted Espionage at San Diego Court-Martial The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
BlueHalo's LOCUST Laser Weapon System Downs Drones and Rockets During Testing The Army has officially deployed BlueHalo's LOCUST Laser Weapon System overseas as the service's Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL)...
Funeral of 14 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid on West Bank Refugee Camp People gathered on Sunday in Nur Shams in the occupied West Bank for the funeral of 14 Palestinians killed...
Israeli Military Intelligence Chief Becomes First to Resign over October 7 Hamas Attack, AP Explains The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate has resigned over Hamas’ October 7 attack. (Apr. 22) AP
Israeli Airstrikes on Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
$520 Million in Construction at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Aims to Meet Needs of High-Tech Warships Norfolk Naval Shipyard, with roots dating back to 1767, is about five years into a modernization process to better support...
Navy Chief Petty Officer Convicted of Attempted Espionage at San Diego Court-Martial The Navy has convicted a chief petty officer of attempted espionage, among other charges, at a court-martial in San Diego...
Nomination of Air Force Officer at Center of GOP's Fight Against 'Woke' Military Extended to 2025 Col. Ben Jonsson's nomination to become a one-star general was set to expire May 1 under a law that says military officer...
Barksdale Air Force Base Closes Dining Hall Due to 'Pest Control Issue' as Photos of Rodents Shared Online Base officials did not confirm the type of pests, but the closure came as photos reportedly of mice and rodents in the...
Vandenberg Space Force Base Deemed Contaminant Free Amid Rising Cancer Concerns Among Missile Personnel The findings "found no instances of contamination above regulatory action levels" after testing for polychlorinated biphenyls...
Ohio Governor Opposes Push to Move Guard Units into Space Force Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has voiced opposition to a move to pull units from the National Guard for inclusion in the U.S. Space...
Parachute Mishap Cited as Cause of Death for Camp Lejeune Marine Who Was Training in North Carolina Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit died April 18 during a training incident in a coastal county in...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
New Coast Guard Unit Commissioned at Fort Drum A new U.S. Coast Guard unit has opened at Fort Drum — the Marine Safety Unit: Thousand Islands. LDC Carrie Foster will serve...
Several Dozen Ships Lost Propulsion in Maryland Waters Before Key Bridge Collapse: 'You're Basically Just Drifting' What went wrong aboard the Dali, the 984-foot ship that weighed 112,000 tons when it struck the bridge, and whether it could...