Guard, Reserve Sound Alarm That Readiness Strained in Defense Budget Talks Guard leaders told Congress they make up 20% of the force but get less than 4% of funding, raising new concerns about...
Ousted Navy Admiral Vying for Rep. Nancy Mace's Seat in South Carolina Former Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore is running for South Carolina’s 1st District on a platform of tougher Pentagon oversight...
National Guard Deployments Have Cost US Taxpayers Almost $600M: CBO The White House defends the costs, saying crime has decreased and Americans feel safer. Democratic senators said the...
Trump Proposes Massive Increase in 2027 Defense Spending to $1.5T, Citing ‘Dangerous Times' President Donald Trump is proposing setting military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times...
Trump Signs Into Law the 2026 Military Pay Raise. Here’s How Much You’ll Get President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military...
2026 National Defense Authorization Act Targets ‘Woke Ideology,' Cuts IVF for Military Families The final bill text of the 2026 NDAA is described by GOP lawmakers as a "Peace Through Strength" agenda. A vote could come...
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
Senate's VA Spending Bill Seeks Assurance Staff Cuts Won't Hinder Veterans' Care The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
