Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
US Troops Killed in Plane Crashes Skyrockets in 2017 This year, 37 U.S. service members have died in plane crashes -- more than 130 percent higher than at this point last year.
Trump Touts Military Pay Raise That Congress Has Yet to Pass President Donald Trump promised that the military would be getting the largest pay raise in eight years.
Military Options Ready to Stop Iran Developing Nuclear Weapons: Mattis The SecDef said diplomacy is his first choice, but "we are always updating those plans" for the military option.
The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
Congress Just Might Pass the Defense Budget Bill on Time This Year Congress could hit the deadline for passing a military budget bill for the first time since 1996.
All Military Services Get Failing Grade in First-Ever Audit of Pentagon SecDef Jim Mattis said the audit identified "multiple material weaknesses" but few savings opportunities.
Air Force Overhaul Plan that Brings Back Warrant Officers Draws Scrutiny from Capitol Hill A bipartisan agreement to fund the Pentagon for the remainder of this fiscal year that was approved by Congress included a...
Money for Coast Guard Icebreaker, Key to Added Arctic Presence, Included in Newly Passed Funding After repeated requests, the Coast Guard finally will be able to buy a commercially available icebreaker.
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...