White House Submits $59 Billion War Budget The $58.6 billion request for so-called Overseas Contingency Operations next year is $20.9 billion less than the $79.4...
Hagel’s Successor Could Be First Female Pentagon Chief With Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation final, all eyes are on a handful of officials capable of becoming the next...
Obama Taps Dunford and Selva to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff President Obama was expected to nominate Marine Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...
Navy Set to Pick Presidential Helicopter Contractor The Navy plans to select the contractor who will build the next generation presidential helicopter next month.
Lawmakers Build Support for Fight Against ISIL Several experts have indicated that there is growing political will to confront ISIL as well as enough funding in the 2015...
Obama Nominates First Airman for JCS Leadership Position in 10 Years President Obama's nomination of Air Force Gen. Paul Selva as vice chairman marks the first time in ten years an airman has...
New SecDef Says President Obama Needs Military’s Help New Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that President Obama needs policy guidance from a military perspective.
Joint Chiefs to Get Overhaul as Obama Presidency Nears Final Approach President Obama plans to overhaul the Joint Chiefs of Staff this year as he seeks to replace a handful of longtime members...
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...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
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...
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...