House Approves $732b Defense-Spending Bill
Besides calling for a 3-percent raise in basic pay on Jan. 1, the House version of the $732-billion 2021 defense-spending …More
Besides calling for a 3-percent raise in basic pay on Jan. 1, the House version of the $732-billion 2021 defense-spending …More
The Trump administration erred in using Defense Department funds to build the wall along the border with Mexico, a three-judge …More
The newly created Space Force will be organized under three echelons – field commands, deltas and squadrons – under a …More
Army officers who are candidates for promotion or selection no longer will provide photos. The service has decided to eliminate …More
Alarmed by the increase in cases where sailors and Marines purchased illegal drugs online, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) …More
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper outlined three initiatives last month, aimed at ensuring equal opportunity for all who wear the …More
Service members would receive a 3-percent raise in basic pay Jan. 1, under the 2021 defense-spending bill proposed by the …More
The House Armed Services Personnel subcommittee bill also addresses key issues affecting overall healthcare services, to include tackling the COVID-19 …More
People who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been symptom-free for at least two weeks are being asked to …More
The Army soon will allow uniformed and civilian employees to gain access to classified and sensitive information via their electronic …More
The services need to do a better job of collecting and assessing information regarding the roles race and ethnicity play …More
Health-care providers will begin selecting and testing individual service members who do not show overt symptoms of Covid-19, Matthew P. …More
Soldiers still will have to complete the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) beginning Oct. 1, but will have more …More
The Air Force’s top civilian and military leadership has ordered the service’s inspector general to examine how discipline is applied, …More
The Navy is taking steps to ensure that high-priority sea duty units are properly staffed when permanent-change-of-station (PCS) moves resume. …More
With election season well underway in a tense political climate, service members and DoD civilians are being reminded they are …More
Marines no longer are allowed to wear or display images of the Confederate flag. In a recent letter addressed to …More
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., has become the first African American appointed to the top military post in any armed …More
Medical researchers at two Maryland installations hope to produce a vaccine for the Coronavirus by year’s end. The Association of …More
Service members who choose to pay for their permanent-change-of-station (PCS) moves now are eligible for more money to offset the …More
Disabled veterans and other beneficiaries would receive a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) equivalent of that given to Social Security recipients and …More
Kenneth J. Braithwaite became the 77th Secretary of the Navy during a May 29 Pentagon swearing-in ceremony. He succeeds Acting …More
Airmen will have until Sept. 1 to adapt their uniforms to new standards. The Air Force is delaying the mandatory …More
The Army is nearing completion of the effort to integrate female soldiers into its brigade combat teams (BCTs). Women will …More
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 (VMGR 452) took delivery of the first KC-130J Super Hercules tanker late last month, …More
The Defense Department has ended key elements of its Coronavirus-related travel restrictions that had been in place since April 20. …More
The Air Force has relaxed the minimum height requirement for officer aviators. Previously, pilot candidates must have been between 5 …More
The Marine Corps will do away with its law-enforcement and tank battalions, under a planned reorganization that will take place …More
The Navy is asking industry to come forward with ideas for a next-generation, medium-sized unmanned underwater vehicle. The new MUUV …More
The Army’s senior-most enlisted leader believes that soldiers still will be able to take – and be required to pass …More