Flu Vaccinations Mandatory for Service Members, DoD Civilians
As the influenza season approaches, the services are telling their uniformed members and civilian employees that they must be immunized …More
As the influenza season approaches, the services are telling their uniformed members and civilian employees that they must be immunized …More
The Navy and Marine Corps are still struggling to establish necessary readiness after years of continuous warfare and budget constraints, …More
The remains of Lt. James Crotty, the Coast Guard’s last known member who had been listed as missing in action …More
Beneficiaries of TRICARE, the military’s managed health-care plan, soon will have the chance to change their coverage options. The open …More
The Air Force’s experimental spaceplane landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 780-day consecutive orbital flight. With …More
The recently established internal office tasked with protecting whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs is not doing its job, …More
The Defense Department has awarded Microsoft Corp. with a two-year contract to create and operate its Cloud Strategy program. “The …More
The failure so far of the White House and Congress to reach an agreement on a budget for fiscal year …More
For the first time since a collision in the Straits of Malacca killed 10 sailors and injured scores of others …More
Airmen with more than 12 years of service will be able to re-enlist for indefinite terms, under a new policy …More
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper has recused himself from any decisions regarding the JEDI (the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) cloud-procurement …More
Vietnam-era veterans who are sick because they were exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange are not getting treatment because of …More
Service members would be better suited to make retirement-related decisions if the Pentagon would provide more useful information, the government’s …More
Key Army leaders believe the service’s personnel system needs an overhaul. But the effort to do so likely would encounter …More
The Senate confirmed Barbara Barrett as the 25th secretary of the Air Force, by an 85-7 vote on Oct. 16. …More
Government experts are voicing support for Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger’s proposal to build more smaller vessels. Seapower magazine …More
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are jointly funding a long-term study into the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI). …More
The Army’s top officer wants soldiers to be able to remain in duty stations longer. When they do move, permanent …More
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy believes soldiers need to know that their opinions are important, even when they run counter to …More
Veterans will continue to encounter increasingly significant difficulty in procuring burial sites at national and private cemeteries unless changes are …More
Military retirees, veterans, their survivors and other recipients from the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will receive a 1.6-percent cost-of-living …More
A former employee of Huntington Ingalls Industries is accusing the manufacturer of falsifying stealth coating test results on submarines, and …More
The Marine Corps must change to counter emerging threats, its senior-most officer believes. Speaking before an audience at an event …More
The Air Force completed the third test flight of the XQ-58A Valkyrie combat strike drone on Oct. 9 at Yuma …More
The Defense Department is now the lead federal agency responsible for conducting background investigations, assuming the job from the Office …More
The Marine Corps has punished more than 20 members for abusing recruits at the service’s basic-training facility in San Diego. …More
The Navy is doing away with beards altogether. No longer will sailors be granted permanent no-shave chits, which had been …More
The Coast Guard has changed its tattoo policy, to include the following: * Tattoos and other permanent body marks cannot …More
The Air Force has begun issuing new trainees with the Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms. Recruits with the Joint Base …More
Tryouts of the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) began for all soldiers Oct. 1, replacing the Army Physical Fitness Test …More