Veterans Group Seeks More Help for Toxic Burn Pit Exposure
Service members and veterans who served near burn pits would be compensated for health problems from which they now suffer …More
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Veterans with service-connected disability ratings of 100 percent now are eligible for Space-Available travel on military flights. The Air Force’s …More
AF Accepts First New Tanker
The Air Force accepted the first of its new fleet of KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling planes on Jan. 10. The …More
Experts Ponder Future Urban Warfare
An Army-led group of experts is working to determine how soldiers would best operate in future urban-warfare environments. Those taking …More
Navy Introduces Mobile Personnel App
Sailors can access part of their service records using a new secure app for their mobile devices, the Navy announced …More
Coast Guard Academy Gets New Superintendent
Rear Adm. William G. Kelly will become the next superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the service announced. Kelly …More
’19 BAH Rates Announced
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for 2019 rose by an average of 2.55 percent, the Defense Finance and Accounting …More
2.8 Percent COLA Takes Effect
Retirees, survivors and other military annuitants will see their pay increase by 2.8 percent. The new COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) took …More
Hiring Delays Hinder Maintenance Work
Even though the four services under the Department of Defense largely have done a good job of hiring skilled workers …More
A First: Male, Female Recruits Train Together
For the first time in Marine Corps history, female recruits are training alongside their male counterparts. The service announced that …More
Survey Addresses Satisfaction with TRICARE
The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is conducting a survey, aimed at determining how service members and their families …More
Court Upholds Transgender Bar
A federal court moved to uphold the Trump administration’s bar on transgender persons from military service. The Jan. 4 ruling …More
Mastermind of Cole Bombing Killed
Jamal al-Badawi, the al Qaida operative largely responsible for the October 200 bombing of the destroyer Cole, was killed in …More
Coast Guard Stops Haitian Migrants
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Vigilant worked together with the Haitian coast guard to interdict roughly 70 Haitians …More
Decorated Soldier Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking
Daniel J. Gould, who earned a Silver Star medal for combat valor for action in which he took part in …More
