Housing Analyses Differ Among Services
The Army and Navy believe they could benefit from privatized housing on some installations in limited circumstances, while the Air …More
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A contingent of Navy SEALs boarded an unflagged oil tanker in waters off the coast of Cyprus March 16, and …More
Walsh: A-10 Cut Necessary
Sharp budget constraints left Air Force leadership with little choice but to eliminate the A-10 Thunderbolt II close-air-support aircraft, Chief …More
Paint Breakthrough Could Eliminate Rust
Vehicles coated with a paint treated with a new additive could render concerns about rust obsolete. Developed jointly by the …More
USDB Escapee Captured
U.S. Marshals in Florida have arrested a former soldier who escaped from the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., …More
CNO: Tuition Assistance To Remain at 100 Percent
Sailors who use tuition assistance (TA) will continue to receive 100-percent reimbursement for tuition and enrollment fees for fiscal year …More
Panel: Allow Transgenders To Serve
A commission co-chaired by former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and former Coast Guard health and safety director Adm. Alan …More
White Paper: N. Korea Threat Increasing
With the rise to power of Kim Jong Un, North Korea likely will continue to increase its inventory of nuclear, …More
Senate Approves Sexual-Assault Policy Overhaul
The Senate voted 97-0 to revamp the laws that protect military victims of sexual assault. The measure, sponsored by Sen. …More
$164 Billion Sought for VA
Veterans would benefit from expanded health care and a faster claims-processing system, under the proposed $164 billion 2015 budget for …More
Panel Addresses Claims Backlog
A working group of veterans’ advocates stated concluded that the Department of Veterans Affairs must ensure that veterans have every …More
Pentagon Submits ‘Black Budget’
The Defense Department submitted a $13.3 billion request to Congress to cover its 2015 Military Intelligence Program (MIP) activities. Because …More
Hagel: ‘Modest Adjustments’ to Pay System Needed
To meet training and readiness needs during the current climate of tight budgets, the Pentagon needs to rein in soaring …More
8 Former Soldiers Participate in Paralympic Winter Games
The U.S. team participating in the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, includes eight former soldiers. They are: * Retired …More
Navy Aids Search for Airliner
During the ongoing for traces of a Malaysian airliner that disappeared March 8, the Navy continued to do its part. …More
Coastal Riverine Billets Opened to Women
Female sailors and officers now can serve in the Navy’s Coastal Riverine Force. The service opened those 267 billets to …More
’15 Budget Calls for 1-Percent Pay Raise
Service members would receive a 1-percent hike in pay on Jan. 1, under the proposed 2015 defense-spending bill President Obama …More
Zukunft To Be Nominated as Next CG Commandant
President Obama has selected Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft to serve as the Coast Guard’s 25th commandant. If confirmed by …More
VA Introduces Secure ID Cards
Veterans who receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs soon will receive a safer version of Veteran Health …More
Joint Drills with Russia Halted
The Pentagon suspended joint military-to-military exercises and activities with Russia March 3, in the aftermath of the escalating security crisis …More
AF Postpones E-8 Promotion List
The Air Force has delayed the 2014 senior master sergeant promotion release to March 20. The list had been scheduled …More
College Accreditation Necessary
The Navy Personnel Command’s Center for Personal and Professional Development advises sailors who are working on college degrees to ensure …More
Career Sea Pay To Rise
Sailors and Marines who deploy aboard ships will see their pay increase. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus authorized an increase in …More
Command Master Chief Fired
The commander of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., has fired the installation’s senior Navy enlisted advisor. Capt. Frank …More
Former SEALs Found Dead on ‘Captain Phillips’ Freighter
Two former Navy SEALs – Mark Daniel Kennedy, 43, and Jeffrey Keith Reynolds, 44, were found dead in their cabin …More
Dempsey Visits Bagram, Explains Pullout Plan
A day after President Obama announced that U.S. forces would withdraw from Afghanistan if no bilateral agreement is reached, the …More
Pentagon Downplays China Assessment
The Navy intelligence officer who stated that China’s military is training to wage a short and decisive war against Japan …More
Social Security Process To Get Quicker
Veterans should encounter much faster Social Security disability-claims processing. Acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin and Rep. John Sarbanes, …More
Hagel Outlines Plan for Smaller Force, Leaner Budgets
Compensation will be curtailed, and fewer people wearing the uniform will be around to collect it, under the austere proposed …More
POW/MIA Accounting To Be Revamped
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered an overhaul of the Pentagon office that compiles information on prisoners of war and service …More
