Navy Health-Care Professionals Offered Incentives To Stay
The Navy is offering special-pay incentives to health-care professionals who are skilled in understaffed wartime specialties. The incentives range from …More
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Beneficiaries who are covered by Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) now can receive notification by email when their premiums are …More
Army Unveils Sharp Personnel Cuts
The Army will eliminate 12 brigade combat teams (BCTs) by Sept. 30, 2017, trimming the ranks by 80,000 soldiers. The …More
High Court’s Ruling Likely To Affect Same-Sex Military Partners
The Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on June 26, likely paving the way for the Defense …More
Senate Panel Passes $158.8B Construction, VA Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a measure June 20 that authorizes $158.8 billion in spending for military construction, the Department …More
Senate Bill Would Target VA Claims Backlog
Key VA claims-related provisions of the 2014 military construction, Veterans Affairs and related agencies measure as approved by the Senate …More
$147.9B Approved for Veterans’ Programs
The military construction and veterans’ spending bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee would provide $147.9 billion to run VA …More
Senate Panel Calls for $10.7 MilCon Budget for ’14
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $10.7 billion for military construction in 2014 — $66.5 million above 2013 levels – as …More
AF Loosens Six Career-Field Constraints
First-term airmen in six career fields no longer will face the possibility of reenlistment hassles because their jobs are overstaffed. …More
VA Clears 65k Claims from Backlog
Another 65,000 veterans finally had their pending claims for benefits or disability compensation resolved since April, the Department of Veterans …More
Navy Accepts First F-35C Fighters
The Navy received its first delivery of F-35C Lightning II carrier-variant aircraft June 22. The planes have been assigned to …More
Researchers Link Brain Debilitation to Gulf War
Illness A group of scientists has determined that former service members who suffer from Gulf War Illness – which they …More
Army Considers Civilian Advocates
Soldiers who believe they are victims of sexual assault or harassment someday may receive counseling from civilian victim’s advocates. "I …More
Marine Corps, Navy To Inspect Work Spaces
The Marine Corps and Navy are conducting an inspection of all workspaces, to identify conditions that may lead to "a …More
Army Suspends Two-Star
The Army has suspended Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison from his duties, following allegations that he did not mitigate a …More
Army Suspends Two-Star
The Army has suspended Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison from his duties, following allegations that he did not mitigate a …More
CBO: House Bill Would Reap Savings
The House version of the 2014 Defense Authorization Bill would lower the amount of appropriations needed to fund the Defense …More
Tissue Bank Established; Would Help TBI Victims
The Defense Department is establishing the world’s first repository of brain tissue, with the goal of helping researchers better understand …More
Bill Would Help Sick Vietnam-Era Navy Vets
A measure pending before the House Veterans Affairs disability assistance and memorial affairs subcommittee would extend presumption of service-connected disability …More
Cyber Command Director Decries Leaks
The classified material leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden has done "great harm" and "jeopardized" the nation, U.S. Cyber Command …More
AF Rolls Back Separate Dates Again
Continuing in the effort to reach congressionally mandated strength levels, the Air Force is implementing the second phase of its …More
Navy Stands Down, Addresses Sexual Assault Awareness
The Navy is directing all to conduct a sexual assault prevention and response stand-down, which began June 10 and will …More
Amputees Someday Could ‘Feel’ Through Prosthetic Limbs
Advancements in prosthetic-limb research soon could lead to a new generation of devices that would provide sensory feedback to amputees …More
House Panel Approves 1.8-Percent Pay Raise
Active-duty and reserve-component service members would receive a 1.8-percent basic pay hike next Jan. 1, under the version of the …More
New Ships Named
The Navy has named the next three joint high-speed ships Yuma, Bismarck, and Burlington, and the next two littoral combat …More
Army Guard To Bolster WO Strength
The Army National Guard wants to increase the number of warrant officers and chief warrant officers in the ranks, to …More
Researchers Take on Hearing Loss
Recognizing that hearing protection alone cannot prevent hearing loss among service members, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is studying …More
Unit Picked for Afghanistan Rotation
An Army unit consisting of about 1,230 soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the upcoming summer rotation, the …More
Sequestration Could Stretch Into Next Year
Sequestration, the mandatory and sharp budget cuts that kicked in earlier this year, likely will continue through 2014, a senior …More
Soldier Pleads Guilty to Theft
Army Warrant Officer 2 Kurt Allen Bennett, who served as an Apache helicopter pilot and commanded a security detail while …More
