Watchdog: More Missile Defense Analysis Needed
Before making any decisions regarding the number of elements and interceptors needed in order to build and deploy a ballistic-missile …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersNavy To Choose Between 2 LCS Designs
In a move aimed at continuing modernization of the fleet in a climate of tight budgets, the Navy announced Sept. …More
VA To Help Troops Waiting for GI Bill Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering $3,000 assistance checks to service members who are waiting for reimbursement of education …More
Hill Plans Draw Concerns from White House
The White House Office of Management and Budget also reacted coolly to congressional plans to restore $2.5 billion to fund …More
President Opposes
The Obama administration has voiced opposition to a provision of the 2010 defense appropriations bill that would grant active-duty status …More
AF Modifies Parenthood Policy
Airmen who recently gave birth or adopted a child or children can now defer reporting to certain assignments for as …More
Navy Convenes Senior Enlisted Continuation Board
The Navy is conducting its first-ever board review aimed at examining performance of chief, senior chief, and master chief petty …More
Bill Would Extend Education Benefits to Guard Members
A measure now under consideration by the House would extend Post-9/11 G.I. Bill benefits to more than 30,000 Army and …More
McHugh Sworn in as Army Secretary
John McHugh was sworn in as secretary of the Army by President Obama during a Sept. 21 Pentagon ceremony. He …More
AF Releases In-System Supplemental Promotions List
The Air Force has released the names of non-commissioned officers selected for promotion under the In-System Supplemental Promotions list. The …More
Soldiers Warned of Education Scams
Army Continuing Education System officials are urging soldiers to stay away from companies that charge fees for education counseling that …More
Candidates for HMX-1Sought
A Marine Corps panel will convene to select candidates to serve as pilots for Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) for …More
MC Releases E-6 Promotion List
The Marine Corps has released the names of sergeants selected for promotion to staff sergeant for fiscal year 2009. To …More
Petraeus: Grim Afghanistan Assessment Is on Target
The fallout continues from a Sept. 21 report in the Washington Post that credited the commander of U.S. forces in …More
New Camo Patterns Face Field Tests
The Army plans to deliver two test camouflage patterns to roughly 2,000 soldiers serving in Afghanistan, beginning the end of …More
CNO Approves Uniform Changes
Sailors now can wear aviation flight deck boots with the new Navy Working Uniform while they are away from their …More
AF Releases Officer Promotions Lists
The Air Force has released the names of lieutenant colonels, majors, and captains selected for promotion for the second part …More
Key Senator Wants Greater Afghan Role
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wants Afghan troops to assume the mission of …More
Coast Guard Explains Role in Sept. 11 D.C. Drill
The Coast Guard promised a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding a regularly scheduled training mission that was conducted in …More
Ratings Merger To Take Effect
The Navy’s heralded merger of the Postal Clerk (PC) and Storekeeper (SK) ratings into the new Logistics Specialist (LS) rating …More
Ky. Exempts Military from State Income Tax
Service members who claim Kentucky as their home of record no longer have to pay state income tax as of …More
August Recruitment Statistics Released
The active Army and Marine Corps exceeded August recruiting goals, while the Navy and Air Force met theirs, according to …More
Photos of Those on Vietnam Veterans Memorial Sought
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, which manages the memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is seeking photographs of …More
U.S., Australia, To Extend War-Games Invitation to China
The United States and Australia plan to invite China to take part in future war-games exercises, the Voice of America …More
GAO: Factor Traffic Into BRAC Plans
The Defense Department must take steps to ensure that traffic ramifications are weighed heavily in plans to relocate more than …More
Marines Return from Iraq
Roughly 180 Marines and sailors returned home to Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Calif., in early September, …More
Norfolk Harbor To Be Dredged
Aircraft carriers will no longer have to wait until high tide to depart Norfolk Naval Station, Va., once the Navy …More
Board To Probe Air Strike
Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, has appointed a Canadian flag officer to probe …More
Army Announces New OEF Rotations
The deployments of the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters and the Fort Stewart, Ga.-based 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade …More
Airfield Environmental Impact Statement Delayed
The Navy will delay the release of a draft environmental impact statement for the coastal area near the Virginia-North Carolina …More
