F-35 Still Beset with Reliability Issues
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is still beleaguered by slow improvements in reliability and maintenance, according the government’s top …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersBlack Selected as Next Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
Sergeant Maj. Troy E. Black, who now serves at the Marine Corps’ office of Manpower and Reserve Affairs, will become …More
Army Seeks Tunnel-Mapping Improvements
The Army is asking industry to step forward with ideas that would improve the ability to map tunnels in dense …More
Sailor Honored for Disarming Active Shooter
Seaman David Miller, assigned to the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal April …More
AFA Commandant of Cadets Removed
Brig. Gen. Kristin Goodwin has been removed from her job as the commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force …More
Army To Change Merit Promotion System
Top-performing soldiers should have a better chance to advance in the coming years, under an Army plan to revamp its …More
Fitzgerald Officers Issued Letters of Censure
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has issued letters of censure to two officers who held key positions on …More
Bill Would Expand Agent Orange Presumptions
More veterans who were exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War would be eligible for treatment and …More
Upgrade to MoH Sought for AF Vietnam Veteran
When Maj. Philip J. Conran was cited for heroism during an October 1969 rescue operation in Vietnam, he received the …More
Coast Guard Looks to the Arctic
As Russia increases its Arctic presence both militarily and commercially, the Coast Guard is clarifying its role as protector of …More
White Paper: Changes in TBI Diagnosis Process Needed
Veterans would benefit if the Department of Veterans Affairs would expand the criteria used to assess the capabilities of the …More
A First: Female Commands Infantry Company
When Capt. Amie Kemppainen took command of B Company, 3rdBattalion, 126thInfantry Regiment, she became the Army’s the first female to …More
AMA Criticizes Transgender Ban
The Trump administration’s plan to bar transgender persons from serving in the armed forces has drawn sharp criticism from the …More
Senator Makes Case for ‘Space-Based Interceptors’
Increased capabilities by Russia and China mandate that the U.S. develop space-based interceptor (SBI) systems, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, believes. …More
Navy Conducts Housing Survey
The Navy wants input from sailors and officers about what could be done to improve the sorry state of its …More
F-35A Makes First Middle East Deployment
F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived at a base in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility on April 15, …More
Shift to More AF Stealth Urged
The Air Force should increase the number of stealth-capable aircraft to roughly 68 percent of its operational fleet, up from …More
Milley Nominated as Next JCS Chairman
Confirming weeks of speculation, the Trump administration has nominated Army Gen. Mark A. Milley to serve as the next chairman …More
Flaws Found in Sexual-Assault Punishment Protocols
More often than not, victims of sexual assault were not asked to state a preference in punishment for their aggressors, …More
Navy Updates Enlisted Supervisor Retention Pay
The Navy has modified Enlisted Supervisor Retention Pay (ESRP) for senior active-duty nuclear-trained sailors in several ratings. Sailors in three …More
Harrier May Fly Through 2028
The Marine Corps is considering an extension service for the AV-8B Harrier II aircraft through 2028 — three years longer …More
Zumwalt Class Beset by Delays
The Navy will take delivery of the first of its Zumwalt-class destroyers in September — five years later than its …More
Coast Guard Gender Barriers Identified
Coast Guard women must overcome bias, poor leadership, sexual harassment and assault, weight body fat standards, and burnout in order …More
Green Beret Receives Posthumous Medal of Honor
President Trump presented the Medal of Honor during a March 27 White House ceremony to the parents and son of …More
Esper, Milley Make Case for ’20 Budget Request
The Army needs the $182.3 billion it is requesting for fiscal year 2020 to build readiness and continue modernization, its …More
AF Grounds B-1B
The Air Force grounded its fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers March 28, pending the outcome of an examination into issues …More
Marine Corps Identifies Pilots Who Died in Crash
Two Marine Corps pilots — Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Pa., and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, of …More
VA Researcher Links Hospital Stays with Flu
Research conducted by a Department of Veterans Affairs scientist has established a link between the influenza virus and hospitalization for …More
Milley Likely To Become JCS Chief; McConville To Succeed Him
President Trump plans to nominate Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley to succeed Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford …More
Space Agency Plans Outlined
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan’s directive for the formation of a separate Space Development Agency (SDA) within the Defense …More
