TRICARE To Test Prescription Machines
TRICARE, the Defense Department’s managed health-care plan, is in preparations to test the use of machines that would dispense prescription …More
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The internet search-engine company Google soon will no longer provide the Defense Department with assistance interpreting imagery provided by aerial …More
Young Brain Trust Tapped for Technology Modernization
The Army is gathering input from its youngest soldiers in moving forward with plans to use smart technology. The Association …More
Coast Guard Offloads Drug Haul
The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis offloaded more than a ton of marijuana on June 8, upon returning to Key West, …More
Soldier Honored
Sgt. 1stClass Levon Fernandez received the Army’s highest honor for peacetime valor on May 7 — the Soldier’s Medal — …More
Navy Contractor Fined $20m for Overbilling
Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited, a British maritime services contractor, agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations that it …More
Friendly Hackers ID Cyber Vulnerabilities
Spurred by either or both patriotic altruism and the chance to collect up to $80,000 in awards, 19 friendly hackers …More
Schultz Succeeds Zukunft
Adm. Karl Schultz became the 26thcommandant of the Coast Guard during a June 1 ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in …More
SOCOM Chief: Procurement Lags Threaten Readiness
Advances in technology are occurring too quickly for the procurement process to keep pace, Gen. Raymond A. Thomas III, commander …More
Pizza MRE Coming Next Year
Service members have asked for it. Soon they will get it: to wit, a pepperoni pizza MRE (Meal Ready to …More
Mattis: No Korea Withdrawal
The U.S. has no plans to remove any troops from South Korea, Defense Secretary James Mattis said June 5. “I …More
HIV-Positive Service Members Sue To Stay in
Two HIV-positive service members are suing the Defense Department, in hopes of changing the policy that ultimately could bar them …More
Senate Completes ’19 Defense Bill Markup
Service members would receive a 2.6 raise in basic pay on Jan. 1, under the version of the 2019 defense-spending …More
SOCOM Outlines Needs to Vendors
Large and small business vendors who attended the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) earlier this month in Tampa, …More
VA Moves Closer to Electronic Records
Service members and veterans should soon have seamless, secure access to their health records. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) …More
Answers Sought in Child-on-Child Sex Abuse Report
Reacting to a recent Associated Press (AP) story, the Senate Armed Services Committee ordered the Defense Department to conduct a …More
Retired SEAL Receives Medal of Honor
Retired Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt K. Slabinski accepted the Medal of Honor during a May 24 White House …More
Pacific Command Could Get New Name
The U.S. Pacific Command could get a new name, Military Times reported. A command spokesman told a reporter recently that …More
It’s ‘Multi-Domain Operations’ Now
The Army no longer will refer to the way it conducts joint operations with other nations and parties as “Multi-Domain …More
Study Shows Why Soldiers Serve
Eighty-one junior soldiers said they joined the Army for a host of reasons — with focuses on honor, adventure, professionalism …More
VA Overhaul Clears House
Veterans would continue to see their access to health care and benefits related to for their service-related conditions improve, under …More
Lawmakers Seek Help for Burn Pit Victims
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments would have to provide more help to service members who became sick because of …More
Hypersonic Weapon Contract Awarded
The Air Force has tapped Huntsville, Ala.-based Lockheed Martin Space to produce a hypersonic conventional strike weapon. The $928 million …More
Marines Enhance PsyOps Career Field
The Marine Corps now will allow its enlisted psychological operations experts to remain in the career field through pay grade …More
Navy Deep-Sixes ‘Drone Czar’ Position
James F. Guerts, the Navy’s chief civilian in charge of research, development and acquisition, has eliminated the service’s unmanned systems …More
Navy Updates SRB Plan
Active-component and full-time support sailors with 39 skills in 12 different ratings now will qualify for the Selective Reenlistment Bonus …More
African-American Woman Nominated for Brigadier General
The Marine Corps is on its way to having its first female African-American general. Col. Lorna Mahlock, the deputy director …More
Air Force Adopts Single Combat Uniform
All airmen will wear the same version of the combat utility uniform now in use by the Army and Air …More
Esper: More Diverse Recruit Pool Needed
The Army needs to attract recruits from a broader range of communities, Army Secretary Mark T. Esper believes. The service …More
VA Expands Telehealth Option
More veterans — particularly those who live far away from Department of Veterans Affairs treatment facilities — should gain better …More
