Think Tank: Increase Defense Spending
The armed forces would need an increase of $672.1 billion in funding during the next five fiscal years in order …More
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Military criminal investigators are probing the possible role of two Navy SEALs in June 4 death of Army Staff Sgt. …More
Bill Would Protect Vets From Scammers
Veterans who are elderly or on the lower end of the income spectrum would have greater protection from unscrupulous persons …More
SecDef Wants More Base Closures
With the premise that the Pentagon is saddled with too many unneeded bases, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis says the …More
Vets To Get Exchange Privileges
Beginning Veterans’ Day — Nov. 11 — 18.5 million veterans who served honorably will be allowed to shop at military …More
Dunford Provides Details of Niger Mission
The four Special Forces soldiers who died in Niger on Oct. 4 were on a mission to advise and train …More
F-35, Crews Set for First Asia Deployment
Pilots, crews and support staff from 34th Fighter Squadron are preparing to embark early next month on a six-month rotation …More
Vietnam Vet Receives Medal of Honor
Former Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose received the Medal of Honor from President Trump in an Oct. 24 White House …More
Sailors Can Update Emergency-Contact Info Online
Sailors and their dependents now or soon can update their emergency contact and dependency information online. The Navy began setting …More
Policy Changes for Foreigners Who Want To Serve
Foreign nationals who wish to serve in the U.S. armed forces still will be able to do so, but the …More
VA Seeks Revamp of Access Procedures
Veterans would see the Choice Program — and its beleaguered “30-day/40-mile” provision — end, under a proposal to revamp the …More
Airman Receives Air Force Cross
Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, a combat controller attached to the Hurlburt Field, Fla.-based 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, will receive the …More
Army To Resume Testing on Howitzer
The Army soon will resume testing on the M109A7 self-propelled howitzer and the adjunct M992A3 resupply vehicle. The service unveiled …More
Bergdahl Pleads Guilty
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban …More
Ponce Decommissioned
The Navy has decommissioned the amphibious transport dock Ponce after more than 46 years of service. During an Oct. 14 …More
CBO Takes on Health Care
With concerns about the quality and rising costs of military health care, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is offering …More
Plans Afoot To Eventually Replace Black Hawk
The venerable UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and its Air Force Pave Hawk and Navy Seahawk iterations will be in service …More
VA Selects Dental Providers
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected two companies — Delta Dental of California and MetLife — to provide private …More
Milley: ‘Why We Fight’
Gen. Mark A. Milley, the Army chief of staff, believes that the one commonality among Americans — our differences, and …More
Army Wants To Streamline Acquisition Process
The Army is taking steps to streamline the historically byzantine acquisition process. On Oct. 9, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark …More
GAO To Study PTSD Treatment, Therapy
The Government Accountability Office will review the way the Department of Veterans Affairs treats patients who suffer from post-traumatic stress …More
Steps Taken To Prevent Pay-Glitch Recurrence
Defense Department paymasters have taken steps intended to prevent recurrence of the pay error that occurred between 2004 and 2010, …More
Guard Wings Get New Aircraft
The Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing is now converting to the F-35 Lighting II fighter, which replaces the …More
Household-Goods Movement Management Consolidates
The Defense Department has placed the responsibility for moving service members’ household goods during permanent changes of station (PCS) under …More
AF Academy Superintendent to Racists: “Get Out”
Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, reacted sternly to an incident of racism at …More
VA Fires D.C. Director
The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired Brian Hawkins from his position as director of its Washington, D.C., medical center. …More
TRICARE Will Change Next Year
TRICARE, the Defense Department’s managed health-care plan for service members, their dependent families and retirees, will undergo several important changes …More
STRATCOM Chief Outlines Deterrence Issues
The mission of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has expanded well beyond deterrence of nuclear war, its commander, Air Force Gen. …More
Admiral Avoids ‘Fat Leonard’ Prosecution
The Justice Department has declined to prosecute Vice Adm. Ted Branch, the former deputy chief of Naval Operations for Information …More
First Female Completes Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course
An unidentified female has become the first of her gender to complete the Marine Corps’ rigorous Infantry Officer Course. The …More
