Capabilities Chief Cites Need for Ground Combat Vehicle
The Army needs a new ground combat vehicle, a senior Army strategist believes. Speaking before a panel of colleagues hosted …More
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Sign up Now! Free eNewslettersAF Enlisteds Complete Solo Flights
Two Air Force master sergeants completed solo flights in a DA-20 Katana aircraft Nov. 3, becoming the first enlisted airmen …More
Raqqa Liberation Underway
The Syrian Defense Forcer launched a campaign Nov. 6 to expel Islamic State fighters from Raqqa, Syria. Defense Secretary Ash …More
Pentagon Suspends Bonus Recoupment
President Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon to cease efforts to recoup enlistment bonuses and tuition assistance …More
Navy Commissions USS Illinois
The Navy commissioned the fast-attack submarine Illinois during an Oct. 29 ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. Chief …More
Campaign Against Islamic State Continues
Air assets belonging to the U.S. and its coalition allies continued to pound sites in Iraq and Syria known to …More
Delay Sought in Bergdahl Trial
Prosecutors in the trial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl filed a motion Oct. 27 in court to delay the soldier’s …More
House To Vote on Spouse-Residency Bill
The House soon will decide by voice vote the fate of a measure that would allow military spouses to retain …More
Russia, China Threats on the Rise
Russia and China are posing an increasing threat to the U.S. Navy’s dominance of the seas, a senior Navy admiral …More
Navy, Marines Plan To Modernize UAS-Piloted Interactions
The Navy is working on plans to further incorporate missions conducted jointly by piloted and unmanned aircraft. Once finalized, such …More
Lawmaker Requests Hazing Review
Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is calling for a thorough review of military hazing, following reports that a recruit died possibly …More
Coast Guard Reports Record Annual Counterdrug Progress
The Coast Guard concluded its most productive counterdrug-operations year in its history on Sept. 30, when fiscal year 2016 ended. …More
Congestive Heart Failure Now Covered
TRICARE, the military’s managed health-care system, now covers diagnoses of congestive heart failure. The agency urges all beneficiaries to contact …More
AF Accepts Space Telescope
The Air Force took ownership of the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) – the most sophisticated piece of equipment of its …More
Credit Card Protections Take Effect
Service members will be less likely to be victims of predatory lenders, under a set of protections that took effect …More
Health Chief Outlines Obesity Concerns
Navy Vice Adm. (Dr.) Raquel Bono, the director of the Defense Health Agency, is concerned that too many service members …More
Sailor Killed in Iraq
Chief Petty Officer Jacob C. Finan, 34, has died of wounds he sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) detonation …More
Navy Works To Link Underwater Drones
The Navy is exploring methods of linking unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), so that the devices one day could conduct autonomous …More
Guard Members Told To Repay Bonuses
The Defense Department is telling more than 10,000 members who served in the state’s National Guard to repay thousands dollars …More
Attacker Kills 2 in Afghanistan
Two Americans – a soldier and a civilian contractor, died in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 19 when a man wearing an …More
Army Developing New Grenade
The Army is developing a new hand grenade, capable of either fragmentation or concussive effects. A team at the Army’s …More
AF Approves Pay for Turkey Deployments
Airmen who deploy to Turkey between Aug. 29 of this year and Dec. 31, 2018, could be eligible for Turkey …More
COLA Set at 0.3 Percent
Military retirees, disabled veterans, Social Security recipients and other federal annuitants will receive a 0.3-percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) beginning Jan. …More
Navy Commissions USS Zumwalt
The Navy’s new stealth Zumwalt missile-guided destroyer joined the fleet Oct. 15. “The Zumwalt class is much larger than today’s …More
Raids Target Ships’ Attackers
The Navy executed cruise-missile strikes against targets in Yemen Oct. 13, following recent attacks upon the destroyer Mason and two …More
Hurricane Relief Continues
Defense Department personnel and assets are continuing to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the aftermath of Hurricane …More
Mosul Liberation Effort Gets Underway
Iraqi troops, backed by coalition forces, launched a campaign Oct. 17 to defeat Islamic State fighters and liberate Mosul, the …More
Deployment Set for Big Red One Soldiers
Roughly 500 soldiers with the Fort Riley, Kan.-based 1st Infantry Division will deploy to Iraq sometime this fall in support …More
TRICARE To Cover Child Well-Care Visits
TRICARE, the Defense Department’s managed health-care program, now will cover well-child visits for eligible children up to age 21. Military.com …More
ONR Takes Aim at Barnacles
As long as navies and sailors have plied the seas, they have had to deal with barnacles – the crustacean …More
