Lawmakers Build Support for Fight Against ISIL Several experts have indicated that there is growing political will to confront ISIL as well as enough funding in the 2015...
Obama Nominates First Airman for JCS Leadership Position in 10 Years President Obama's nomination of Air Force Gen. Paul Selva as vice chairman marks the first time in ten years an airman has...
New SecDef Says President Obama Needs Military’s Help New Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Thursday that President Obama needs policy guidance from a military perspective.
Joint Chiefs to Get Overhaul as Obama Presidency Nears Final Approach President Obama plans to overhaul the Joint Chiefs of Staff this year as he seeks to replace a handful of longtime members...
White House Says F-35s Not For Sale to Gulf Arab States President Obama's Camp David summit with the Gulf Arab states on Thursday will seek to boost arms sales to the Gulf neighbors...
Congress: White House Acted In Haste On Bergdahl Swap The White House had to act with extreme urgency to gain the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and had no time to give...
White House Submits $59 Billion War Budget The $58.6 billion request for so-called Overseas Contingency Operations next year is $20.9 billion less than the $79.4...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...