Increased Funding for Next-Gen Army Helos, Vehicles in Senate’s NDAA
The Senate has passed its version of the Pentagon's budget bill.
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Military Budget Battle Focuses On Border Wall Funding, Deployments
Republicans are pushing to restore military funding for the border wall.
Bill Would Allow Troops to Freeze Eggs or Sperm, Delay Postpartum Deployments
The House’s fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act would institute a number of measures to support active-duty family...
Congress Takes 1st Step in Forcing Marines to Make Boot Camp Coed
The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps men and women in separate units during entry-level recruit training.
Military Pay Raise Safe, All Else Uncertain in Defense Budget, Key Lawmaker Says
Rep. Adam Smith wants to cut $17 billion from the administration's $750 billion defense budget.
Navy's Plan to Retire a Carrier Early Could Be Axed by New Bill
Members of the HASC have drafted legislation that would bar the defense secretary from reducing the number of carriers.
Senate Committee's Defense Spending Plan Includes More Money for Amphibs
The Senate Armed Services Committee's budget plan would restore some funding for Navy warships that Marines say they need .
Lawmakers Align on 3.1% Pay Raise, Efforts to Slow Cuts to Military Medical Billets
The draft House defense authorization bill also contains health and child care provisions.
Senators Nearly Triple Army Request for Stryker Cannons
Army budget officials initially requested $144.4 million for the Stryker "MOD" effort in the base budget.
New Space Force Details Emerge in Senate Spending Plan
Lawmakers have decided to keep the Space Force's top uniformed leader from joining the Joint Chiefs for a year.
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Police Officer Killed in Line of Duty Was Father of 4 and Army Veteran
Kelvin Ansari left behind a wife and four children ranging in ages from 5 to 25. He had served 21 years in the Army.
Members of Marine Motorcycle Club Among 7 Killed in New Hampshire Crash
The bikers were members of a Massachusetts chapter of Jarheads Motorcycle Club, a group of veterans and military personnel.
His Suicide Note Was a Message to the Navy. The Way He Died Was the Exclamation Point
Leadership "contributed" to Brandon Caserta's decision to take his own life, an investigation found.
Iran Chose To Take Out Drone Instead of Manned Navy Jet, lranian General Says
Iran claimed that it could have killed Americans by shooting down a P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft.
The Marines’ Urban Warfare Tactics Are Outdated. Here’s How They Plan to Fix That.
The four-year effort, known as Project Metropolis, is being led by the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico.