Proposed Ban on Tobacco Sales to Those Under 21 Would Affect Troops The national age limit to buy tobacco products would increase to 21 for civilians and service members alike.
Here's What the Guard and Reserve Gets in the 2020 Defense Spending Bill What's in the fiscal 2020 NDAA specifically for Guard and Reserve members? Here's a snapshot of some of the major changes.
Defense Budget Would Allow Pentagon to Pay Military Medical Malpractice Claims Advocates are hailing it as a partial victory over the longstanding "Feres Doctrine."
Here's How US Space Force Will Be Built Congress has moved forward with a proposal to place the Space Force under the Department of the Air Force.
'Widow's Tax' to Be Eliminated by 2023 in Proposed Defense Budget The final version of the fiscal 2020 defense budget would phase out the so-called "widow's tax" over three years if passed.
Amid Scandals, Lawmakers Want Better Tracking on High Troop Deployment Rates For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.
Congress Has Released Its $738 Billion Defense Budget. Here's What's Inside The military keeps its 3.1% pay raise in the final version of the bill.
'Avengers' Actor Asks Congress to Oppose Defense Budget Actor Mark Ruffalo is encouraging lawmakers to block the NDAA unless the budget keeps a toxic chemical out of drinking water.
Key Lawmaker 'Glowing' About Final Plan for Space Force This week, lawmakers are expected to reveal how the U.S. Space Force will be organized, according to two House members.
Navy Awards Largest Shipbuilding Contract Ever Amid Concerns over Budget A recent report questioned whether the Navy had accurately assessed strains of the workload on the industrial base.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...