Trump Signs Bill Adding Funds for Missile Defense, Destroyer Fixes The short-term funding bill includes money for missile defense and fixes for the U.S. Navy destroyers damaged in collisions.
Budget Battles Create More Risk for Military: Shanahan The Pentagon could have to file a proposed budget for 2019 before the defense budget for 2018 is officially passed.
Trump Signs 2018 Defense Bill: Here's What It Means for You So what's in the legislation for you? Here's a rundown of the top changes.
Marine Corps Ditches Towed Mortar System in Push to Fund Modernization The Marine Corps has hauled at least one program of record to the curb -- and is looking for more to cut.
Trump Touts New Security Strategy as Congress Warns of Costs President Donald Trump set forth Monday a new national security strategy to put "America first."
Congress Approves 2.1% Troop Pay Raise in 2017 The U.S. Senate on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in approving a 2.1 percent pay raise next year for troops.
If Government Shuts Down, 'No One Gets Paid,' DoD Comptroller Says All military personnel, including troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, would go without pay in the event of a shutdown.
McCain Wants to Fire Those Responsible for Weapons Cost Overruns The chairman of the SASC is playing hardball with the DoD when it comes to acquisition programs that end up billions over...
Navy Wasted Enough on Continuing Resolutions to Buy F-35 Squadron "Since 2011, we have put $4 billion in a trash can, put lighter fluid on top of it and burned it," Navy Secretary Richard...
Report: Cost of Post-9/11 Wars To Taxpayers $23K Apiece A new estimate of the costs of the post-9/11 wars puts the total at $5.6 trillion, or $23,386 for each taxpayer. Read more.
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...