Amid Shortfalls, Most USMC Requests for Ship Training Denied Last Year The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...
Navy Cutting Maintenance, Cannibalizing Planes Amid Readiness Crisis The head of naval aviation told Congress that ongoing aviation troubles, with high operational tempo and limited funding...
Lawmakers Back $400 Million for Possible A-10 Successor Key lawmakers support providing the Air Force with $400 million to explore buying a new light attack aircraft for missions in...
Budget Woes Threaten Marine Corps Plan to Defeat Enemy Drones A yearlong continuing resolution would threaten the Marine Corps' strategy to counter enemy unmanned aerial systems.
House Panel Backs Restoring Funds for Commissary Produce Shipments Fresh fruit and vegetable prices at commissaries in Asia and Guam could fall if a rule included in new legislation is...
Odierno: Sequestration Would Extend Deployments Soldiers preparing to deploy to Afghanistan may have to stay past 12 months if Congress allows cuts to begin next month.
Hale: Military Force-Outs, Civilian 'RIFs' Likely Keeping the military combat ready during budget chaos requires an accelerated force drawdown, DoD's chief financial officer...
DoD: Slow Compensation or Watch Readiness Fall The Joint Chiefs say that Congress is being too protective of military compensation while defense spending is under siege.
Gridlock, Sequester Deepen Military Budget Morass The uniformed chiefs got another shot at describing the readiness crisis that Congress has inflicted on the armed forces.
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...
