Services Gear Up To Restore Tuition Assistance The services held off on lifting suspension of tuition assistance programs to review legislation that calls for their...
Sequestration Hits Program to House Homeless Vets Communities that have helped veterans get off the streets and into housing are dropping a critical assistance program because...
Hagel Forecasts Massive Cuts to Troop Numbers Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel outlines worst-case budget scenario Wednesday.
AFA Opens Amid Swirling Syria and Budget Debates The Air Force's top generals will converge on Washington D.C. Monday for the Air Force Association's annual conference as the...
Government Shutdown Freezes Key VA Services While the Department of Veterans Affairs will not shut down all operations, many will be hit by the shutdown.
Confusion Hovers over Pay, Bonuses in Shutdown The status of military incentive pay and bonuses is caught up in the politics of the government shutdown.
Lawmakers Agree to Undo Some Sequestration Cuts Congressional budget committees have wrangled a budget deal that would partially shield the DoD from automatic spending cuts.
Defense Budget Would Cut Troop Pay and Benefits The Defense Department is proposing limiting troop pay raises, reducing housing allowances and cutting funding for...
Generals Say Troops Understand Need for Pay Cuts Military personnel officials tell lawmakers their troops understand cuts to benefits and pay are necessary to maintain...
Congressman Says Wrong Time to Dry Dock Cruisers Lawmakers believe that the Navy's plans to pull half of its cruiser fleet out of commission for expensive upgrades will mean...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Don't Dishonor Veterans with Broken Promises and Empty Gestures It's time to get back in step with the veteran community -- not with fanfare, but with follow-through.
The Best Running Workouts to Improve Your Time on Military Fitness Tests If you want to ace a timed run over the 1.5- to three-mile distances used in most military running tests, the pacing strategy...
Defense Department to Review List of Medical Conditions that Disqualify Potential Recruits from Serving The review follows changes over the last three years that expanded waivers for 51 conditions.
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...