SecNav Nominee Eyes Tough Choices on Troop Benefits The nominee for secretary of the Navy hinted that tough choices may be ahead for the military when it comes to benefits.
Survey: Most Enlistees Don't Value Commissaries Most active duty troops, especially enlistees, don't value the commissaries as much as the government pays to operate them.
Commissaries Could Soon Carry Generic Items In a rule reversal, commissaries will soon be permitted to sell generic products thanks to a measure included in the 2015...
Senators Decry Plan to Change Status of Commissary Employees A group of Democrat Senators sent a letter to the DoD decrying a proposal that would change the employment status of...
Commissary Won't Release Food Stamp Info Sold to Firms, Attorney Says It remains unclear why the FOIA request for information about the WIC and SNAP programs was denied.
Marine Corps Moves Newspaper to Back of Stores The U.S. Marine Corps has moved an independent weekly newspaper to the back of exchange stores on bases around the world, a...
Commissaries Get Unexpected $90 Million Boost from Congress A spending bill, expected to be passed by lawmakers, will restore $100 million cut to the Defense Commissary Agency's budget...
Lawmaker Seeks Investigation into Commissary Produce Price Hikes A lawmaker has asked the Defense Department to investigate changes to the produce pricing structure in Asia and Guam.
Military Star Card Rollout Starts at Commissaries Commissary shoppers will be able to use the Military Star credit card at stores systemwide by Nov. 9, officials announced...
Military Brass Slashes Commissary Budget by $1B Commissary funding will be slashed by $1 billion over the next three years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel confirmed Monday --...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
2 US Navy Pilots Shot Down over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
Syrian Soldiers Distance Themselves from Assad in Return for Promised Amnesty Some members of the defunct military told The Associated Press that they had joined Assad's forces because it meant a stable...
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
![Members of Bashar Assad's army line up to register with Syrian rebels in Damascus, Syria.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-12/ApNewsroom_Syria_93981.jpg?itok=KtmjProB "Members of Bashar Assad's army, or a pro-government militia, line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation process" in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)")
