Closing a Chapter of History, Last Army Base Ditches Confederate Namesake Following Years-Long Effort The Army on Friday redesignated the last of nine installations that had been named after Civil War-era Confederates...
Bill Giving Veterans Deemed 'Mentally Incompetent' Easier Access to Guns Gains Steam with Senate Approval The Senate has approved a measure that would ease some veterans' access to guns, brushing aside objections from most...
Here's How New House Speaker Mike Johnson Voted on Veteran and Military Issues Last year Johnson voted against the PACT Act, considered the biggest increase of veterans benefits in a generation.
Give Guardsmen and Reservists the Same Parental Leave as Active-Duty Troops, Lawmakers Tell Defense Bill Negotiators A push to give National Guardsmen and reservists the same parental leave benefits as their active-duty counterparts is...
VA Says It Performed 88 Abortions in the Past Year, But Congress Again Threatens Subpoenas in Pursuit of More Details While the department gave the committee top-line figures of how many abortions it performed, it declined to provide any more...
Navy Exchange Warned that Sales of Popular Computer Brand Are a Potential Security Threat A leading brand of personal computers that is sold in Navy Exchange stores is coming under fire by a House panel focused on...
Texas Congressman Wants House to Renounce GOP Contenders' Threats of Military Strikes in Mexico Talk of attacking drug cartels south of the border by drone or special forces has become increasingly popular among...
Service Academies Honor Law Allowing Cadets to Have Kids Even as Pentagon Policy Lags The military service academies are all following the spirit of a nearly one-year-old law that allows cadets and Midshipmen...
No Protections for Troop Paychecks Yet as Lawmakers Bicker and Shutdown Grows More Likely The uncertainty over troop pay comes as government funding is on track to expire at midnight Saturday.
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...