House Panel Approves Defense Bill with Highest Pay Raise in Decades After Culture War Brawl Fights over diversity training, COVID-19 and LGBTQ+ troops dominated the House Armed Services Committee's yearly markup of...
Protections for Troops Booted over COVID Vaccine Mandate Added to House Defense Bill The five vaccine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act passed largely along party lines, though a few...
DoD Won't Reimburse Pet Travel in 2023, Cuts Maximum Benefit by Half A new pet transportation entitlement won't be available to military households this summer moving season.
Lawmakers Advance Bill to Let Disabled Vets Collect Full Benefits, But Hurdles to Passage Remain The HASC approved the Major Richard Star Act, which would ensure service members who medically retire before 20 years have...
Stolen Valor Researchers Sound Alarm on House Proposal to Curtail Access to Military Records Uncovering when people are lying about their military service could be harder under a proposal in Congress to restrict public...
A-10s Were Saved from Retirement for Years. Congress May Not Swoop to the Rescue This Time. A draft of the House's version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act policy bill would allow the service to reduce...
New Law Says Troops Get Up to $4,000 for Pet PCS Costs -- But DoD Hasn't Implemented It A new pet transportation entitlement may not be available to military households this summer moving season.
Tuberville Offered Vote in Senate But Still Won't Drop Hold on Military Promotions A Senate committee will debate a bill to roll back the Pentagon's abortion policy, but the senator who has blocked hundreds...
Enlisted Troops Could See 30% Pay Hike Under House's 2024 Defense Spending Bill A House panel's proposal for annual Pentagon spending would give E-6s and below significant increases in their base pay.
Senators Seeks More Safeguards in JROTC Program After Reports of Sexual Abuse The bill, dubbed the JROTC Safety Act, comes after reports that instructors engaged in widespread sexual misconduct against...
8 Legendary US Military Snipers The most notable snipers in U.S. military history aren’t just legends – they include real soldiers, sailors and Marines who...
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Military Veteran Says Having His Security Clearance Revoked Gave Added Incentive for Senate Run Joel Willett, a military veteran and former CIA officer, has launched his Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate from...
Pentagon Plan Pits US Marines Against California Off-Roaders and Civilian Pilots The U.S. Marine Corps tried once to occupy this remote stretch of California desert beloved by off-roaders — but officials...