'One of the Greatest of the Greatest Generation': A Final Farewell to Bob Dole Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley served as the personal escort Friday for former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, D-N.C.
After Years of Delays, Congress Prepares 2-Year Deadline for Pentagon to Finish Testing for ‘Forever Chemicals’ With less than one-third of nearly 700 locations through the identification process, Congress wants the timeline accelerated.
Commanding Officers Must Help Troops Get Mental Health Care Under New Legislation The provision is in response to the 2018 suicide of a sailor who was bullied by a supervisor and faced challenges receiving...
House Approves Defense Bill with Pared-Down Reforms The House voted 363-70 on Tuesday night to approve the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA.
Troops Booted for Refusing Vaccine Guaranteed at Least a General Discharge Under Defense Bill The measure, which is almost certain to become law, comes as thousands of service members remain unvaccinated.
Pentagon UFO Rapid Response Teams Ordered Up by Congress The expansive measures come two weeks after the Pentagon announced a new group aimed at analyzing UAP (unidentified aerial...
Law Aimed at Helping Millions Exposed to Burn Pits and Toxins Would Cost at Least $282 Billion Bills introduced in Congress that would broaden eligibility for VA medical care and disability benefits would top $200...
Troops Would Get 12 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave as Part of Defense Bill Deal The final defense policy bill standardizes the benefits across the military branches and allows leave for birth, adoption and...
Gillibrand's Case for Sweeping Military Justice Reform Is Built on Misperceptions and Defective Data If lawmakers hope to find evidence-based advocacy in the letter from Gillibrand and her colleagues, they will be profoundly...
Congress Drops Effort to Add Women to the Draft Women will not have to sign up for a potential draft any time soon after an effort to add them to the Selective Service...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.