Lawmakers Look to Make Military Housing More Livable with Annual Defense Bill The requirement is one of several provisions included in the Senate committee's National Defense Authorization Act aimed at...
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...
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...
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...
Lawmakers Pressure Air Force to Finally Make Space Command HQ Basing Decision Lawmakers are dialing up pressure on the Air Force to make a final decision about the permanent home for U.S. Space Command.
Biggest Troop Pay Raise in 2 Decades on Track in House Defense Bill Service members would get a 5.2% pay raise next year under the House Armed Services Committee's draft of the annual defense...
House Defense Bill Expected to Expand Food Allowance for Needy Troops The House's draft version of the bill, set for release later this month, is expected to include legislation that would allow...
Afghan Allies Would Get More Visas, More Time to Apply Under Proposal by Senators A new bill seeks to bring stability to the visa program for Afghans who helped U.S. troops by nearly doubling the number of...
Veteran High-Tech Job Training Program Could Be Renewed for 5 Years The House on voted 409-9 to approve a bill that would extend the Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
