Cell Phones at Boot Camp: Navy Will Let Some Recruits Use Their Devices Beyond the announcement, the service offered few details about the policy change that promises to be a major shift in...
Wi-Fi for All Bases? Navy Weighs Quality-of-Life Improvements Amid Poor Living Conditions for Sailors in Shipyards The Navy's Quality of Service Cross-Functional Team has spent the last six months trying to improve conditions for sailors at...
Tax-Free Pay, 2-Year Leave of Absence for Parents Among Ideas Being Floated by House's Military Quality-of-Life Panel The quality-of-life panel was formed this congressional session to provide recommendations that could be included in next...
What's the Best Piece of Field Gear You've Ever Bought? We're surveying U.S. service members and veterans to find out what gear they use to supplement their standard-issue military...
Military Hunger: New Study Shows 1 in 8 Military Families Turned to Food Banks During the Pandemic Overall, data from 2020 and 2021 shows that more than 280,000 active-duty service members -- 24% of the military -- reported...
Data Brokers Are Selling Service Member Information for Pennies. It's a National Security Risk, Study Says Researchers found that the unregulated, multibillion-dollar industry poses a significant risk to national security -- and...
Crew Shortages, Bad Mattresses Causing Navy Surface Sailors to Lose Shut-Eye, Watchdog Says In a report to Congress this month, the Government Accountability Office said the service is not ensuring sailors get enough...
Marine Corps Barracks Issues Will Likely Take a Decade to Fix, But Work Is Underway, Commandant Says Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said he and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Carlos Ruiz have "crossed the line of departure" to...
Whiteman Air Force Base Is Scrambling to Find Out Why High Radon Levels at a Day Care Center Were Ignored An audit last month of radon sampling at the base revealed the 2022 findings "were not acted upon," a memo detailed.
Soldiers Are Getting Burned Out. Army Leadership Knows It's a Problem. In many cases, soldiers are spending more time away from home now than during the peak of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
New Army Shaving Policy Will Allow Soldiers with Skin Condition that Affects Mostly Black Men to Be Kicked Out The Army is preparing to roll out a new policy that could lead to soldiers diagnosed with a chronic skin condition that...
Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the...
Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won't Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings The new formation is set to recruit tech executives to work on major Army challenges, but the service has not articulated...
Trump Said He OK'd Iran's Plan to Strike Al Udeid. His Top Military Adviser Said Troops There Fended Off Missiles. The Iranians "were very nice. They gave us warning," Trump told reporters. "They said, 'We're going to shoot 'em. Is one o...
Fort Bragg Officer and Ex-Wife Accused of Murdering Adopted Children Now Behind Bars Warrant Officer Anthony Rivera, 36, of Fayetteville, and his former wife Danielle Kennedy, 36, of Arizona, were charged May...
