National Guard Chief, VA Benefits Fix, Military Pay Raise: Here's What's Still on Congress' To-Do List as Recess Starts The National Guard will be without a Senate-confirmed leader until at least September after the Senate left for a five-week...
Funding for 5.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise Included in Senate's Pentagon Spending Bill A proposed 5.5% pay raise next year for junior enlisted troops has won the backing of a key Senate panel in charge of...
Army Doesn't Have Enough Soldiers for Potential Wars with China and Russia, Review Committee Says The Army is undermanned for a conflict with China or Russia, potential future fights that could expand across several...
Special Needs Military Families Report Mixed Feelings About Program to Help with Medical Care, Services The first-ever survey on the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program found that Navy personnel are happier...
US Will Send $1.7 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Kamala Harris Was Always Part of Major National Security Decisions Austin, a retired four-star Army general and now a civilian Cabinet member and Biden appointee, painted Harris as prepared...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
Pentagon Arctic Report Calls for More Investment in Sensors, Equipment to Keep Up with Russia, China The U.S. Defense Department must invest more to upgrade sensors, communications and space-based technologies in the Arctic to...
Reform JROTC Before New School Year Begins to Prevent Sexual Assault, Senators Tell DoD As a new school year approaches, a group of Senate Democrats is pressing the Defense Department to implement legally mandated...
Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, concerned that service member pay was not keeping pace with the private sector or inflation...
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...
