Pentagon's Budget Proposal Increases Costs to Families A series of changes proposed in the president's annual budget plan looks to drastically change Tricare, increase health care...
Pentagon Now Says Army Mistakenly Sent Live Anthrax to All 50 States A probe into the service's mistaken shipments of live anthrax spores has widened to all 50 states, nine countries and 194...
Will Tricare Reforms Improve Access, Raise Fees or Both? Reform plans in Congress are moving away from the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission...
Cockpit Hypoxia 'Number One Safety Issue' for Naval Aviation The US Navy has yet to solve a pattern of hypoxia-like symptoms in the cockpit among pilots of F/A-18 Hornet and EA-18G...
Hagel Mulls Banning Smoking in Military Defense Secretary Hagel gave his support to moves by the services to consider banning tobacco sales on bases and ships.
Sick Woman Causes Pentagon Closures as Ebola Precaution The Pentagon has closed off a parking lot and building entrance after a woman was found vomiting in a parking lot of the...
HHS Develops an Anthrax Vaccine While DoD Stumbles The Health and Human Services Administration managed to come up with an vaccine without the dangerous shipment of live...
VA to Expand Coverage for Vets Exposed to Polluted Water at Lejeune The Veterans Affairs Department announced plans to expand disability benefits for vets exposed to contaminated water at...
Many Tricare Users to Pay Enrollment Fee under Congressional Proposal Many Tricare users would face annual enrollment fees in a newly named plan under a draft proposal released Monday by the...
Lawmaker to Services: Feed Troops Better A congressman is asking why there's so much junk food on base while the military loses troops who can't meet fitness...
Military Moves, School Enrollment and Spouse Employment Were Upended by Tuberville Promotions Blockade For the bulk of 2023, Tuberville placed the hold on all nominations for general and flag officers, which must be approved by...
Navy Officer Charged with Murdering Wife Last Year in Japan Hotel The family of Jesse Olsen said the Navy has provided little support since notifying Olsen's parents of the news.
Pentagon Will Use Health Screenings, Commanders to Ferret Out Trans Troops for Separations Despite the unresolved legal challenge, defense officials now say that they plan to utilize the military's regular health...
'They Don't Care About My Kids': Marine Families Take Military to Court After Child Abuse at Yuma Day Care In November, the families filed a federal tort claim, which allows individuals to litigate against the government. The filing...
One Trillion Dollars?! Nine Charts to Help Demystify the Pentagon's Budget Golden Dome, shipbuilding, warrior ethos: Here’s your primer to start following the Defense Department’s billions.
