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Questions Remain as DoD Gets Ready to Cut 18,000 Medical Personnel
Pentagon officials are keeping quiet on details surrounding a plan to cut 18,000 medical billets across the military.
Vets, Troops Can Get Free Sports Gear for Their Kids. Here's How.
There's nothing cheap about kids and sports, but one Minnesota-based nonprofit is trying to make kinetic activities for milit...
5 Reasons to Live Off Base
There are a lot of factors that play into your decision on whether to live inside or outside the base gates, and there's no b...
Commissary 101: How to Shop at the Commissary
You can make the most of your commissary trip and feel like an old pro whether it's your first time or 50th, by reading our g...
Find Your 2019 BAH Rate
Many active-duty troops will see their Basic Allowance for Housing rise in their 2019 paychecks.
The 2019 Military Spouse of the Year Wants to Help You with Your Passions
Instead of developing grand plans for the coming year, she wants to listen to others and learn how her seat in the spotlight...
Single Soldiers to Face Longer OCONUS Tours
Army officials are looking to decrease the costs of moving families.
VA Hospitals to Ban All Tobacco Use, Vaping
All Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities will be completely smoke-free by October.
What Do Donuts and TSP Have in Common? Nothing, Except This
"Donut" miss this important connection.
6 Hot Military Spouse Job Hunt Tips from Hiring Insiders
These military spouse job hunt tips will get you in front of companies looking to hire veterans and military spouses.
Retirees Can Soon Stay at This Military Lodge
Military retirees and troops can soon stay at the U.S. military's resort in Germany after a 2015 rule change was overturned.
The Top 10 Military Stories of 2018
This list highlights 10 topics from 2018 chosen by Military.com editors as having the most significance.
Major VA Change Info Coming to Your Mailbox
Veterans have started receiving a letter from the VA updating them on major changes coming to health care access.
You Sent This World War II Vet 500 Birthday Cards
What's the best way to celebrate a 100-year-old veteran's birthday? With cake -- and about 500 birthday cards and presents.
Free Museums for Military Families Marks 10th Year
Do you like free summer fun? So do we. And that's why this program is great.
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Should Low-Income Military Families Get a Food Allowance? White House Says No
A provision in the House defense policy bill would create an entitlement to cover food and other needs.
Here's the New Marine Corps Weapon that Just Destroyed an Iranian Drone
The Marine Corps' Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, known as LMADIS, jammed an Iranian drone.
Lawmaker Orders Investigation into 'Pink Tax' on Women's Military Uniforms
A bill in Congress would order a GAO report on whether there really are gender disparities in uniform prices.
US Marine Corps Asks Duncan Hunter to Stop Using Marine Symbols for Campaign
The service apparently wrote Hunter a letter asking him to immediately stop using the USMC Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem.
Marines' New Top Officer Wants to Give New Moms a Full Year Off
The commandant's plan would drastically expand the service's maternity leave benefits.
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Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber turned 30 on July 17, 2019. Watch moments of its groundbreaking first flight...
On July 17th, 1989, The B-2 Spirit Bomber took its first flight in Palmdale, California. Thirty years later, the...
Col. (Dr.) Andrew “Drew” Morgan was selected to be a NASA astronaut in 2013 when he was serving as...
Army News
What's Keeping Generals up at Night? Cyber Threats
America, the world's most computer-dependent nation, is especially vulnerable to cyber attack.
Despite Opposition, Gamecocks Pick Retired General as School's Next President
The former superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point said he is honored to be named UCS's next president.
Driverless Army Combat Vehicles Face Uncertain Future, General Says
The head of Army Futures Command says combat systems capable of controlling themselves will be difficult to achieve.
Navy News
Norfolk Navy Airman Sentenced in Murder for Hire Plot
Navy Airman Uriel Gerardo-Olivas will also receive a dishonorable discharge.
Leonardo Helicopter Clears Final FAA Approval
If selected by the Navy this fall, the company would produce up to 130 helicopters at its Philadelphia production facility.
Navy Ends Search for Sailor Missing from the Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln
The sailor was reported overboard in the Arabian Sea July 17.
Air Force News
Eglin AFB F-35s Hit Their Highest Mission-Capable Rate
The 33rd Fighter Wing posted a 77.1% mission-capable rate for the 33 F-35s on its flight line.
Some Don't Like It Hot: Shorts on the Way for Maintainers at Nellis Air Force Base
The high-stress, high-heat environment prompted officials to get utility shorts for its maintenance crew, officials said.
Air Force JTAC Awarded Silver Star for Calling Airstrikes Under Fire
Tech. Sgt. Michael Perolio received the third-highest award for valor in combat during a ceremony Thursday.
Marine Corps News
Married Marine Colonels to Take on Separate Commands on the Same Day
During two separate Marine Corps change-of-command ceremonies Friday in North Carolina, Col. Ebitz will take the reins.
USS Kearsarge, USS Arlington Return Home After Deployment
The USS Kearsarge and USS Arlington returned to Norfolk Thursday following a seven-month deployment.
Here's the New Marine Corps Weapon that Just Destroyed an Iranian Drone
The Marine Corps' Light Marine Air Defense Integrated System, known as LMADIS, jammed an Iranian drone.
Coast Guard News
Here's How the US Coast Guard Helped Put El Chapo Away for Life
Drug interdictions by the service played a role in convicting the kingpin.
Barry Drenches Gulf Coast, but Initially Spares New Orleans
Coast Guard helicopters rescued a dozen people and two pets from flooded areas of Terrebonne Parish, south of New Orleans.
Coast Guard Cutter Holds Line on China During Rare Pacific Deployment
Bertholf returned July 2 from the Coast Guard's first full-length deployment to the Western Pacific in seven years.