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3.8% Raise for Service Members Endorsed by House and Senate Defense Bills The raise is consistent with the Trump administration's budget request for next year, as is the overall value of the House...
What to Do When a Military Spouse Loses Income When you’re depending on that paycheck to cover essentials like rent, car payments or groceries, losing it can turn your...
Midyear Financial Tuneup for Military Families: Your Money Needs Regular Care Too If July had a motto, it could look something like this: "Still time to make this year awesome."
After Navy Federal Overdraft Fees Case Dropped, Experts Warn Troops Will Need to Be More Vigilant Former officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, are calling the watchdog's choice to let Navy...
Declare Your Financial Independence: A Fourth of July Guide to Freedom Just like our nation's founders took bold action to secure a better future, we can take a few deliberate steps to build...
When to Be Wary of Free Financial Advice, Plus Alternatives Available to Military Households Financial companies offering free financial advice usually make their income by selling financial products such as insurance...
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...
Pentagon Pulls Top Officers from Colorado Security Conference, Claiming It Promotes 'Evil of Globalism' The Pentagon has pulled a host of top military officials from attending a major security conference in Colorado that was set...
Casualty Evacuation Training Conducted at Camp Pendleton U.S. Marines and a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman conduct casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC) training...
The House Gives Final Approval to Trump’s Big Tax Bill and Sends it to Him to Sign House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday...
Denmark: EU Must Fill the Gap as US Pauses Some Weapons Shipments to Ukraine Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday the E.U. must fill the gap as the U.S. announced it would...
Trump Says Deal for Ceasefire in Gaza Is Closer After Israel Agrees on Terms, AP Explains U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
In One of the Marines' Most Iconic Jobs, a Stunning Pattern of Suicide Marine Corps drill instructors are a national symbol of discipline. But for some, their imposing persona belies a dark...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Army Set to Overhaul Length of Noncommissioned Officer Academies to Cut Costs The Advanced Leader Course, or ALC, and Senior Leader Course, or SLC, would be compressed from eight to 16 weeks down to just...
Trinity Test Fallout Victims in New Mexico Finally Get Compensation After 80 Years Congress earlier this month finally got around to making New Mexico fallout victims of the first test of an atomic bomb and...
America's Only Rare Earth Producer Gets a Boost from Apple and Pentagon Agreements They are important ingredients in everything from smartphones and submarines to EVs and fighter jets, and it's those military...
Navy in Cleaning Phase of Red Hill Facility Navy officials told a special state House of Representatives committee that highly engineered cleaning has gone well so far...
America's Only Rare Earth Producer Gets a Boost from Apple and Pentagon Agreements They are important ingredients in everything from smartphones and submarines to EVs and fighter jets, and it's those military...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Moving NASA HQ from DC to Space Coast Still on Lawmakers’ Minds As newly elected President Trump announced laid out his plans to reduce workforce and waste, Florida politicians began...
Golden Dome Expected to Supercharge Space Economy, Development Challenges Ahead President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" approved in early July allocated $25 billion for Golden Dome, a missile defense...
Former Marine Gets 40 Years for Extorting Minors as NCIS Ramps Up Efforts to Catch Online Predators The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which led the investigation into Fritzinger, found that he had been serially...
Pendleton Marine Charged with Sexual Exploitation of Middle School Students Pfc. Justin Ryder Simmons, 19, was arrested June 16 at Camp Pendleton, California. He was extradited to his home state of...
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Awarded Medals for Heroic Texas Flood Rescues The Corpus Christi, Texas, crew is credited with rescuing 18 people and helping to evacuate 165 from life-threatening...
As Coast Guard Receives Billions in New Arctic Funding, Alaska Region Gets New Commander and Name Last week, President Donald Trump signed a budget bill with almost $25 billion for new Coast Guard construction, including...