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U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division walk on a dismounted patrol outside Camp Fenty, Afghanistan, on Feb. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook)

Lawmakers Question Huge Increase in Pentagon's 'War Budget' for Fiscal 2020

Lawmakers charged that the proposed huge increase in Overseas Contingency Operations funding is a budgetary "gimmick."

A soldier stands guard at the damaged entrance to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, in the aftermath of hurricane Michael. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Air Force Can't Start Storm Repair Projects at Tyndall Due to Funding Gap

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Tuesday said the service has been forced to postpone rebuilding efforts.

The Army and the Marine Corps show off the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicle at a test track at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Army's Brand-New Combat Vehicle Was Designed for the Last War, Esper Says

The secretary of the Army said the service could not rule out cuts to the service's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.

Sailors with Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 watch as an SM-2 missile is lowered into a vertical launch system during an expeditionary ordnance reload training evolution with Navy Munitions Command CONUS West aboard the USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California, on March 13, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Class William S. Parker)

$310 million in California Military Construction May Be Safe from Border Wall Cuts

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Camp Pendleton and Fort Irwin appear safe from having funding diverted to the border wall.

In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, photo, a new barrier is built along the Texas-Mexico border near downtown El Paso. Such barriers have been a part of El Paso for decades and are currently being expanded, even as the fight over President Donald Trump's desire to wall off the entire U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Senators Demand Answers on Construction Projects Bumped to Fund Border Wall

Senators continue to press the Defense Department over reprogramming projects.

Paratroopers from 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade CH-47 Chinook helicopter for an airborne operation, at Juliet Drop Zone, in Pordenone, Italy. (Photo Credit: Paolo Bovo)

Army Secretary Defends Decision to Cut CH-47 Chinook Program

The U.S. Army's top officials on Tuesday had to defend the service's decision to stop buying CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

Army Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army, addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard Association of the United States 140th General Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Aug. 25, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/Jim Greenhill)

Army to Invest in Camouflage that Blocks Soldiers' Heat Signatures

Milley agreed that advanced camouflage technologies will be needed if units are going to survive on the future battlefield.

Master Chief Petty Officer Gregory Zerfass and Petty Officer 1st Class Allen Birt, members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's navigation division, play catch during ice liberty is the Ross Sea, Jan. 9, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener)

Coast Guard Budget Proposal 'Dead on Arrival' in Congress, Lawmaker Says

The White House's budget proposal would underfund critical Coast Guard missions, House leaders charged Tuesday.

In this April 12, 2017, photo, light shines through the stained glass at the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy outside Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Air Force Academy Chapel Renovation Halted After Funds Moved

A renovation of the Air Force Academy chapel has been canceled after funds were transferred to a Florida base.

U.S. Senate Minority Whip and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin provides remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Olmsted Locks and Dam, Aug. 30, in Olmsted, IL., Aug. 30, 2018. (U.S. Army photo/Jacqueline Tate)

Senators Grill Army Secretary over Plan to 'Raid' Personnel Funds for Border Wall

Lawmakers expressed outrage over Trump's plan to take $1 billion from the Army's personnel account to pay for a border wall.

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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

Ray Weaver, of Lancaster, Pa., supports Rolling Thunder 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joshua L. DeMotts)

Thunder's End: Rolling Thunder to Mark Final Memorial Day Event This Weekend

This year's annual Rolling Thunder veterans tribute will be the last.

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Five Sailors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Charged with Sexual Assault

Five sailors were arrested at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on charges that the men sexually assaulted a woman last year.

Only 55% of Americans Know Why the Nation Marks Memorial Day, Survey Finds

Little more than half of Americans know the true meaning of Memorial Day, according to a survey.

The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) pulls into the Bay of Naples, March 4, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo/Daniel Viramontes)

Sailors Created 'Rape List' Aboard Navy's 2nd Sub to Integrate Women

The Florida, homeported in Kings Bay, Georgia, was the second submarine to integrate enlisted women.