Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Army's New Fitness Test Might Change Again as Congress Looks to Switch Standards An amendment in the NDAA would direct the Army to establish fitness standards for troops in combat roles that would be higher...
Troops Making Less than $45,000 Would Get 'Inflation Bonus' Under House Proposal The proposed bonus of 2.4% was floated by Rep. Jared Golden as part of a proposed amendment to the $802 billion annual...
Sweeping Military Justice Reforms Get New Life in Annual Defense Bill Changes to the military justice system that got cut from last year's defense policy bill have been revived in the version of...
Congress Members Aim to Get Medal of Honor for Korean War Pilot Nicknamed the 'Original Top Gun' For 35 minutes, U.S. Navy fighter pilot Royce Williams engaged solo in an aerial dogfight with seven Soviet MiG-15 pilots...
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
Supercharging Military Pay Raises Because of Inflation Being Weighed in Congress With inflation hovering as high as 8.3%, lawmakers are signaling they expect to wrangle over a bigger raise for troops.
Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange, Radiation, Toxic Water Included in Landmark Burn Pit Bill The bill, expected to be signed by President Biden, contains a number of initiatives to help veterans sickened during...
Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Nears Finish Line After Senate Passage The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act would extend benefits to an estimated 3.5 million vets exposed...
Troop Leave for Abortion Services Would Be Protected in House Defense Spending Bill House Democrats are moving to ensure service members can take leave to get an abortion ahead of the Supreme Court's expected...
77 Years After Battle's End, Okinawa Wants US Base Reduced Okinawa is marking the 77th anniversary of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.
Army Officer Overseeing Safety Gets Prison Sentence After Private's Death on Firing Range An Army officer was found negligent and sentenced to four months in prison for failing to follow safety procedures at a Fort...
VA Employee Caught on Camera Beating, Kicking Veteran Patient in Head The employee, a patient advocate at a VA clinic in Atlanta, was arrested in April and charged with assault.
Soldier 'Sextortion' Cases Surged During the Pandemic, Army Statistics Show In 2022, Army CID says that it has already received 61 reports of sextortion nearing the year's midpoint.
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
