Boost to Enlisted Pay and Benefits Eyed by Top House Lawmakers Rep. Mike Rogers said he and committee Chairman Adam Smith want a sizable increase for enlisted troops as part of next year's...
House Moves to Bar Private Funding of National Guard Missions The issue of private funding of Guard missions became a controversy after Gov. Kristi Noem announced that 50 Guardsmen were...
House Committee Pushes for a Review of the Afghan War and Withdrawal, Approves a Commission Republican members hammered the Biden administration for the August withdrawal and evacuation of Americans and Afghans from...
Congress Wants to Know How the Air Force Will Get a Better F-35A Engine The legislation calls on the Pentagon to tell lawmakers how it would integrate the propulsion system being developed under...
Pentagon Begins Process to Purge Confederate Names from Military Bases, Property The NDAA created a commission to put an end to the longstanding U.S. military tradition of honoring Confederate leaders.
Jobs, Education and EFMP: Here's What Spouses Need to Know from the Upcoming Defense Law An annual law that could go into effect before the end of the year has a bevy of updates for military members, including a 3%...
Defense Bill Sets Up New Maternity Uniform Loan Program for Pregnant Troops Soon-to-be moms in the military could receive free loaner maternity uniforms if next year’s defense policy bill becomes law.
Lawmakers Just Saved Dozens of A-10 Warthogs from the Boneyard The Air Force may be desperate to retire a significant chunk of its A-10 fleet, but lawmakers have other ideas.
Lawmakers Press for 'Strong Vote' on Defense Budget Bill to Thwart Trump Veto Threat Leaders of the HASC said a veto on the National Defense Authorization Act would harm troops and readiness.
Space Force Won't Be Forced to Use Navy Ranks, Lawmakers Decide Lawmakers "strongly encouraged" service leaders to consider "all the military services historic rank structures."
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...
