New Military Blast Exposure Policies Direct Cognitive Testing, Keeping Instructors Farther from Fired Weapons New military recruits will get baseline cognitive testing and training instructors will have to stand farther away when some...
Defense Chief Defends Decision to Throw Out Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind...
US Leaders Call for Calm in the Middle East, Even as More American Forces Head to the Region Top U.S. national security leaders are calling for calm in the Middle East and say they are directly pressing Israel, Iran...
US to Boost Military Presence in Mideast, Sending Fighter Jet Squadron and Keeping Carrier in Region The Pentagon has announced that the U.S. will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier...
National Guard Chief, VA Benefits Fix, Military Pay Raise: Here's What's Still on Congress' To-Do List as Recess Starts The National Guard will be without a Senate-confirmed leader until at least September after the Senate left for a five-week...
Funding for 5.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise Included in Senate's Pentagon Spending Bill A proposed 5.5% pay raise next year for junior enlisted troops has won the backing of a key Senate panel in charge of...
Army Doesn't Have Enough Soldiers for Potential Wars with China and Russia, Review Committee Says The Army is undermanned for a conflict with China or Russia, potential future fights that could expand across several...
Special Needs Military Families Report Mixed Feelings About Program to Help with Medical Care, Services The first-ever survey on the Defense Department's Exceptional Family Member Program found that Navy personnel are happier...
US Will Send $1.7 Billion in Military Aid to Ukraine The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of munitions for air...
Defense Secretary Austin Says Kamala Harris Was Always Part of Major National Security Decisions Austin, a retired four-star Army general and now a civilian Cabinet member and Biden appointee, painted Harris as prepared...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
