Proposed Updates to Military Promotions Need OK from Congress: Carter The secretary wants to reform the military's 'up-or-out' promotion standards.
Carter's Personnel Overhaul Plan Dead on Arrival at Capitol Hill The chances of the defense secretary's plan to overhaul the military personnel system getting through Congress are slim.
Number of Zika Cases in US Military Rises to 55 All of the cases were "travel related," meaning that the virus was not contracted within the continental U.S.
Navy Personnel Chief to Sailors: You Have a Voice in Ratings Overhaul In this exclusive commentary to Military.com, Vice Adm. Robert Burke details the timeline for the proposed ratings changes.
Air Force C-130s May Battle Tennessee Wildfires Air Force C-130s designed for firefighting may be used to help battle deadly wildfires scorching thousands of acres in...
In Reversal, Navy Brings Back Beloved Ratings System The restoration of Navy rating titles was formally announced Wednesday in an administrative message from Adm. John Richardson...
Air Force Boosts Pay Incentives, Targets Retirees Amid Pilot Shortage The Air Force Secretary announced the service will increase its aircrew incentive pay for the first time since 1999.
Air Force to Let Fighter Pilots, Crew Stay at Preferred Bases The Air Force will give select fighter pilots and aircrew the ability to stay in rotations longer at select commands and...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
