Army Close to Breakthrough in Night Marksmanship U.S. combat troops are comfortable operating at night but still struggle to hit enemies on the run with accurate rifle fire.
Military Hospitals Are Key to Keeping Medical Staff Combat-Ready Lawmakers are looking for ways to balance combat readiness of hospitals and clinics with reforming military health care.
Spare Parts Shortage Grounds Many Marine Corps Aircraft 60 percent of the total are considered temporarily non-mission capable, either awaiting maintenance, in-service repair or...
Commanders Worry Budget Cuts Will Hurt Readiness Commanders told lawmakers they were concerned that spending reductions proposed in the budget would cut down on readiness.
Army Defends Cutting Aviation Assets in Budget Plan Members of Congress questioned U.S. Army leaders on Thursday about their budget plans to cut deep into the service's aviation...
Missile Shortage, Hiring Freeze Spur Readiness Woes: Generals U.S. Army generals told lawmakers that a shortage of missiles and the federal hiring freeze create readiness headaches.
Marines Open Experimental Combat Unit to Women The Marine Corps will open a combat unit to women to collect data for the overall effort to integrate them into combat roles.
Army Reserve Chief: Boost Reserves With Active-Duty Troops Again The chief of the Army Reserve on Wednesday recommended that Regular Army soldiers be assigned to Reserve units to boost...
US Military Budget Cuts Stretching 'Screaming Eagles' to the Limit President Trump has pledged to rebuild units like the 101st and recently announced a $54 billion increase in defense spending...
Navy Fights to Stay Ready with Fewer Dollars The 2015 Pentagon budget submission has forced the sea service to adjust priorities to maintain readiness.
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...