5 Things to Start Your Week -- 12/18/17 Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com:
Mattis Gives Guarded OK to New Military Force Authorization Defense Secretary Jim Mattis gave his conditional approval to a new authorization for the use of military force. Read more.
Niger Officials, Pentagon at Odds Over Ambush That Killed 4 US Troops Nigerien officials and villagers have given accounts of the ambush that are at odds with the Pentagon's initial version.
U.S. Army has Growing Role in Africa Missions The fight against Ebola is only the latest of the Army’s Africa expanding mission set, which has grown in recent years.
General Says No Soldiers Have Asked Out of Ebola Deployments The Army will stick to the plan to ramp up deployments to Africa later this month despite concerns expressed by top health...
450 US Troops Returning from Ebola Deployments The Pentagon said Thursday that 450 U.S. service members are in the process of returning home from their deployments to West...
Leaders Not Sure if Troops on Ebola Deployments Will Receive R&R Military leaders have not yet decided whether troops deployed to West Africa will receive mid-tour leave, officials told Army...
Were You Exposed To Burn Pits While Deployed? The VA's Burn Pit Registry tracks long term effects of exposure to open burn pits in Desert Storm. OEF, and other operations...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but...
GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe...
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...
