Plans for a Bigger Navy Fleet Were Gaining Support. Now Leaders May Have to Start Over Gilday said he's less concerned about the number of platforms needed than closing what he sees as capability gaps at sea.
Air Force Special Ops Must 'Ruthlessly' Cut Legacy Systems, 3-Star General Says The Defense Department is predicting flat or declining budgets in future years.
Biden Family’s Military Ties May Influence Approach to Policy in White House The president-elect never served in the military, but he has experienced the worry and stress that military families suffer.
Shake-Ups Coming for Some Military Congressional Committees After the Election Here's a look at the committees that fund the armed services and VA, and the outcome of their leaderships' elections.
Senate Committee Wants to Cut Marine Corps Even Smaller, Keeps 3% Troop Pay Raise Like the House version, the Senate's bill would fund a 3% pay raise for active-duty troops, a guarantee that U.S. service...
How to Make Your Holidays Fit Your Budget If you haven't been faithfully stashing cash in a holiday fund throughout the year to offset gift-giving costs now, don't...
A Biden Administration Would Rewrite NDS, Toss 500-Ship Navy Overboard, Lawmaker Says A push to rename military bases honoring Confederate generals and leaders would also get a boost.
A 'Big Fight Coming' over Defense Budget if Dems Sweep Election, Lawmaker Says The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he favors a flat budget or slight reductions to Pentagon funding.
SecDef Esper Calls for More Defense Dollars to Offset Gains by China and Russia Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the military needs more funding to compete with China and Russia.
The Navy Really Does Need 500 Ships, Experts Say. But Paying for Them Won’t Be Easy The Navy could face serious hurdles in meeting a new goal to almost double the size of its fleet to more than 500 ships.
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
A Navy Veteran Is Determined to Find His Own Way Through PTSD—Without VA Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.