Marine Corps Ditches Towed Mortar System in Push to Fund Modernization The Marine Corps has hauled at least one program of record to the curb -- and is looking for more to cut.
Trump Touts New Security Strategy as Congress Warns of Costs President Donald Trump set forth Monday a new national security strategy to put "America first."
Congress Approves 2.1% Troop Pay Raise in 2017 The U.S. Senate on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in approving a 2.1 percent pay raise next year for troops.
If Government Shuts Down, 'No One Gets Paid,' DoD Comptroller Says All military personnel, including troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, would go without pay in the event of a shutdown.
McCain Wants to Fire Those Responsible for Weapons Cost Overruns The chairman of the SASC is playing hardball with the DoD when it comes to acquisition programs that end up billions over...
Navy Wasted Enough on Continuing Resolutions to Buy F-35 Squadron "Since 2011, we have put $4 billion in a trash can, put lighter fluid on top of it and burned it," Navy Secretary Richard...
Report: Cost of Post-9/11 Wars To Taxpayers $23K Apiece A new estimate of the costs of the post-9/11 wars puts the total at $5.6 trillion, or $23,386 for each taxpayer. Read more.
Amid Shortfalls, Most USMC Requests for Ship Training Denied Last Year The Marine Corps says it needs 38 amphibious ships for missions around the globe; today, it has 32 with nearly half...
Navy Cutting Maintenance, Cannibalizing Planes Amid Readiness Crisis The head of naval aviation told Congress that ongoing aviation troubles, with high operational tempo and limited funding...
Lawmakers Back $400 Million for Possible A-10 Successor Key lawmakers support providing the Air Force with $400 million to explore buying a new light attack aircraft for missions in...
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...
