Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Army Boosting Promotion Points for Expert Badges and Cutting Those for Fitness Test Performance The changes go into effect for the June 2023 promotion month.
Air Force Command Pauses Use of M18 Handguns After Security Airman's Death The active-duty Security Forces airman, assigned to the base's 90th Security Forces Squadron, "died on base while on duty" in...
How This Airman Survived 3 Months in the Alaskan Wilderness After a World War II Plane Crash Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Leon Crane was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber when an engine malfunctioned and it crashed...
Navy Top Enlisted Sailor Announces Early Retirement Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea's retirement comes amid shake-ups in other top leadership posts within the...
Marine Officer Who Faced Charges for Criticizing Military Leaders Now Leads Promotion Review Since January, the defense secretary also has ordered the Pentagon to review combat standards, disqualifying medical...
Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...
![Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea congratulates recruits](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-07/mil-james-honea-congratulates-recruits-1800.jpg?itok=5esbVYVF "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea congratulates recruits during "Pizza Night," their last night at Recruit Training Command, before graduating, May 14, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Christopher M. O’Grady)")
