Amid Scandals, Lawmakers Want Better Tracking on High Troop Deployment Rates For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.
'Avengers' Actor Asks Congress to Oppose Defense Budget Actor Mark Ruffalo is encouraging lawmakers to block the NDAA unless the budget keeps a toxic chemical out of drinking water.
House Passes $733 Billion Defense Bill, Including 3.1% Pay Raise for Troops The House passed a $733 billion defense policy bill -- $17 billion short of what the White House wanted.
Military's 3.1% Pay Raise Passes Senate as House Prepares to Do Battle Over Iran The $750 billion defense policy bill, including the 3.1% military pay raise, passed the Senate and now moves to the House.
Effort to Repeal Military 'Widow's Tax' Fails in Senate A long-pursued effort to repeal the so-called "widow's tax" failed to make it into the defense policy bill.
Senate Committee's Defense Spending Plan Includes More Money for Amphibs The Senate Armed Services Committee's budget plan would restore some funding for Navy warships that Marines say they need .
Senators Nearly Triple Army Request for Stryker Cannons Army budget officials initially requested $144.4 million for the Stryker "MOD" effort in the base budget.
New Space Force Details Emerge in Senate Spending Plan Lawmakers have decided to keep the Space Force's top uniformed leader from joining the Joint Chiefs for a year.
Senators Seek to Strengthen Oversight of Military Housing Firms The Senate Armed Services Committee wants troops to have more recourse in dealing with their landlords.
Senate Panel Green-Lights More Money for Army Helos, New Auto Rifle The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.
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...
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
The Air Force's Faltering Effort to Get More Diversity Among Officers May Be Out of Time The diversity targets set in 2022 marked the first time in nearly a decade that the service had amended the benchmarks for...
Veteran Ejected from Public Meeting over Shirt Criticizing Politician’s Military Service Files Lawsuit Kenneth J. Collins, of Newton, alleges he was wrongfully removed from a meeting of the Sussex County Board of County...
National Guard Soldier Fatally Shot Ex's Boyfriend While on Drill Duty Break, Feds Say Natravien Landry is charged with murder in a shooting that triggered a lockdown at a military base in Georgia, federal...