Here's a look at the most popular stories this week on Military.com:
Army Picks Sig Sauer's P320 Handgun to Replace M9 Service Pistol
The U.S. Army on Thursday awarded Sig Sauer a contract worth $580 million to make the next service pistol based on the company's P320 handgun.
By Matthew Cox and Hope Hodge Seck | Read more
Trump's Federal Hiring Freeze Could Hurt Vets: Officials
Veterans already in the pipeline for job openings in the federal workforce could have their employment opportunities scrapped under the hiring freeze announced Monday by President Donald Trump.
By Richard Sisk | Read more
Behind the Hill’s Swift Reforms of Military Compensation
Over decades Congress has considered numerous studies on reforming different aspects of military compensation, from retirement and basic pay tables to healthcare benefits (TRICARE) and on-base discount stores.
By Tom Philpott | Read more
Popular in Army
- Army Quietly Deactivates its Small-Team Reconnaissance Units
- Manning to Lose Transgender Benefits with Dishonorable Discharge: Army
Popular in Navy
- Mattis Picks Two Navy Rear Admirals as Top Aides
- Medical Examiner: Off-Duty SEAL Died From Drowning, Exposure
Popular in Air Force
- Trump Taps Former Congresswoman, Academy Grad as SecAF
- B-52 Loses Engine While Flying Over North Dakota
Popular in Marine Corps
- Amid Amphib Shortfall, Marines to Board NATO Ships for Africa Missions
- Senate Confirms Mattis as Secretary of Defense
Popular in Gear and Equipment
- Put This Gun in Your Pocket and It Looks Just Like a Cell Phone
- Saltwater-Proof Rifle Designed With SEALs, Coasties in Mind
Popular in Technology
- Air Force Mulls Low-Cost Fighter Experiment
- Navy to Use Embattled Arresting Gear Technology on Next Supercarrier
Popular in Procurement
- Outgoing Weapons Buyer to Incoming Administration: Beware of Quick Fix
- A-10 vs. F-35 Flyoff May Begin Next Year: General
Popular in Entertainment
- Meet Kim Barker, the Real Reporter Who Inspired ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’
- The Real Story of Jane Fonda and the Vietnam Vets Who Hate Her
Popular in Spouse
- How the Federal Hiring Freeze Hurts Military Spouses
- Gold Star Family Members Face Anti-Trump Protesters with Dignity
Popular in Other
- Silencer Business Booms as Deregulation Bill Heads for Debate
- Are We Already Fighting World War III?
-- Justin Sloan can be reached at Justin.Sloan@monster.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JustinMSloan.
![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-11/1time%20cher%20uss%20missouri%201200.jpg?itok=qi9yyMAM "Cher's more formal look in her 1989 music video, "If I Could Turn Back Time," filmed aboard the battleship USS Missouri. (Criteron Studios)")
