Troops Slated for Largest Pay Raise in 20 Years Under Pentagon Budget but Inflation Looms Troops and civilian workers would get a 4.6% pay raise under a Pentagon budget request, a sharp boost from the 2.7% increase...
VA Asks for 22% Increase in Spending on Medical Care as Part of Record $301 Billion Budget The proposal contains funds to decrease veterans homelessness, provide assistance to caregivers and build infrastructure...
Navy Wants to Scrap 9 Littoral Combat Ships Along with 15 Others to Pay for New Carriers and Submarines The Navy wants to scrap 24 ships in a move designed to give military planners enough money to modernize the rest of the fleet...
Ukraine War Sparks Call for Billions More in Pentagon Funding The White House has asked Congress for $10 billion to respond to the war in Ukraine, including $4.8 billion for the Pentagon.
Stopgap Spending Bill with $350 Million for Hawaii Water Crisis Clears House Beyond the funding to grapple with the water contamination issue, the continuing resolution would keep the government open...
Military Spent $1 Million Addressing Extremism, Diversity and Climate Change Last Year The majority of the money detailed in Milley's letter went toward the forcewide extremism stand-down Defense Secretary Lloyd...
VA Needs a 20% Budget Boost to Cover Coming Surge of Medical Costs, Veterans Groups Say The Biden administration's proposed 2022 budget has yet to be implemented, but veterans advocates say more money is needed...
Drastic Cuts to Recruiting, Moves and New Ship Delays Are Inevitable Without a Budget, Navy Says Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday warned a CR would mean cutting the number of new recruits for the service to 23...
Service Chiefs Warn Congress: Full-Year Stopgap Spending Will Disrupt PCSs, Bonuses, Training The service chiefs are concerned about ripple effects on service members and their families if lawmakers punt on federal...
Navy Blasted as Ineffective on Capitol Hill as Budget Crisis Looms A pair of House lawmakers say they are fed up with the Navy's inability to advocate for itself and its priorities on Capitol...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...
