Senate Passes $740 Billion Defense Policy Bill with Troop Pay Raise In addition to funding hardware and programs, the proposed legislation contains a 3% pay raise for uniformed personnel.
House Lawmakers Advance $12.8 Billion Coast Guard Funding Bill The amount is higher than President Trump's budget request, including additional funding for housing and technology upgrades.
Lawmakers Advance $695B Defense Bill, Include Money to Change Confederate Base Names The fiscal 2021 defense funding bill would also fund a 3% troop pay raise.
KC-10 Tankers, B-1 Bombers Can Slowly Be Retired, Lawmakers Say The Air Force must maintain 50 primary mission KC-10A aircraft in 2021, legislation says. It must keep 24 combat-coded B-1s.
Extra Cash for Low-Income Military Families, 3% Pay Raise in House Proposal The bill would make changes to Exceptional Family Member programs, child care services and sexual assault investigations.
Senate's $740 Billion Defense Bill Includes Pay Raise, Controversial Changes The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday advanced the $740.5 billion defense bill for fiscal 2021.
Congress Pumps Brakes on Moves to Shift Air Force Bases to Space Force Lawmakers will not allow the U.S. Space Force to realign Air Force bases that host space missions until they get an analysis.
Senate Calls for New F-35 Hub in Pacific, Deployment of Cruise Missile Batteries The SASC wants to spend nearly $7 billion over two years to launch a new military effort aimed at deterring China.
No New Tricare Fees in Proposed DoD Budget The Pentagon takes a break from hiking health care enrollment fees and co-pays.
Bill Would Allow Troops to Keep Blown-Up Protective Gear as a Memento A provision in the defense budget bill aims to make it easier to donate protective gear to the service members who wore it.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
