Army to Cut JLTV Buy to Pay for Future Systems The under secretary of the Army said the service plans to buy fewer of the new Joint Light Tactical Vehicles in fiscal 2020.
Infantry Wins Big in Marine Corps Budget Request The Marine Corps is gearing up for a complex fight by adding infantry squad leaders, special operators and cyber Marines.
Pentagon Budget Includes Plan to Reduce Military Medical Force "Roughly 15,000" military medical billets are slated to become civilian jobs.
Funding for New Space Force Headquarters in 2020 Budget Request The DoD has requested funding for nearly 830 military service members and civilians to man the Space Force headquarters.
First New Frigate, Unmanned Surface Ships in 2020 Navy Budget Request The Navy Department wants more than $205 billion for thousands more sailors, new ships, unmanned vessels and aircraft.
Air Force Asks for 4,400 More Airmen, New F-15EX Fighter in Budget Request The U.S. Air Force hopes to grow its force by 4,400, add a new fighter, and pump more money into weapon sustainment.
War Funding 'Gimmick' in Defense Budget Request Sets Up Congressional Battle The proposed $750 billion defense budget set the stage for a series of battles in Congress over funding.
Proposed VA Budget Will Not Expand Private Care Funding, Officials Say The fiscal 2020 budget proposal sustains an expected 80-20 demand, VA officials said.
Tech Problems Delay Rollout of Expanded VA Caregiver Program VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.
Next Troop Pay Raise Could Be Largest Since 2010 Though the raise is meant to be based on economic indicators, the White House and Congress often set a different rate.
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to...
Weather and Night Vision Goggles Were Likely Factors in Marine Corps Helicopter Crash, Report Finds The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...