Pentagon Expects Major Cuts in War Funding The move to bring all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan at the end of 2016 will mean major cuts in supplemental funding.
Pentagon Not As Optimistic as GOP over Sequestration Roll Back Sequestration is slated to resume in 2015, but Congressional sources expect the Republicans to lessen the burden on the...
Pentagon Pushes To Rein in Rising Pay and Benefits Costs The Pentagon stuck to its long-standing position Friday that rising military personnel costs have to be curbed to make the...
General Warns Budget Cuts Will Cripple the US Military’s Drug War Budget cuts will curtail the military's ability to work with countries in South America and Latin America to stem the flow of...
House Cuts $460M from Air Force's Next Generation Stealth Bomber The HASC mark-up of the 2016 defense bill removes $460 million from the Air Force's request for its new high-tech bomber...
What Marines Want From Their Next Commandant As the Corps shuffles leadership, Marines were quick to share what they'd like to see from their next commandant.
House Passes Defense Bill, Defies Veto Threat from White House The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense bill for 2016, but failed to garner enough votes to override an Obama veto...
Lawmaker: Congress Must Fight for Higher Troop Pay Raise A 1.6-percent pay raise for military members proposed as part of the president's fiscal 2017 budget is "ridiculous," says one...
Senators Decry Plan to Change Status of Commissary Employees A group of Democrat Senators sent a letter to the DoD decrying a proposal that would change the employment status of...
VA Secretary Criticizes House Lawmakers Over Planned Budget Cuts VA Secretary Bob McDonald said the White House and Senate are showing greater commitment to veterans than the House.
Air Force Conducting Service-Wide Inspections of Sig Sauer M18 Pistol After Airman's Death The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last...
Coast Guard Loopholes Could Be Linked to Miami Barge Crash, Maritime Experts Say If a commercial tugboat is under 26 feet, it is subject to fewer requirements and restrictions, a retired ferry, barge and...
The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch. Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the...
Quick Thinking by Rookie Seaman Saves Drowning 97-Year-Old During Coast Guard Festival A 97-year-old man who lost his balance and fell around 6 feet into the Grand River is expected to make a full recovery...
Navy Leader Confirmed by Senate After Half-Year Vacancy After nearly half a year without a Senate-confirmed uniformed leader, the Navy has a new top admiral.
