After Drawdown, Marines Propose Investments in Aircraft, Training The service's fiscal 2017 budget request would keep the active-duty force at a steady state of 182,000 troops.
Warplanes Top Navy, Marine Corps Wish Lists The Navy and Marine Corps are asking Congress to provide them with more warplanes and weapons systems.
Senators Want to Help Troops with PTSD Appeal Bad Discharges An amendment to make it easier for vets to upgrade "bad paper" discharges resulting from PTSD was offered by a group of...
House Approves 2.1% Troop Pay Raise in 2017 The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a 2.1 percent pay raise next year for troops.
Hiring Freeze May Delay Military Family Seasonal Programs Military family services could see a delay to seasonal services as the DoD feels the squeeze from the federal hiring freeze.
For the Marine Corps, 2018 Will Be the Year of the Combat Vehicle After years of investing heavily in the Osprey and the F-35B JSF, the Marine Corps is ready to modernize its ground vehicles.
Auditors: Military Bands Can't Toot Their Own Horns The Pentagon's 136 music bands can't prove they are meeting their missions, according to a GAO report.
Hagel Docks His Own Pay to Match 14-Day Furlough Defense Secretary Hagel will dock his own pay to show solidarity with civilian personnel facing 14 unpaid days of furlough.
DoD, VA Calculate Costs of Post-DOMA Military As gay servicemembers consider the end of DOMA, government agencies must gauge the financial impact.
A $13 Million Military Drone Was Lost in the Mediterranean Sea Because the Propeller Fell Off The new details, released late last month by Air Combat Command, revealed some of the circumstances that caused the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Belongs to an Archconservative Church Network. Here's What to Know. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's proud to be part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, an...
'What Was the Point of All of It?': Commission Probing Afghan War Hears from Veterans During what commissioners described as an emotional session, about 20 veterans told their stories to members of the...
Navy Identifies Recruit Who Died at Great Lakes Firing Range Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, died Wednesday following an incident at the base's firing range, according to the Lake...
Coast Guard Commissions New Icebreaker, Sends it Directly to Sea The scheduled ceremony corresponded with the largest deployment ever of Chinese research vessels to the Arctic.
