House Panel Seeks to Increase Army Ranks by 45,000 Soldiers The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would increase the U.S. Army by 45K soldiers.
Congress May Not Require Women to Register for Draft Congress appears to favor another study commission rather than taking a vote on the issue of having women register for the...
Service Leaders Divided on Closing Bases to Cut Costs The Army is adamant: It needs to close bases to save money, and it needs to do it now. The Air Force may also be open to the...
Conservative Group Calls for Curbing Troops' Housing Allowances A conservative think tank is calling for reducing the cost of troop housing allowances as part of the fiscal 2018 budget.
Mattis: Lawmakers in Congress Have Let Troops Down Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ripped Congress Monday for letting sequestration budget caps continue.
Panetta Hits Sequestration Cuts at House Hearing Members of the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees found their own opposition to sequestration cuts echoed...
Senate Passes Bill to Pay Military in Shutdown The Senate on Monday followed the House's lead in clearing the way for servicemembers and Defense Department civilians to...
VA Mum on Bill That Offered Shutdown Protection The VA still cannot say if it backs legislation that would provide the agency full funding a year in advance.
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
![An AN/MLQ-34 "TACJAM" Countermeasure Set being is moved from Fort Monmouth, N.J., to a museum in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 14, 2011. (Courtesy photo Army.mil)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/service/2017/02/brac-tacjam-1500.jpg?itok=poENsB4Q "An AN/MLQ-34 "TACJAM" Countermeasure Set being is moved from Fort Monmouth, N.J., to a museum in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 14, 2011. (Courtesy photo Army.mil)")
