Petraeus Argues Military Readiness Crisis Is a 'Myth' The readiness gap cited by the service chiefs and Donald Trump is largely a myth, according to retired Army Gen. David...
Air Force Favors Big Boost in Retention Bonuses for Pilots The Air Force is looking for boosts in retention bonuses for pilots above the current $25,000 cap to stem the exodus of...
Commissary Prices Might Change at Some Stores This Fall: Officials Commissaries could increase prices on some items while also lowering them on others as early as November, officials announced...
Trump Unveils Plan to Boost Military with More Troops, Weapons Trump unveiled a plan to strengthen the U.S. military by boosting the size of the services and their fleets of ships and...
Army Announces Long-Anticipated Family Program Cuts After years of warnings that major cuts are coming, officials announced that the day has finally arrived.
Service Chiefs: Troops Will Head for Exits if Budget Cuts Persist The leaders of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps warned that a return of budget caps would promote fiscal...
Air Force's ‘Tops in Blue’ Permanently Shut Down The musical troupe, based at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has been in limbo since its 2016 season was prematurely canceled...
With Shutdown Looming, VA Secretary Rips Congress for Inaction The head of the VA criticized Congress for failing to pass a budget just days before the end of the fiscal year.
Army Officials Warn Child Programs May Receive Cuts Army families who use some child and youth services programs may see higher fees or cuts in the coming months, officials said...
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...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...