Some Top Generals May Stay Longer in Their Jobs Amid National Emergency Lawmakers have given President Donald Trump the authority to keep top brass in their roles longer.
Bringing Back the Draft: 5 Possibilities for the Future of Military Conscription Here are five ways the draft could change to meet the challenges of modern warfare.
House Bill Would Direct 'Purple Heart Flag' to Be Flown on National Holidays The flag would be modeled on the insignia of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Lawmakers Submit Nearly 50 Questions to VA over its COVID-19 Response In a bipartisan letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, lawmakers said they are concerned about staying up-to-date .
Effort to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Rangers Moves Ahead There are an estimated 40 surviving World War II Rangers.
The Coast Guard Has Billions in Overdue Maintenance, and Lawmakers Are Concerned Congress appropriated about $12.2 billion for the Coast Guard in fiscal 2020.
The Air Force's Pilot Shortage Got Worse in 2019 The U.S. Air Force's pilot shortage continues to worsen, even after years of multi-pronged efforts to fix the problem.
The Army Wants to Design a Coronavirus Test Kit That Can Screen Whole Units at Once The U.S. Army's top officer told Congress on Tuesday that the service has ramped up its coronavirus testing effort.
Military Families Call for the Right to Withhold Rent in Privatized Housing Disputes In House testimony, they called for an expansion of the recently approved "Tenant Bill of Rights."
Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Has Become a Top Issue for Veteran Organizations Concerns over toxic exposure are not limited to Vietnam War-era veterans.
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...