Senate Committee's Defense Spending Plan Includes More Money for Amphibs The Senate Armed Services Committee's budget plan would restore some funding for Navy warships that Marines say they need .
Lawmakers Align on 3.1% Pay Raise, Efforts to Slow Cuts to Military Medical Billets The draft House defense authorization bill also contains health and child care provisions.
Marine Vet Running for President Reveals Personal Battle with PTSD Presidential candidate Rep. Seth Moulton recently revealed that he has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Senators Nearly Triple Army Request for Stryker Cannons Army budget officials initially requested $144.4 million for the Stryker "MOD" effort in the base budget.
Marine Vet Lawmaker Responds to Battlefield Photo Controversy Rep. Duncan Hunter isn't worried that he might be prosecuted over a battlefield photo, his spokesman says.
Vet Lawmaker Likely to Avoid Charges After Claim of Taking Photo with Enemy Corpse Rep. Duncan Hunter's admission will probably not expose him to charges under military or civilian law, experts say.
Senate Confirms Army Leaders for Chief of Staff, Vice Chief The Senate recently confirmed two generals to become the next vice chief of staff and chief of staff of the Army.
Senators Seek to Strengthen Oversight of Military Housing Firms The Senate Armed Services Committee wants troops to have more recourse in dealing with their landlords.
Senate Panel Green-Lights More Money for Army Helos, New Auto Rifle The SASAC approved defense spending bill provides dollars for Army helicopters and a weapon to replace the M249.
Senate Panel Approves $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill The Senate Armed Services Committee overwhelmingly supported a proposed 3.1% military pay raise.
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...