Op-Ed: Congress Mandates New DoD Study Central to Understanding TBI Traumatic brain injury is the signature wound of today's conflicts, affecting more than 370K service members.
Congress Approves 2.1% Troop Pay Raise in 2017 The U.S. Senate on Thursday joined the House of Representatives in approving a 2.1 percent pay raise next year for troops.
Navy SEAL Who Lost His Eye in Afghanistan Is Now Running for Office Daniel Crenshaw is seeking to be elected to the U.S. House seat being vacated by retiring Republican Ted Poe.
If Government Shuts Down, 'No One Gets Paid,' DoD Comptroller Says All military personnel, including troops in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, would go without pay in the event of a shutdown.
McCain Wants to Fire Those Responsible for Weapons Cost Overruns The chairman of the SASC is playing hardball with the DoD when it comes to acquisition programs that end up billions over...
House, Senate Agree on 2.4% Pay Raise, 20K More Troops for 2018 The agreed-upon level surpasses the 2.1% bump proposed by President Donald Trump.
‘A Terrifying Experience’: Senator Discusses Navy Hypoxia Demo A lawmaker introduced a bill calling for the Navy to report to Congress quarterly on efforts to solve pilot hypoxia incidents...
Thornberry: Defense Bill Conferees Kept People a Priority Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the HASC, said all conferees had "the welfare of service members foremost in our...
Vets Mental Health Care Act Passes House The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act.
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...
