Air Force Still Determining How Many Face Separation Under New Policy Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said the service is working to see what percentage of airmen remain non-deployable.
Pentagon's New Deploy-or-Out Policy Could Separate Up to 286K The policy grew out of Mattis' directive to the services to take steps to improve the "lethality" of the force.
Navy Expands Incentives for Sailors to Extend Sea Duty Tours The Navy wants sailors deployed on sea duty to Japan, Guam, or Rota, Spain, to consider staying out even longer.
Deploy or 'Find Something Else to Do' in Civilian Life: Mattis Secretary Mattis said boosting the overall lethality of U.S. forces is the major issue; currently, about 286,000 troops are...
5 Things To Start Your Week: February 19, 2018 Mattis on the "deploy-or-out" policy, the Niger ambush, AFA symposium and more.
Army to Stress More Emergency-Deployment Training in 2018 Soldiers can expect to go on more exercises designed to test a unit's ability to deploy with no notice.
Pros & Cons of Renting vs. Selling Your Home Before Deployment Take time when preparing for deployment to evaluate whether selling or renting out your home is best.
Navy IT SNAFUs Cause Order Cancellation Notices, Travel Claim Backlog Database and IT problems resulted in the sending of nearly 5,000 notices that sailors' orders had been canceled.
With MEU Delayed by Hurricane, Task Force Alone for Africa Response Sigonella is positioned close to Libya and Niger, and that's where the unit has been spending the majority of its time.
Army to Deploy 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade to Afghanistan The 1st SFAB, based at Fort Benning, Georgia, is one of five SFABs the Army intends to stand up in the active force.
Meink Confirmed as Air Force Secretary in Senate Vote The Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office...
Hegseth's Plan to Cut Senior Military Jobs Could Hit More than 120 High-Ranking Officers Based on the percentages outlined by Hegseth and his senior staff, 20% of the 44 authorized top active duty general and...
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
![Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb 15. During his return flight home Saturday, he spoke with reporters about DoD's new "deploy or get out" policy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-02/mattisnato021918.jpg?itok=5mHH1RwA "Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb 15. During his return flight home Saturday, he spoke with reporters about DoD's new "deploy or get out" policy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)")
![Defense Secretary Mattis said he's "not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military."](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-02/jimmattis1800x1200.jpg?itok=jY_A7PaP "Defense Secretary Mattis said he's "not going have some people deploying constantly and then other people, who seem to not pay that price, in the U.S. military."")
