Gates Strips AF of Tanker Contract Decision Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stripped the Air Force of authority to decide who will get the new contract award for the...
New Tanker Boss at Boeing Dave Bowman, who was the company's C-17 program manager, is the new vice president for tankers. Boeing officials say...
Senate Tough Hump for Boeing Tanker Language Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and the panoply of Boeing supporters must have been whooping it up as they read the upbeat news...
We'll Fix Nukes: New AF Chief New Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz vowed to restore the credibility of his service by returning “precision and...
High Level Pow Wow on Afghanistan Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen told reporters today that the military has no quick fix for the deteriorating...
Missile Defense Wins in Policy Bill <strong>Updated (1:28 p.m.) with some missile defense details.</strong> The 2009 defense authorization bill cleared most hurdles last night...
Causes of Osprey Fire Pinpointed; Marines Detail Fixes Christian has more on the Osprey fire, its causes and the fixes implemented by the Marines. Here it is: A catastrophic fire...
Whack DoD By 25 Percent: Dem. Barney Frank So far most of the talk about the next Pentagon budget has been relatively optimistic and cautious. The Gates Pentagon...
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...