Amid Latest Quality-of-Life Tweaks for Troops, Defense Secretary Says He Wishes He Could Move Faster SecDef Austin, along with first lady Dr. Jill Biden, traveled to Maxwell Air Force base in order to highlight the latest...
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Air Force Scrambles to Address Officer Training School Instructor Shortage The Air Force is scrambling to overcome a significant shortage in the number of instructors at its only Officer Training...
Air Force Says No Airmen Have Been Booted over the Deploy-or-Out Policy The Air Force also said it has lowered the number of airmen ineligible for deployment due to injury or disability this year.
Air Force's Space 'Think Tank' Studies Future of Conflict Beyond Earth Within the Air Command and Staff College resides a task force that has one core mission: to be America's think tank for space...
Ranger School Is Getting a New Fitness Assessment The Army's elite Ranger School, long regarded as one of the most grueling leadership courses in the military, is rolling out...
How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over...
Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World With the VA facing job cuts, it's important to remind not only veterans, but also lawmakers, health officials and the...
Hegseth, Top Officials Violated 'Basic Operational Security' with Signal Chat on Yemen War Plans Experts who spoke with Military.com said it's highly unlikely that operational details at the level Goldberg described would...
Veterans Fear Trump Administration Plans to Privatize VA Health Care Veterans are increasingly getting care from private medical providers, who are then paid by the VA. It's an effort to create...
![Pennant evaluation at Maxwell Air Force Base.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-05/mil-pennant-evaluation-maxwell-1800.jpg?itok=T5zQ8oR5 "An Officer Training School Military Training Instructor addresses a group of officer trainees a part of the school's "Godzilla Class," during the Pennant evaluation, Aug. 9, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)")
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/va%20debakey%20legend%201200.jpg?itok=FugzVuVV ""The father of modern cardiovascular surgery," Dr. Michael E. DeBakey was a World War II veteran and helped create the modern VA medical system. (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)")
