Culture War Political Fights Resurface as House Approves 19.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise and Senate Eyes 5.5% For the second year in a row, the House approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, mostly along...
5.5% vs. 19.5% Pay Raise: Senate Diverges from House on How Much to Boost Junior Enlisted Paychecks The House and Senate will need to negotiate a compromise version of their respective bills before this year's NDAA can become...
White House Threatens to Veto VA, Military Construction Spending Bill over GOP Policies The White House is threatening to veto the annual Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction funding bill over...
After Failing to Overturn VA Abortion, LGBTQ+ Policies, House Republicans Try Again with Must-Pass Bill Kicking off the fiscal 2025 appropriations process with controversial policy riders sets the stage for a replay of the...
With Mounting Opposition, Proposal to Move Guard Units to Space Force Appears Doomed in Congress The idea is meant to build up the part-time active-duty service model that Congress approved for the Space Force last year in...
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
A Better Way to Give Pay Raises to Junior Enlisted? Key Senator Says It's Under Consideration This Year. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed said his panel is considering whether there is a "better model" to boost...
Support for Afghan Allies Sidelined Yet Again Despite Push from Veterans The whirlwind couple of weeks has essentially put veterans' efforts back at square one and left Afghans still waiting for the...
Hoping to Retain Experienced Airmen, Air Force Tweaks 'Up or Out' Policy The Air Force is automatically adding two years to the length of time enlisted airmen can stay in the same rank before having...
Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
One Detainee Killed and 2 Others Critically Injured in Dallas ICE Facility, Homeland Security Says A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on...
Pentagon Adds Exemptions to Requirement for All Troops to Get the Flu Shot The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops to get the flu shot every year by introducing...
Travis Decker, Man Accused of Killing His Daughters, Is Dead, US Marshals Service Reportedly Says The hunt for Travis Decker, an Army veteran accused of killing his three young daughters near Leavenworth, Washington, could...
Man Arrested on Suspicion of Trying to Board Camp Pendleton Helicopter with Lit Flare A civilian holding a lit flare tried to board a Marine Corps helicopter while the aircraft was sitting on a Camp Pendleton...
Hegseth Abruptly Summons Top Military Commanders to a Meeting in Virginia Next Week The directive did not offer a reason for the gathering Tuesday of senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their...
