Biden Administration Closing Without Fulfilling Promise to Provide Gender-Affirmation Surgery to Transgender Vets In June 2021, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough delivered a high-profile speech in which he announced his department...
US Shifts More Than $100M in Military Aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to Bolster Ceasefire Most of the money will go to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have a critical role in standing up the ceasefire that was...
As Space Force Marks 5-Year Anniversary, Republicans and Trump Aim to Take it Higher In a month, the president who created the Space Force will be back in the White House, and one of the service's biggest...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t. Pete Hegseth has made clear, in his own words, that he is critical of military service by women and more specifically opposes...
Pentagon Silent on Elon Musk and Starlink Risks as Military Use Expands In the past year, U.S. news outlets have reported that Musk, who oversees the satellite internet provider, has developed a...
Facing a Purge of Generals, Pentagon Points to Effects of Tuberville's Long Hold on Promotions The Defense Department's spokeswoman says that removing a slew of admirals and generals would have serious impacts on...
'He's Going to Have to Explain It': Surprise Defense Secretary Pick's History Takes Center Stage Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's surprise pick to be the next defense secretary, has an extensive history of...
What to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Be Director of National Intelligence Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn't have the typical intelligence experience of past...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...