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Apr 18th: An active-duty service member convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack urged a judge for a light sentence in order to remain in the Navy. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: Here's how an agreement between the Pentagon and State Department will help federally employed military spouses move their jobs overseas in a PCS. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: The Air Force is investigating the death of a 28-year-old airman found unresponsive on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: The cargo ship 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a fire in its engine room Thursday, forcing it to return to Florida, the Navy said. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: The Department of Veterans Affairs is slated to largely end testing on dogs, cats and nonhuman primates within the next two years. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: On April 14, a National Guardsman assigned to Operation Lone Star "discharged a weapon in a border-related incident," the Texas Military Department said. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: An assessment of the Pentagon's efforts to disrupt drug traffickers comes as the number of U.S. overdoses involving synthetic opioids continues to climb. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: While the claim contradicts the DPAA report about his uncle's fate, Biden's comments on cannibalism in the region during WWII are not far off. Read more ▸
Apr 18th: Gunston Hall returned to the states after taking part in NATO's biggest exercise in decades. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: Security officers did not locate the source of the sound after a door-to-door sweep. No injuries were reported. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: A major veterans education benefits ruling by the Supreme Court this week could have far-reaching effects for millions of students. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: Staffing changes in the Alaska Air National Guard may hurt the organization's ability to secure America's western airspace and carry out rescue operations. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: A human jawbone discovered in the Arizona desert was recently discovered to belong to a U.S. Marine Corps captain. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: Pentagon leaders told Congress that Ukraine and Israel both desperately need weapons being held up by a failure to pass a funding package. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: Children affiliated with Cannon Air Force Base were diagnosed with a rare brain cancer at a higher rate than kids elsewhere, a new study found. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: The brigade will be fully fielded with the new weapons by September. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: True Velocity is suing Sig Sauer, alleging it stole trade secrets used in the weapon design the Army chose for its Next-Generation Squad weapon. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: A former Army financial adviser admitted to taking advantage of his role to swindle deceased troops’ grieving loved ones out of millions. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: A federal program that helps troops and veterans pay for home internet access will run out of funding next month without congressional action. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: Maj. Shane Gentry used his real-world experience remotely piloting the MQ-9A in combat missions to train other Marines to fly the aircraft. Read more ▸
Apr 17th: The Navy is performing better than it did last year, but is projected to miss its recruiting goal by roughly 6,700 sailors this fiscal year. Read more ▸
Apr 16th: An excerpt from 'I Will Tell No War Stories' by Howard Mansfield. Read more ▸
Apr 16th: A new report finds Black airmen in the ranks of E-1 to E-4 are more likely than their white counterparts to face Article 15 or court-martial referrals. Read more ▸
Apr 16th: An Army general who investigated prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib has testified that a civilian contractor instructed prison guards to “soften up” detainees. Read more ▸
Prohibition on troops seeking redress for injuries sustained in service doesn’t apply
An evaluation of the Defense Department and its law enforcement organizations has revealed a lack of an active shooter response and training standard, which officials worry may ultimately “result in a delayed and uncoordinated response that could increase casualties” at military installations.
ABOARD A C-40 MILITARY TRANSPORT JET—Halfway through his tenure in charge of the National Guard, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson’s quest to get all Guardsmen year-round health insurance has stalled.
An off-duty Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan, 6, 2021, with a fellow officer was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison, matching the longest prison sentence so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases.
A Marine first sergeant was driving through a small North Carolina town when he encountered a man lying in a nearby field, bearing injuries after being hit by a car.
Paralympian and former Army platoon leader, 1st Lt. Melissa Stockwell, 42, deployed to Iraq in March 2004 with the 27th Main Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, after enlisting two years earlier. But after just three weeks in Baghdad, her life would never be the same.
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island National Guard has its first Black colonel.
In an excerpt released Aug. 8 by the New Yorker, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser — senior reporters for the New York Times and the New Yorker, respectively — reveal shocking details from inside former President Donald Trump’s relationship with top military brass.
WASHINGTON — As telecom companies struggle to complete the transition to the fifth-generation, or 5G, mobile standard, the Pentagon is backing an effort focused on 6G research and technologies amid a military-wide push to modernize communications and connectivity.
