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Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
2025 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees A 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and an average 5.4% increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing are...
Here Are the 89 Highly Skilled Air Force Jobs Eligible for Retention Bonuses in 2025 The 89 career fields on the list eligible for the bonus in fiscal 2025 are a notable increase from the 73 careers for fiscal...
Troop Pay Could Be Delayed Under Elon Musk-Inspired Government Shutdown The potential loss of pay in the midst of the holiday season was looming Thursday after plans negotiated by Republicans and...
Military Households: What Are Your Financial Questions Heading into 2025? As 2025 approaches, along with the potential for junior troops to earn thousands more a year thanks to a likely raise, we...
Soldiers and Their Families Will Be Eligible for Up to $4,000 in Grants for Emergency Travel The group, Army Emergency Relief, said it will offer airfare grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel and $4,000 for...
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...
Green Beret Who Detonated Cybertruck Left Note Calling Attack a 'Wake-Up Call' The note was released as the latest detail in an investigation that had sought a motive in the vehicle bombing by Master Sgt...
Air Force Veteran Tells the Story of Hidden Health Risks at Nevada Test Site Dave Crete claims that veterans that worked at the Nevada Test and Training Range can't even prove they were there due to...
Why Are US Flags Being Flown at Half-Staff on Inauguration Day? Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process...
Soldier Who Died by Suicide in Las Vegas Told Ex-Girlfriend of Pain and Exhaustion After Afghanistan In texts and images he shared with Alicia Arritt, Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger raised the curtain a bit on what he was...
Marine Corps to Launch New Staff Noncommissioned School This Year, Ditching Separate Education Programs The Marine Corps is launching a new school for staff noncommissioned officers intended to streamline education for more...
Medals of Honor Awarded to 5 Soldiers from Korean War and 2 from Vietnam In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal...
Syrian Security Forces Search for Militants Who Refuse To Turn In Their Weapons Syrian security forces and armed vehicles were deployed in the city of Homs Thursday to look for the militants...
Veterans Argue for Better Access to Psychedelic Mushrooms Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking. (Jan. 2) AP
President Putin Praises Russia’s Soldiers in New Year’s Address Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s military in his prerecorded New Year’s address to the nation Tuesday. (Jan. 2)...
Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russian Helicopter Using a Naval Drone Ukraine said on Tuesday that one of its naval drones shot down a Russian helicopter with a missile, marking...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
They Stood Sentry over America's Nuclear Missile Arsenal. Many Worry It Gave Them Cancer. For years, it was an open secret among missileers that the Cold War-era missile alert facilities and launch control centers...
Trusted Traveler Program at Bases Across US Suspended Following Las Vegas, New Orleans Attacks The Trusted Traveler Program applied to Defense Department identification card holders -- such as Common Access Cards or...
Green Beret in Las Vegas Bombing and New Orleans Attacker Had Brief Overlap in Military Careers The men, Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who were both killed in the incidents, never served in the...
How a Korean War Food Surplus Brought Instant Hot Cocoa to the World Navy veteran and engineer Charles Sanna didn't invent hot chocolate, but he changed the way Americans make it.
Jimmy Carter's Funeral Begins by Tracing 100 Years from Rural Georgia to the World Stage Pallbearers came from the Secret Service that protected the Carters for almost a half-century.
Trusted Traveler Program at Bases Across US Suspended Following Las Vegas, New Orleans Attacks The Trusted Traveler Program applied to Defense Department identification card holders -- such as Common Access Cards or...
Air Force Veteran Tells the Story of Hidden Health Risks at Nevada Test Site Dave Crete claims that veterans that worked at the Nevada Test and Training Range can't even prove they were there due to...
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass...
Space Force Guardians Overwhelmingly Accepting of New Fitness Tracking in Study Thousands of Space Force guardians have traded out fitness tests for continuous tracking of their workouts.
Remains of World War II Marine Recovered and Will Be Buried Stateside After 80 Years Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the...
Marine Corps to Launch New Staff Noncommissioned School This Year, Ditching Separate Education Programs The Marine Corps is launching a new school for staff noncommissioned officers intended to streamline education for more...
A Caucus of Military Veterans Seeks to Bridge the Political Divide in a Polarized Congress In a deeply partisan Congress, one group of lawmakers with a shared background is working in a bipartisan way to try to pass...
Coast Guard Halts Departure of Historic Ocean Liner Destined to Become a Giant Artificial Reef The historic ocean liner the SS United States appears to be staying at a Philadelphia dock for now after the U.S. Coast Guard...