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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...
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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...
Your Year-End Financial Action Plan, Part 4: Maximizing Retirement Use this year-end evaluation as an opportunity to discuss and get aligned on your retirement goals and portfolio.
Your Projected Military Pay Raise for 2025, Plus Veterans Pension and BAH Updates Under the National Defense Authorization Act, which received approval in the House on Dec. 11, troops in the ranks of E-1...
Navigating Winter Unemployment: A Veteran's Guide to Staying Productive, Positive and Eminently Employable
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
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...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
Lessons from the Air Force Kitchen Police: Volunteer for Everything. Even Pots and Pans When Ed Meagher reported to Air Force basic training on June 15, 1966, he was a 19-year-old college dropout. Despite two...
Trump Claims Government Knows What Drones Are In a far-ranging interview news conference, President-elect Donald Trump said the U.S. government "knows what is happening" with the...
Russian Forces Seen Withdrawing Toward Northern Syrian City of Tartus A lengthy convoy of Russian military vehicles were seen withdrawing from Latakia toward the Syrian city of Tartus on...
Schumer Calls on US Agencies to Use Advanced Technology to Identify Mysterious Drones After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, U.S...
Mother of American Found in Syria: 'We All Want You Home' An American citizen who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system said he...
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...
Army Veteran Sentenced to Probation for Milestone Conviction in Oath Keepers Sedition Plot The judge described Joshua James as a “true American hero” for his military service and praised him for having the courage to...
Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops Are in Syria – More than Double What Was Previously Reported In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon revealed that it has not been offering an accurate count of how many U.S. troops it...
Two US Navy Pilots Shot Down Over Red Sea in Apparent 'Friendly Fire' Incident, US Military Says Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.
Ospreys Cleared to Fly Again, But Problematic Gearbox Gets More Scrutiny The Navy office that oversees the military's use of the V-22 Osprey is allowing the services to resume flying the aircraft...
Is the NORAD Santa Tracker Safe from a Government Shutdown? NORAD's annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War, predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics.
Air Force Tears Down Historic Wright-Patterson House After $1.2M Renovation A little over a decade after the Air Force spent some $1.2 million to renovate a former officer's home on Wright-Patterson...
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...
Senate OKs Move of Space-Focused National Guard Units. Colorado Governor Says Air Force Wouldn't Negotiate. The Senate approved the annual defense bill Wednesday that moves National Guard units into the active-duty Space Force after...
How the Marine Corps Is Changing to Keep Talented Marines in the Service For decades, the Marine Corps incurred a "remarkably high turnover rate" among its first-term Marines as it prioritized, and...
Mystery Surrounding Abducted Marine Veteran Austin Tice Enters New Chapter with Syrian Manhunt The search for missing Marine Corps veteran Austin Tice that stumped the U.S. government for 12 years has entered a new...
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...
US Coast Guard to Participate in First-Ever Drill in Tokyo Bay The coast guards of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are to conduct their first four-country drill at the Port...