Senators Present Bill to Save Commissaries Several U.S. Senators have introduced new legislation to save funding for military commissaries in light of massive cuts to...
Lawmaker Demands Veterans Secretary Support Bonus Recoupment Bill A House lawmaker demanded that the VA Secretary make up his mind about a bill to recoup bonus money from VA officials who...
Marijuana Refugees: Wounded Veterans Willing to Move for Medicinal Pot The Senate passed legislation with a provision that would allow Veterans Affairs Department doctors to recommend medical...
Groups Oppose Plan to Steer More Vets to Private Health Care Providers Veterans organizations said that McCain's Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016 t threatens the VA's mission of integrated care.
Senator Urges 'Buddy System' for Air Force Trainees Sen. Ernst's concern stems from a recent visit to Fort Sam Houston, which focused on the investigation of military sexual...
Major Financial Bill May Eliminate Some Troop Protections The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would be overhauled and its power dramatically reduced by the Financial Choice Act.
Gillibrand’s Military Sexual Assault Bill Fails The Senate rejected a sexual assault bill designed to deny commanders the authority to determine what cases to prosecute.
Senate Passes Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Bill The Senate unanimously passed veterans legislation on Tuesday intended to reduce the veteran suicide rate, which averages to...
House Committee Votes to Directly Arm Kurds in Northern Iraq A House committee has approved a bill calling on the president to directly arm the Kurds fighting ISIS in northern Iraq...
Lawmakers Blast VA for Abandoning 'Fast-track' Firing Authority Department officials notified lawmakers they were passing on the expanded firing authority included in the VA Accountability...
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...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
![Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said she was surprised that the Air Force is the only service that has no "buddy system" for its students in training status. (US Govt photo)](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/people/2017/01/senatorernst012817.jpg?itok=lqEYQDU6 "Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa said she was surprised that the Air Force is the only service that has no "buddy system" for its students in training status. (US Govt photo)")
