Price tag for Epic Fury tops $11 billion in first six days, Pentagon tells Congress
The figure omitted a range of war-related expenses and is likely to rise.
By Tanya Noury
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Lawmakers seek coverage for expedited fertility care under PACT Act
New legislation would speed coverage for fertility treatments without requiring veterans to prove their infertility was directly tied to military service.
By Patricia Kime
This Iraq vet turned Democratic senator wants her party to pay more attention to national security
“We need a platform that balances investing in our weaponry with investing in our citizenry, investing in our economy.”
US suspends some military aid to Guatemala over vehicle use
The U.S. Defense Department has suspended military aid to Guatemalan police over the questionable use of armored vehicles donated by Washington, officials said Thursday.
Could putting college students in VA hospitals help widespread staffing shortage?
A proposed bill aims to create a program for pre-med students to get clinical observation hours and other training at VA hospitals before medical school.
By Natalie Gross
Who are the private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan?
An op-ed takes a peek at an often invisible military force.
By Ori Swed, Texas Tech University, and Thomas Crosbie, Royal Danish Defence College
About 21,000 troops booted so far under ‘deploy or get out’ policy
The acting defense secretary said a little more than 5 percent of troops are now classified as non-deployable.
Trump’s defense secretary faces ethics complaint over Boeing promotion
The complaint asks officials to investigate whether the acting defense secretary has improperly pushed for Boeing contracts while serving as a government official.
By Tara Copp, AP
The Army is scaling back its projected growth plans
The Army scaled back its five-year growth plans in the proposed budget released Tuesday.
By Tara Copp, AP
Is the Navy fuel tank plan in Honolulu now in jeopardy?
Navy representatives say an existing agreement with the agencies to fix the tanks is working.
House Democrats demand Shanahan explain border wall funding scheme
How will the Pentagon pay for the border wall? Lawmakers worry Congress is being sidelined.
By Joe Gould
Defense officials received some weird gifts from foreign governments in 2017
America’s defense officials certainly got their fair share of extravagant and useful gifts from around the world, but some were just remarkably strange.
By Joshua Axelrod