Troops to get 3.8% pay raise under proposed defense bill
The proposed NDAA also includes a boost in family separation allowance, among other policy alterations designed to improve troops’ quality of life.
By Patricia Kime
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Admiral says there was no ‘kill them all’ order in boat attack
Democrats who were also briefed and saw video of the survivors being killed questioned the Trump administration’s rationale.
‘We’ll see how frightened America is’ — Chinese admiral says sinking US carriers key to dominating South China Sea
"What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” the admiral said.
By J.D. Simkins
Back when Navy officers settled beefs by shooting each other — and Marines
“Oh Lord, I am a dead man.”
By Janine Peterson, Military History Magazine
No end for government shutdown after White House meeting
Washington failed to find compromise to end a partial government shutdown after a meeting between congressional leaders and President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
Incoming chairman’s top goal for 2019: Building up VA, not outside care programs
Rep. Mark Takano says he wants to see more effort put into hiring VA staffers instead of focusing on sending veterans to private-sector doctors.
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!
On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
Can medical marijuana for veterans move forward in 2019?
Rep. Lou Correa has been lobbying for expanded research into medical cannabis for months, but sees next year as a key moment in the debate.
Trump’s top military and veterans tweets of 2018
Among more than 3,000 tweets this year, the president included a handful of major defense and veterans policy announcements.
This officer became the Navy’s first POW to receive the Medal of Honor
While aboard U-90, Lt. Edouard Izac listened to and watched everything around him. Gaining critical intelligence that could be used against the U-boats, Izac knew he must get the information to Allied authorities.
By David T. Zabecki, Military History Magazine