The U.S. military will rapidly expand its universal pre-K program to another 79 primary schools, for a total of 80 locations, in the 2024-2025 school year. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 15, 2024. A new military quality of life improvement plan would include targeted pay increases for young troops and bigger housing stipends for families. For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place. Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman. U.S. Navy leadership has advocated for a hybrid fleet, with sailors and Marines augmented by smart machines and the equipment they carry. "What grocery store runs out of potatoes?" asked one military wife in South Korea. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 8, 2024. How much money will it take to deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, and who gets to decide? The $300 million in Taiwan military financing falls far short of the $3.9 billion in security assistance for Taipei tied up with Ukraine, Israel aid. Load More