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Amid recruiting woes, active duty end strength to drop again in 2024
The military is already at its lowest active-duty personnel level since 1940 and will dip even lower next year under plans to be approved by Congress.
US military in decline, threats from China ‘formidable,’ report says
Can the U.S. military handle two wars at once?
By Zamone Perez
Troops who served during the Afghanistan withdrawal to receive awards
Units will also do reviews for individual awards.
Little warning, unclear responsibilities plagued Afghan resettlement: report
The report calls out the State Department for deeply underestimating the number of refugees.
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands
The Defense Department budget request unveiled Monday asks for Congress to cut about 25,000 positions from the military services.
Metallurgist gets 2.5 years for faking steel-test results for Navy subs
Elaine Marie Thomas pleaded guilty to fraud last November.
Navy says it ensured sub safety after fake strength tests surfaced, but won’t detail how
The Navy's actions came after a Washington state metallurgist admitted to falsifying sub steel strength test results for decades.
US stepping up airstrikes this week to support Afghan forces
“A number of strikes have occurred over the last several days from both manned and unmanned strike platforms,” a DoD spokesman said.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
House panel backs 2.7 percent pay raise for troops in 2022
The pay boost would be slightly lower than what troops saw this year but equal to federal formulas for civilian wage increases.
The National Guard really wants to grow. The latest budget is reducing their numbers
Though senior leaders have asked for more troops, it's probably not to be.
Military ends active-duty COVID vaccination support, but Guard effort endures
Active-duty troops might be done, but more than 12,000 Guardsmen are still helping vaccinate the public.
By Davis Winkie