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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.
Book excerpt: ‘The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916-1917′
"The Road Less Traveled" describes how tantalizingly close far-sighted statesmen came to ending the war near the end of 1916, saving millions of lives, and avoiding the total war that dimmed hopes for a better world.
By Philip Zelikow
Space Force is looking for a few good soldiers, sailors
Space Force is looking to recruit hundreds of young people, as well as a few dozen soldiers and sailors.
New in 2021: What will Biden’s first defense budget look like?
One area of the military budget that could see the biggest change is personnel numbers.
Listen to the eerie moment the guns fell silent on Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI
The shelling finally stopped at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
By Jon Simkins
Pearl Harbor ceremony to mark end of World War II will be limited to local veterans
A Pearl Harbor ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II — possibly the last opportunity for many aging U.S. veterans to commemorate the day — will be limited to survivors of the war living in Hawaii because of coronavirus concerns
Democratic Party platform calls for better pay for troops, ending ‘forever’ wars
The policy guideline is designed to highlight party priorities for the next four years.
CENTCOM boss expects a long-term troop presence in Iraq
Despite defeating the physical ISIS caliphate, Gen. Frank McKenzie says U.S. troops will be on the ground deterring ISIS for years to come.
Money to rename bases honoring Confederate leaders, 2021 pay raise included in latest budget plan
House appropriators will vote on the measure on Tuesday morning.
More troops, bigger paychecks and housing improvements in Senate military budget policy plan
The $740.5 billion measure still needs to survive a full Senate vote and negotiations with House lawmakers before becoming law.
Report: Pentagon to present Afghanistan timelines to Trump, including one for a withdrawal by Election Day
Under the February agreement with the Taliban, the U.S. military plans to draw down to 8,600 troops in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer