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2025 budget: 4.5% pay raise, shift of troops from active to reserve
The Pentagon is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars for mental health and suicide prevention programs, among others.
Navy ends existing high-year tenure policy
Enlisted active-duty sailors who fail to advance within certain parameters will have other options for staying Navy.
By Diana Stancy
‘Bring it’: Adm. Aquilino open to greater directed-energy trials
The Pentagon for the past three years has spent an average $1 billion on the development of directed-energy weapons, according to a watchdog.
Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg fight confirmed, proceeds to go to veterans
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter (X) owner Elon Musk have formally agreed to a mixed martial arts fight in the ancient city of Rome.
By Jon Simkins
Big enlistment bonuses offered to sailors entering the nuclear field
The bonuses exceed the maximum of $50,000, which they Navy established in February 2022.
By Diana Stancy
Sweden’s stalled NATO bid disrupts Nordic defense planning
A Nordic cluster within NATO remains the goal, but questions remain about the alignment to North America or Europe when it comes to the High North.
Vets benefits, VA staff paychecks and more endangered by debt fight
Negotiators will work through Memorial Day weekend in hopes of reaching a compromise on the issue before June 1.
US to send Ukraine $300 million in military aid
This is the 37th package of Pentagon stocks to go to Ukraine since the war began in February 2022.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Military services grappling with filling their ranks in budget request
The services are looking to add about 12,000 troops to their ranks this year.
US vows to send more drones, aid to Ukraine on war’s anniversary
The Pentagon announced it would send more drones to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the invasion.
By Joe Gould