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.
Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group joins up with British carrier ahead of its maiden deployment
The Royal Navy carrier Queen Elizabeth, with U.S. Marine F-35Bs embarked, begins its maiden operational deployment Sunday.
By Lianna Brown
US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic
As Russia assumed the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the U.S. rallied other members to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules in the Northern Sea Route.
US, Russia hold parallel military drills in the Balkans
The Serbia-Russia exercises at a training ground near Belgrade comes as large-scale U.S. Army-led drills dubbed Defender Europe 2021 are held across Europe.
This week in Congress: More questions about the Afghanistan drawdown
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 17, 2021.
Russian admiral frets over US military presence, ‘provocative’ NATO drills
Adm. Alexander Moiseyev, the commander of Russia’s Northern Fleet, said that NATO navy ships’ presence in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea have reached levels unseen since World War II.
US should consider ‘irregular warfare’ response to pipeline hack: Gallego
An irregular warfare response is warranted if the hackers can be positively identified, says an Arizona congressman and Marine veteran.
By Howard Altman