Hegseth directs 20% cut to top military leadership positions
In a memo dated Monday, Hegseth said the cuts will remove “redundant force structure to optimize and streamline leadership.”
By Tara Copp, AP
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Army pauses helicopter flights near DC airport after more close calls
The pause comes after 67 people died in January when a passenger jet collided in midair with a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan airport.
By Tara Copp, AP
Troops can now get Novavax as a COVID-19 vaccine
Novavax is not made with, nor tested on, cells descended from fetal tissue. It also doesn’t use mRNA to deliver the vaccine into cells.
Pentagon rejects DC request for National Guard migrant help — again
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Why comparing VA home loans to other options might soon get easier
Advocates have expressed concerns many veterans are missing out on benefits from the VA home loan program.
Gunman who targeted FBI office was Navy, Army National Guard veteran
Ricky Shiffer served in the Navy and the Florida Army National Guard, according to military records.
Amid hiring boom, defense firms say labor shortage is dragging them down
Labor shortfalls rooted in the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a millstone around the neck of the defense industry, forcing firms to juggle staff, hold job fairs and find workarounds to keep operations running as smoothly as possible.
Navy failed to address environmental impact of Growler fleet expansion, judge rules
In 2019, the Navy authorized a significant expansion of its Growler program at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Big changes ahead for how troops battle future chemical, biological threats
New funding, strategy and focus puts CBRN back in the mix.
By Todd South
White House aims to release overdue security strategies within weeks
Amid pressure from lawmakers, the White House is weighing a September rollout for its long-delayed National Security Strategy, now being rewritten to emphasize Russia alongside China following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
No more automatic GWOT service medals, DoD says
The Defense Department has restricted the anti-ISIS campaign medal as well.
By Davis Winkie