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Will DOD need to start producing some medicines to protect troops?
In some cases, it could be cheaper and safer for the military to manufacture medicines troops need.
By Karen Jowers
Agreement helps military spouses keep federal jobs in overseas moves
Here's how an agreement between the Pentagon and State Department will help federally employed military spouses move their jobs overseas in a PCS.
By Karen Jowers
USS Gunston Hall is back home after a four-month deployment
Gunston Hall returned to the states after taking part in NATO's biggest exercise in decades.
US military to expand universal pre-K at dozens more bases this fall
The U.S. military will rapidly expand its universal pre-K program to another 79 primary schools, for a total of 80 locations, in the 2024-2025 school year.
By Karen Jowers
Annual defense authorization work to ramp up in the next few weeks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 15, 2024.
Higher enlisted pay, full housing stipends included in new House plan
A new military quality of life improvement plan would include targeted pay increases for young troops and bigger housing stipends for families.
Ukraine will soon be outgunned without help, top Europe general says
The top general for U.S. forces in Europe told Congress Wednesday that Ukraine may be outgunned 10 to 1 by Russia within a matter of weeks.
By Tara Copp, AP
US gives Ukraine seized Iranian weapons that were headed to Houthis
The U.S. has once again sent weapons to Ukraine seized from an Iranian group that attempted to smuggle the munitions to Yemen’s Houthi militants.
US doesn’t want to make Arctic contested battlespace, admiral says
“There’s no desire to over-militarize or create a theme of a contested battlespace in the Arctic," the commander of U.S. 2nd Fleet said.
By Diana Stancy
Saildrone, Thales collaborating on sub-sensing unmanned surface vessel
U.S. Navy leadership has advocated for a hybrid fleet, with sailors and Marines augmented by smart machines and the equipment they carry.
Empty shelves at commissaries? Officials aim to beef up the supply
"What grocery store runs out of potatoes?" asked one military wife in South Korea.
By Karen Jowers