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Airman dies from rappelling fall before Navy football game

A Tactical Air Control Party instructor fell from the Alamodome’s 170-foot-tall rafters during a pre-game rappelling display.
Here’s the 2027 cost-of-living increase for retirees, veterans

It’s the biggest increase in four years.
Voting by absentee ballot? It’s time.

If you’re a service member or military family member and plan to vote by absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election, it’s time to take action.
US Air Force outlines the fighter fleet it needs by 2035

A new Air Force report calls for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035, with F-35s making up 40% of the fleet and F-47s replacing F-22s.

Apply for Best for Vets: Trusted Brands

Military Times is now accepting submissions from companies that offer verifiable value to the military community through programs and benefits.
Insurance Guide

Military Times has outlined helpful information about car insurance, renters insurance, and life insurance for troops.
2025 PCS Guide

Read up on tips and tricks in Military Times’ 2025 Permanent Change of Station Guide.
2025 Benefits Guide

Learn how your military benefits — including health care, retirement pay and more — have changed in 2025.

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer tapped as Barracks Task Force senior advisor

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer was selected as Secretary Hegseth’s senior advisor and will visit military installations across the country.

Hegseth discusses Iran with Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, officials say

Netanyahu and Hegseth discussed “the threats in the region” and the U.S.-Israel partnership in dealing both offensively and defensively with those threats.
Pentagon, BAE sign deal for up to 25,000 precision-guided munition kits a year

The Pentagon and BAE Systems signed a framework agreement for up to 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS, guidance kits a year.
National Guard member expected to recover from Southeast DC shooting

A National Guardsman and a suspect are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during a shooting in Southeast, D.C., late Sunday night.

Execution of Nidal Hasan will not be livestreamed, Trump says

Trump said on Thursday that the execution of Hasan would not be livestreamed. Victims’ immediate family members will be able to view it in person, he said.

Hegseth appoints Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer to Barracks Task Force

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taps the Marine reservist to serve as a senior advisor for the Pentagon’s effort to improve troops’ living conditions.