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Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays

Pentagon raises danger pay for troops for the first time since 2002, increasing hostile fire pay to $450 and imminent danger pay to $275 per month.

Air Force identifies airman found dead at off-base housing in Italy

TSgt. Conner Wells, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy, served as a precision-guided munition production supervisor.
Boeing adds to big week with first full-rate Grey Wolf helicopter order

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a roughly $85 million contract for four more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, with the first under full-rate production.

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The Pentagon intends to address what Hegseth calls a loss of religious community within the military after an era of “political correctness.”
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The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn’t keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
8 sailors died by suicide at Oklahoma base in one year, Navy confirms

The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say.
US Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX

The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company.

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A Green Beret and Silver Star recipient who once survived an IED and now clears Ukraine’s landmines is the subject of a new documentary, “Safe Ground.”

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Transgender troops granted class action lawsuit against government

In the class action lawsuit, the protections won in Talbott v. USA would extend to all transgender service members.

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Here’s where the services stand in cutting PCS moves

Army officials announced they’re cutting more than 12,000 relocations in fiscal 2026 and more than 13,600 in fiscal 2027.

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Karen Jowers

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DoD, movers try to ease the heavy lift for troops moving this summer

A direct line for resolving troops’ problems and better relationships with moving companies are among DoD’s efforts.

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Karen Jowers

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Staff sergeant becomes only airman in his class to complete Army Air Assault School

Staff Sgt. Ivan Sauer became the only airmen in his class to complete the 10-day U.S. Army Air Assault School.

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Cristina Stassis

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Following an outbreak, lawmakers push to require flu vaccine for all service members in budget bill provision

After a recent flu outbreak sickened 284 trainees and killed one, lawmakers move to revert the flu vaccination policy to be required again for all.

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Cristina Stassis

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In a first, Trump will travel aboard Qatari-donated Air Force One

Trump will travel to North Dakota on Wednesday for the aircraft’s inaugural presidential use over a week after its commissioning flights began.

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Cristina Stassis

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Bipartisan bill would let service members sue US military for sexual assault

The bill is modeled after similar legislation that allows service members to file civil claims for medical malpractice at U.S. military hospitals.

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Patricia Kime

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Pilot shut off fuel supply, leading to October 2025 Skyraider II crash, Air Force finds

A student pilot reached for the wrong fuel control in his Block-1 OA-1K Skyraider II, forcing a crash-landing, an Air Force investigation found.

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Michael Scanlon

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Anthony Tata assumes oversight of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Families of missing service members from the Vietnam war are pushing for answers on budget cuts that have canceled MIA searches in Vietnam and Laos.

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Richard Sisk

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Is GPS reliance making troops less observant? Yearlong study aims to find out.

The study will use virtual reality simulations to track aspects of observation and recall in subjects with and without navigation aids.

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Hope Hodge Seck

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US strikes Iranian missile, drone, radar sites

The U.S. struck Iranian missile, drone and radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.

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Eve Sampson

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Air Force solicits ideas for over 1,000-mile range weapon from industry

At an Industry Day, the Air Force will field solutions from vendors about a next generation long-range weapon with air-to-air and air-to-surface variants.

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