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Air, Space forces hit recruitment goals, set higher 2027 targets

The Department of the Air Force set larger goals for 2027 after recruiting 31,950 airmen and 730 guardians in fiscal 2026.

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.

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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.
Pentagon launches Office of Religious Affairs, will report directly to Hegseth

The Pentagon intends to address what Hegseth calls a loss of religious community within the military after an era of “political correctness.”
Hegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare

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.

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GAO found outdated USDA SNAP guidance for veterans and recommended better outreach and coordination to help veterans access food assistance.

Nearly 500,000 veterans to get 3-month break from paying life insurance premiums

Just in time for the holidays, veterans won’t have to pay Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months.
Pentagon directs cyber, intelligence agencies to counter foreign election threats

Hegseth ordered the agencies to “mobilize every authorized asset, capability and partnership under your command” to defend U.S. election infrastructure.
US forces exiting Iraq after 2 decades, leaving opening for Iran

U.S. forces are set to depart from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a move celebrated as a victory by Iran and its allies.

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Lawmakers are turning directly to Oracle for answers about why the VA increased the ceiling on its electronic health record contract by $17 billion.

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US launches new round of strikes against Iran

The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against Iranian military sites on Wednesday after reimposing a naval blockade of the Islamic Republic’s ports.

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‘Cruelty was the point’: Transgender troops look back on their ban as it’s set to end

Thirty enlisted transgender service members are in line to be allowed to serve again starting Thursday after being banned from the military in 2025.

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Riley Ceder

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VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues

The agreement could help accelerate research into the use of MDMA, magic mushrooms and other psychedelics to address PTSD and other mental conditions.

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Patricia Kime

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Space Force agency awards tech companies $1.75 billion contract for missile warning, tracking satellites

A Space Force agency selected two contractors to field missile warning and tracking satellites in support of the Golden Dome initiative.

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Cristina Stassis

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Space Force offers $25K for 8-year enlistments in new pilot

The first-come, first-serve program will offer a $25,000 bonus to enlistees who commit to eight-year contracts until the cap of 100 bonuses is reached.

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Hope Hodge Seck

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Air Force UH-1N helicopter makes emergency landing in DC after crew hears vibrations in flight

An Air Force helicopter made a precautionary landing in Northwest D.C. on Monday night after its crew heard “vibrating mechanical sounds.”

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Cristina Stassis

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The US military measures readiness. What about adaptability?

Many of the qualities defense experts say will matter most in future wars are difficult to define and even harder to quantify.

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Natalie Oliverio

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Nearly 12,000 military Tricare beneficiaries warned of data breach

TriWest officials notified 11,844 beneficiaries of a data breach that may have affected their protected health information.

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Karen Jowers

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Active-duty airmen have 18 days to submit current waist-to-height ratio, Wilsbach says

Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said active-duty airmen have until the end of the month to submit their updated waist-to-heigh ratio into myBodyComp.

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Cristina Stassis

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German-American veteran of the Battle of the Bulge dies at 100

Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100.

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Claire Barrett

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Lindsey Graham, senator and retired Air Force Reserve colonel, remembered for relishing challenges of public life

The late Lindsey Graham spent 33 years in the U.S. Air Force across three components.

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Patricia Kime

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US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts

Recovery teams from the DPAA traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of MIAs ahead of projected budget cuts.

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Richard Sisk

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