Danger pay for US troops could double, expand to more regions
The U.S. defense budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 has raised the prospect of an increase in the monthly stipend paid out to troops in dangerous regions.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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The US Army wants to manufacture meatless proteins in combat zones
The service "is exploring how the emerging alternative-protein sector can help meet several objectives, including enhancing food supply chain resilience."
By Michael Peck
Best pics of the week: March 1, 2020
Drinking snake blood at Exercise Cobra Gold, freestyle drill routines, the agreement that may result in all foreign troops leaving Afghanistan, and more of this week's best military photos.
Sons of Tuskegee Airmen share history lessons with students
Lt. Col. Howard Baugh’s sons, Howard and Richard, recounted their father’s story to a small group of Richmond Public Schools students and teachers on Feb. 25 at the Virginia War Memorial
By Samuel Northrop, The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch via the AP
‘Let’s go home’: Afghan war vets torn on US-Taliban deal
Veterans of America’s longest war are finding themselves torn as the U.S. signs a potentially historic peace accord with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Senator calls for US to establish no-fly zone over Syria after 33 Turkish troops killed in airstrike
Turkish air and artillery assets have since retaliated against the Syrian army by pounding the regimes armored and truck-mobile rocket artillery systems.
By Shawn Snow
Post 9/11 veterans attribute deadly cancers to contaminants at US base in Uzbekistan
Contamination at a former Soviet and Uzbek military base used by the U.S. Armed Forces in the early 2000s may be responsible for incidence of cancer among veterans.
By Patricia Kime
Goldfein unveils gender-neutral update to Air Force Song
Gen. Goldfein knows the change will be controversial, but said it's "about adding to, not subtracting from, who we are."
School via cell phone? Army families prepare for coronavirus siege in Italy
Vicenza works to maintain services and support to personnel and families as the coronavirus outbreak spreads through Italy.
By Patricia Kime
South Korea, US postpone annual military drills due to virus
The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed their annual drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.
Milley: US, Korea, taking ‘hard look’ at postponing joint military exercises
U.S. military installations overseas continue to respond to the growing COVID-19 threat.
By Patricia Kime
American soldier stationed in South Korea first service member to test positive for coronavirus
The service member, who is 23-years-old and is stationed at Camp Carroll near Daegu, visited Camp Carroll between Feb. 21-25, and neighboring Camp Walker on Feb. 24.
By Diana Stancy