Presidential Fitness Test to be required at Defense Department schools
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Presidential Fitness Test would soon be mandatory in the DoD's 161 K-12 schools.
By Patricia Kime
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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
Merging commissary and exchange systems: Critics question where any cost savings would go
Does this benefit the customer? Or cause a decline in the benefits?
By Karen Jowers
Report: Pregnant spouses of deployed service members at higher risk of depression
U.S. studies on military spouses across all branches of the military show greater incidence of depression and other problems.
By Natalie Gross
Brewery launch is on target in a Cold War-era missile command center
The new owners want to turn the Cold War-era site into a destination brewery.
Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors
Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father's casket when the time came.
By Shane Hoover, The (Canton, Ohio) Repository via the AP
Meet the first female test pilot to fly the F-35
Maj. Rachael Winiecki says her background as an A-10 pilot helps her make sure the F-35's ground capabilities, such as close-air support and combat search-and-rescue, are being tested.
Alabama city built on federal dollars feeling shutdown pinch
About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army’s 38,000-acre Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. As the government shutdown drags into a third week, people and businesses that rely on some facet of Washington-backed spending for their livelihood are showing the strain.
American contractor and former Green Beret killed in Iraq fight had five Bronze Stars and multiple deployments
Former Green Beret Master Sgt. Richard Anthony Rodriguez earned five Bronze Stars, one with V device for combat valor, and was awarded five Army Commendation Medals, one for valor.
By Shawn Snow
West Virginia lawmaker, a retired paratrooper, to resign to focus on run for president
A retired Army paratrooper and West Virginia lawmaker who formalized his campaign for the presidency on Veterans Day is stepping down from the state Senate.
Why a Chinese officer said South China Sea island fortification is driven by ‘threats’
China may further fortify man-made islands in the South China Sea depending on threats faced by the outposts, a Chinese naval officer said Wednesday.
Heathens hold religious services rooted in Norse paganism aboard aircraft carrier
The faith rooted in Norse myths is experiencing a resurgence.
By J.D. Simkins