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
Guardsman who threatened to kill Pence is sentenced
The soldier said he would do it for "enough money," authorities reported.
Former Army, VA Secretary Togo West dies at age 75
West was the second African American to serve as the top Army civilian and also the second to serve as the nation's top veterans administrator.
Shooter saw vets program as path to heal after deployment
When Albert Wong returned from an Army deployment in Afghanistan in 2013, he knew it had affected him. He had trouble adjusting to regular life, couldn’t sleep at night and was hyper-vigilant about his surroundings.
Troops who responded to hurricanes last year eligible for Humanitarian Service Medal
Service members who responded to locations hit by three major hurricanes last year for disaster relief are eligible for the Humanitarian Service Medal.
Veteran-owned company thinks outside the box with challenge coins
Unique designs go out to troops, units, generals and presidents.
Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval
A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn’t get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn’t point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump administration offers support, but no road map, for military school choice
School choice for military families?
By Karen Jowers
Multiple people ill, 3 taken to hospital after hazmat incident on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall
At least 11 people started feeling ill Tuesday after a letter was opened in an administrative building on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia.
Gen. Votel: Russia is both 'arsonist and fireman' in Syria
Russia is seeking to counter U.S. diplomatic influence by stoking conflict in Syria even as it portrays itself as an arbiter in the civil war, the top American general in the Middle East said Tuesday in notably pointed criticism of Moscow.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Special Operations Command asks for more troops, biggest budget yet
Special operations forces numbers are higher than they have ever been, but leaders in that community want Congress to approve their highest budget request ever made to increase the force by more than 1,000 troops.
By Todd South