Small fleet, fewer flights weaken Army aircraft training, report says
The main trends point to fewer helicopters, fewer flight hours, but more drones and aircraft available for missions.
By Todd South
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Virginia Senate fails to pass bill on military tuition program
Military families are urging lawmakers to reverse changes to a state tuition waiver program for spouses and children of fallen or disabled service members.
By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury
F-15E becomes first aircraft compatible with new nuclear bomb design
Two successful test launches of B61-12 designs mean the F-15E is ready to go with the newest nuclear gravity bomb design.
By Aaron Mehta
Pentagon unveils new policy for 12-month, unaccompanied tours to Iraq, Arabian Peninsula
The policy shift also means that military families will no longer accompany service members in Qatar and Bahrain.
By Diana Stancy
Senate sends Trump defense bill with federal parental leave, 3.1% pay raise for Pentagon personnel
The Senate on Tuesday voted to send to President Donald Trump an annual defense policy bill that combines a $738 billion Pentagon budget blueprint with legislation to provide federal employees with 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press
North Korea complains at UN about US ‘provocations’
North Korea decried the stalled state of its nuclear standoff with the United States and told the international community Monday that the fault lies with Washington’s “political and military provocations.”
Afghanistan to Taliban: Peace or ‘we will continue to fight’
As Afghans await the results of a presidential election roiled by Taliban threats, the government used its platform at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday to tell the insurgents: “Join us in peace, or we will continue to fight.”
Coke, meth and an AK-47: Feds accuse Nellis master sergeant of trafficking guns, drugs
Master Sgt. Michael Reimers is now being held in pre-trial confinement.
Iran president warns of a region ‘on the edge of collapse’
Iran’s president used the world’s stage on Wednesday to warn that security in the Persian Gulf could unravel with a “single blunder” and its fragile peace be guaranteed only by the region’s countries, not through U.S. intervention or Washington’s “merciless economic terrorism.”
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
How a $5 part used to modernize nuclear warheads could cost $850 million to fix
Delays to the B61-12 and W88 Alt 370 could cost taxpayers a lot of money, but the National Nuclear Security Administration has a plan.
By Aaron Mehta
Senate to vote on ending border emergency that diverted DoD funds
The Senate is voting this week on whether to end the president’s emergency diversion of military funding to his border wall.
By Joe Gould
UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks
Britain, France and Germany joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility by Yemeni rebels and said: "If Iran were behind this attack, nothing would have been left of this refinery."
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press