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USS Oscar Austin crew accepts combat award for Red Sea deployment
The destroyer provided combat support to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Red Sea.
By Riley Ceder
What service members should know about military pay proposals
It seems like every year, debates rage on in Congress, and between Congress and the president, about how much of a pay increase to give to members of the military for the next fiscal year.
By Ken Chamberlain and John Bretschneider
DoD approves danger pay for Niger, Mali, Cameroon
Service members deployed to Niger, Mali and northern Cameroon qualify to receive imminent danger pay/hostile fire pay retroactive to June 7, 2017, DoD announced Thursday.
By Tara Copp, AP
Texas man accused of theft in dead uncle's military pension
A recently retired county jail guard in Texas has been charged with pocketing two decades worth of military pension checks sent to his long deceased uncle.
Here’s what we know about the Air Force’s alternative to the JSTARS recap
In its recently unveiled fiscal 2019 budget proposal, the Air Force canceled its JSTARS recapitalization program in favor of a disaggregated battle management approach.
By Valerie Insinna
Navy offers new cash and incentives for extending FDNF sea tours
The Navy wants more sailors to commit to ships home-ported in Japan, Guam and Spain.
By Mark D. Faram
It's official: The pizza MRE is back!
The long-awaited pepperoni pizza will be on its way to troops later this year.
By Charlsy Panzino
US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Baghdad
A soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve died this week in a non-combat related incident, the Department of Defense announced.
By Kyle Rempfer
How do past military pay increases compare to what’s being proposed for 2019?
President Trump earlier this month called for a 2.6 percent pay increase for fiscal 2019 as part of his budget request to Congress.
By Ken Chamberlain
Structural issues plague US Pave Hawk helicopters
The Air Force's 33rd Rescue Squadron is tasked with one of the service's most important tasks, but many of its Pave Hawk helicopters used for those missions have begun exhibiting structural cracking.
By Valerie Insinna
Reserve, Guard members lose travel-expense tax deduction
Reserve-component members could lose out on an established benefit, depending on their commute.
By Karen Jowers