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No paper, no plastic: Be ready as commissaries adopt reusable bags
Reusable bags can be more expensive for commissary shoppers up front, but more cost-effective in the long run.
By Karen Jowers
Why the US should fight Russia, China in the ‘gray zone’
Time for Washington to get more active in the 'gray zone,' especially cyber and information warfare, according to the Atlantic Council.
New in 2022: A coming debate over military pay could lead to troops’ biggest raise in 20 years
The 2022 pay raise was 2.7 percent, but 2023 could be much higher.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has coronavirus, symptoms ‘mild’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday.
Air Force enlisted promotions will run a bit differently in 2022
Expect to learn more about an enlisted force development plan in 2022, too.
Decades of DoD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
An AP investigation found that despite new rules to deal with extremism, racism and extremism remain an ongoing concern in the military.
Congress turns down a Space National Guard again, but Space Force isn’t giving up
"Simply put, we don’t know enough," Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) said.
Biden signs $740B defense policy bill to overhaul sexual assault prosecutions, review Afghan war
Lawmakers added $25 billion more to Defense spending than was originally requested.
The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022
Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.
Two dozen KC-46 tankers will likely call MacDill Air Force Base home
The Florida base has been initially selected as a new home for the Pegasus aircraft, beating out Fairchild AFB in Washington. A final verdict is slated for fall 2023.
HASC’s top Republican takes aim at budget gridlock, Russia policy and vaccination mandate
“I mean, these [continuing resolutions] are killing us,” Rep. Mike Rogers told Defense News. “If they do another CR in February to the end of the year, it’s going to basically cost [the Pentagon] $40 billion. It’s going to negate everything we just did in this authorization, plus more. And it’s just literally un-American if we aren’t doing a better job to provide for our military than that.”
By Joe Gould