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
DOD imposes burdensome rules, retaliation on home day cares, moms say
The Pentagon said military families can help solve the child care shortage, but providers say over-the-top rules are driving them away.
By Jennifer Brookland, The War Horse
Trump taps Reserve and National Guard for temporary immigration judges
Both the Army and National Guard said they hope to fill the assignments with volunteers. About 100 Army Reserve lawyers will be in the first group.
By Amy Taxin, The Associated Press
Federal employee caused shooter hoax at NJ base to bond with coworkers
An active shooter hoax at a New Jersey military base Tuesday was caused by a civilian employee who wanted to “trauma bond” with coworkers, prosecutors say.
By Bruce Shipkowski, The Associated Press
Federal employee arrested after ‘active shooter hoax’ at NJ base
“This kind of senseless fear-mongering and disruption will not be tolerated in my state,” said New Jersey's acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba.
By Bruce Shipkowski, The Associated Press
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100
Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who served overseas.
Four soldiers killed in Washington state helicopter crash, Army says
Four special operations soldiers died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed near JBLM earlier this week, officials said.
Why Truman changed the ‘War Department’ to the ‘Department of Defense’
Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.
US Army reveals Typhon missile system in Japan
The move Monday comes as the U.S. and Japan increase their deterrence against China's growing assertiveness in the region.
One man’s memory sparks search for US soldiers he saw executed in WWII
Retired firefighter Benjamin Broadwell Hagans, 96, has emerged as an eyewitness to the savage executions of three soldiers in 1942, The War Horse reports.
By Ken McLaughlin, The War Horse
Soldier braved hypothermia, debris in nighttime water rescue
Staff Sgt. David Quay is the Military Times Soldier of the Year.
By Hope Hodge Seck