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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Air Force clears T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate production
The decision authorizes a $219 million contract for the first 14 aircraft.
By Michael Scanlon
US tells Russia it won’t rejoin Open Skies arms control pact
The decision means only one major arms control treaty between the nuclear powers — the New START treaty — remains in place.
LGBTQ, indigenous task forces want to ‘light a fire to get things changed’
Leaders of the Air Force's two new minority policy groups outlined their next steps to improve life for the LGBTQ and indigenous communities.
VA to start processing Vietnam vets’ claims for conditions newly linked to Agent Orange poisoning
Individuals suffering from bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism will be able to receive disability payments for their conditions.
Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.
By Joe Gould
Biden ending Trump OK for US oil company in Syria, says official
Trump became focused on Syria’s oil in October 2019 after he abruptly announced his intention to draw down U.S. troops deployed against ISIS in the area.
Defense chief: US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘slightly’ ahead
President Joe Biden has ordered a full U.S. troop withdrawal by Sept. 11. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not say when it may be complete.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
There are 9 Confederate memorials among the military academies, but their fate is unknown
The memorials include nods to Confederates Gen. Robert E. Lee and Adm. Franklin Buchanan.
The National World II Memorial needs millions of dollars of repair work. Here’s one plan to fix it
Legislation introduced to fund repairs to World War II Memorial would allow U.S. Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of World War II.
By Lianna Brown
Here’s how much each part of the new Air Force PT test will be worth
Running can earn you up to 60 points, while pushups and situps can each earn you 20 points each.
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
The Pentagon appears resigned to a new approach on how to combat military sexual assault.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press