Pentagon targets fewer moves for troops to cut PCS costs
The Pentagon directed service branches to cut the amount of money spent on moving troops and their families in half by fiscal 2030.
By Karen Jowers
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Pentagon aims to cut 14 defense advisory boards, including DACOWITS
The Pentagon is looking to cut 14 different defense advisory groups, including the 74-year-old Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Mamma Mia! Sky eatery deafens Waterloo visitors with ABBA, dance music
It remains unclear, however, if Beef Wellington is on the menu.
Pentagon error provides extra $6.2 billion for Ukraine military aid
The Pentagon says it overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion over the past two years.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP
Military families battle mold, rodents and more at Washington base
Military families at Joint Base Lewis-McChord say reforms adopted in 2019 have done little to improve housing conditions.
By Kaylee Tornay, InvestigateWest
Proposed housing council would give military families a voice
Military members and spouses, housing advocates and various professionals, such as experts in HVAC and home inspections, would be part of the council.
By Karen Jowers
The history behind famous ‘Gay Vietnam Veteran’ headstone
Leonard Matlovich is buried in the Congressional Cemeteray beneath a grave stone that reads, “A Gay Vietnam Veteran.”
By Sarah Sicard
Lawmakers eyeing even more boosts to junior enlisted pay
Expect more conversation from House lawmakers in coming months about ways to bump up enlisted personnel paychecks.
Military retirees to be booted from bases in Turkey. Who’s next?
Changes at Aviano Air Base, Italy, are under review, and a cut-off of military mail privileges was announced last summer in the Phillipines, then delayed.
By Karen Jowers
North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea
North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles hours after South Korean and U.S. troops ended a fifth round of large-scale live-fire drills.
Get to know the heroic namesake of the newly christened Fort Johnson
The Army redesignated Fort Polk, Louisiana, as Fort Johnson on June 13.
By J.D. Simkins
Ukraine allies debate how to boost support as Russia invasion drags on
NATO members discussing how to further arm Ukraine, while charting out a path to full membership in the alliance.
By AP Staff