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Fewer airmen could receive bonuses for tough jobs in 2025
The Air Force's fiscal year 2025 budget includes plan to cut $4 million and more than 700 airmen from the special duty assignment pay program.
Post-withdrawal, no “over-the-horizon” strikes in Afghanistan
The Biden administration promised to contain the terror threat in Afghanistan, but there's not much to show for it.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, union spar over staffing
VA officials said hiring and retention levels are at record highs, but workers groups say even more staff is needed to keep up.
Military services grappling with filling their ranks in budget request
The services are looking to add about 12,000 troops to their ranks this year.
Opinion
It takes a community to recruit and retain service members
America's defense communities have long been one of the largest sources for military recruiting.
By Karen Holt
Perennial pilot paucity puts Air Force in precarious position
The service has nibbled at the edges of a 2,000-pilot shortage for years.
Pentagon small business chief presses to revive innovation fund
The number of small business participating in the American defense-industrial base declined by more than 40% in the past decade.
By Joe Gould
New in 2023: Air Force retention remains higher than usual
Numbers are falling but have not returned to pre-pandemic rates.
Pentagon: Xi and Putin ‘edging toward an alliance’
Relationship is not a 'superficial partnership,' says DoD policy chief.
By Joe Gould
Congress must act to boost combat-credible air power in Indo-Pacific
Withdrawing F-15 fighter squadrons from Kadena Air Base in Japan without a replacement plan does not enhance combat-credible posture, these authors argue.
By Mackenzie Eaglen, Eric Sayers and Dustin Walker