More money to buy weaponry and fight inflation in House defense bill
House lawmakers advanced plans for their $840 billion defense policy bill early Thursday morning, which include more money to offset the costs of inflation, purchase…
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DoD audit says Army’s $22 billion ‘mixed reality’ goggle needs more soldier input
The Pentagon Inspector General chided the Army over its augmented reality goggle program in a new report Friday, saying at one point in the document…
Guard soldier on Texas border operation missing along the Rio Grande
This article was shared as part of an ongoing project between Military Times and the The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit newsroom that informs Texans about…
Army expects Next Generation Squad Weapon to get to its first unit by next year
PENTAGON, Arlington, Virginia – For the first time in 65 years, the Army has changed its individual rifle, squad machine gun, optic and caliber of…
Power struggle: How the US Army is tackling the logistics of battlefield electricity
WASHINGTON — In generations past, infantry officers’ primary needs were ammunition, an extra pair of dry socks and enough water in the field. But soldiers…
For America’s security aid programs, who will run the show?
WASHINGTON ― With the world transfixed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and debates breaking out on Twitter over whether the U.S. should send the country…
Troops would see a 4.6% pay raise next year under Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget plan
Service members would see their largest pay raise in two decades under the fiscal 2023 federal budget plan released by the White House Monday. The…
Biden requests $773 billion for Pentagon, a 4% boost
WASHINGTON ― Defense Department spending would see a 4% increase in fiscal 2023 under a plan released by the White House on Monday, significantly above…
Army Combat Fitness Test debuts with major changes to scoring April 1
The Army is moving forward with its long-awaited Army Combat Fitness Test this year, but the service has officially dropped the test’s attempt to set…
Dozens of VA medical centers slated for closure, total rebuilds under new infrastructure plan
Thirty-five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in 21 different states would be closed or completely reconstructed under a nearly $2 trillion infrastructure overhaul unveiled by department…