First lady says more money needed to fight hunger in military families

The House version of the defense policy bill would create a “basic needs allowance” to supplement troops with a household income of less than 130 percent of the federal poverty line.

US Navy denies Russian claim it pushed destroyer Chafee from its territorial waters

The alleged incident came as Russia and China conducted joint naval drills in the area, and follows other close encounters involving Russian and Western warships.

US Navy, Japanese helicopter squadrons conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise

While experts have noted that China’s undersea capabilities are not as advanced as Russia’s, China still boasts a large fleet.

Air Force scrubbed hijacking claim from news release after CENTCOM disputed story

After a CNN article reported that CENTCOM disputed an Air Force press release that claimed there had been an attempted hijacking during the HKIA evacuations, the press release was scrubbed of any mention of the incident.

KC-46 gets new refueling approvals for TRANSCOM missions

The Pegasus can now take on more missions the Air Force otherwise would have had to hand off to the KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender, and lessen the burden on those older tankers.

Sailor convicted in connection to shipmate’s death on New Year’s Day 2020

Hospitalman Apprentice Ethan J. Helems was convicted by a military jury in June of involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide and other charges in connection to the death of Hospitalman Thomas Adrian Dion Campbell, according to recently released Navy trial records.