Buffalo chicken, Thai and Cuban food coming to the MRE lineup in 2026
Three current, low-rated meal options are going away next year.
By Todd South
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Back-to-school, military edition: why August is also admin hell
For civilians, August is a return to structure. For service members and veterans facing bureaucratic deadlines, it often feels like drowning in it.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Why Navy sailors love a filthy coffee mug
You'll never catch a Navy veteran rinsing out their coffee mug.
By Sarah Sicard
Marine takes over as military’s top enlisted leader
Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman Troy Black becomes the top enlisted voice on quality-of-life and combat readiness issues for the joint force.
VA pauses pension debt collections after discovery of system error
More than 40,000 pension recipents could be affected by the latest computer issues.
300 US troops headed to Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war
The unidentified detachment will deter further conflict and help protect troops already in the Middle East, the Pentagon said.
Army National Guard’s bonus backlog started with 2018 Pentagon fire
The problems began in October 2018, according to public records.
By Davis Winkie
How a Marine embassy guard in Guyana saved a local guard’s life
Lance Cpl. Eduardo Galicia was standing duty on the midnight shift when he got the call that a local guard was having a medical emergency.
Mom of Marine veteran who died by suicide is running 100 100-mile runs
Rosie Gagnon lost her Marine veteran son, Dexter, in 2018. She wants families like hers to know it's possible to feel joy again.
Republicans and Dems agree Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, poll shows
The poll comes two years after the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021.
By Linley Sanders
Capitol Hill defense work continues despite House leadership turmoil
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Oct. 16, 2023.
Pentagon program cobbles together air defense weapons for Ukraine
The Pentagon calls it FrankenSAM.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press