New aircraft carriers face years of delivery delays
Delivery of the Navy's next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, was delayed two more years to 2027, budget documents show.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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House passes $435 billion spending plan for VA in fiscal 2026
Republicans approved plans for an 18% boost in total Veterans Affairs spending next year, but the measure is far from becoming law.
Federal shutdown would be ‘miserable’ for airmen, Reserve boss says
A government shutdown would upend drills and scheduled paydays for thousands of reservists, Air Force Reserve boss Lt. Gen. John Healy said.
‘Bring it’: Adm. Aquilino open to greater directed-energy trials
The Pentagon for the past three years has spent an average $1 billion on the development of directed-energy weapons, according to a watchdog.
Thousands using personal cell phones, tablets for official Army work
If "you want to reach me on the weekend," Lt. Gen. John Morrison said at TechNet Augusta, "call me on my personal device."
US Navy ships shadowed Russian-Chinese flotilla off Alaskan islands
U.S. Northern Commands officials said Monday that the combined Russian-Chinese patrol didn't enter U.S. waters.
For Expeditionary Center airmen, a new challenge in the Pacific
"We’ve got a real sense of the ‘tyranny of distance’ and how familiar we have yet to become with this theater," Maj. Gen. John Klein said.
Veteran killed in Fargo police ambush remembered as ‘brave young man’
Fargo Police Officer Jake Wallin previously served in the Minnesota Army National Guard and was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq.
New NDAA amendment would add two more F-15EXs for Air Guard in 2025
House lawmakers want to boost the Air Force's F-15EX purchases in 2025 by eight, and have added more than $122 million to the NDAA to pay for them.
Army colonel gets $975,000 in sex assault case against Hyten
A retired Army colonel has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
NATO deepens Ukraine ties but doesn’t set clear path for membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the results of the summit are good but an invitation for membership would be ideal.
White House defends giving cluster bombs to Ukraine
Biden is likely to face questions from NATO allies on why he would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned.
By Zeke Miller, Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, AP