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‘Utter chaos’: Amid confusing ban rollout, trans troops fight to serve

Amid court battles and ambiguity over voluntary separations, transgender service members told Military Times they just want to do their jobs.

Military stores prepare for tariffs, aiming to keep costs down

Military store officials expect tariffs to affect exchanges, including the availability and cost of certain items.

Marine retiree shares a warning about this Tricare payment problem

A Marine Corps retiree has a warning for other Tricare beneficiaries about a problem that could be putting their health care coverage at risk.

Marine gets highest noncombat award for acts in fatal Osprey crash

The captain bravely ushered about two dozen Marines to safety from the burning aircraft.

What troops need to know about the basic pay raise in 2025

All military members saw a significant pay raise in January 2025, but some troops will get even more this spring.

Air Force sees historic recruitment surge with delayed entry program

The service is also shipping more new recruits off to basic military training on a weekly basis than it did two years ago, officials said.

Opinion

Ending military diversity efforts will cost us talent and readiness

In this op-ed, an active-duty service member argues the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI in the military will undermine readiness.

Trump fires service academy boards that oversee morale, academics

President Trump claimed the boards of visitors at four U.S. service academies had been “infiltrated by woke leftist ideologies.”

Army, Navy remove web pages highlighting women’s military service

In an attempt to align with President Trump’s termination of DEI initiatives, the Army and Navy have taken down web pages highlighting women's service.

After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold during WWII.