Pentagon bows to criticism, admitting ‘mistake’ over new religious list
The Pentagon revised its abridged list of officially recognized faith affiliations after Utah lawmakers balked at the omission of Mormonism.
By Tanya Noury
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Military pay raises, changes to housing allowance included in House-passed $1.15 trillion defense budget
After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.
By Patricia Kime
This week in Congress: A parade of Cabinet secretaries
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 25, 2019.
Can extreme sports and adrenaline help veterans with PTSD?
Many are touting the physical and mental healing powers of exercise and regularly participating in adrenaline-inducing activities.
By Joshua Axelrod
This is what the 7th Fleet’s Sawyer had to say about China
His words echo recent concerns voiced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Trump met with his national security team after Afghan official complained about Taliban talks
President Donald Trump and his national security team had an hourlong, classified meeting on Afghanistan on Friday, a day after a top Afghan official openly complained that the Trump administration was keeping his government in the dark about its negotiations with the Taliban.
Is it time to end privatized military housing?
Lawmakers are voicing concerns about the military's reliance on outside contractors in the wake of reports of problems with housing quality.
Alaska to send National Guard troops along US-Mexico border
Alaska will send 10 National Guard members for aerial patrol operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
US Air Force’s new trainer jet could become its next light-attack or aggressor aircraft
Now that the Air Force has chosen its new jet trainer, it's looking at whether the T-X can fill requirements outside the training mission.
By Valerie Insinna
Philippines frets about war at sea for US
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said a 1951 treaty with the US needed to be re-examined to clear ambiguities that could cause chaos and confusion during a crisis
Tough words from the secretary of State about China
Pompeo: US to make sure China can't blockade South China Sea
Border wall casts long shadow over FY20 defense budget — and that’s not all
Even before it arrives, the defense budget proposal is already taking flak from lawmakers over the bookkeeping gimmickry that’s likely to accompany it.
By Joe Gould