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Combatant commanders head to Capitol Hill to face budget questions
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 18, 2024.
Defense bill calls for outside scrutiny of Marines’ modernization plan
A provision in Congress' not-yet-final annual defense authorization bill calls for "an independent review, assessment, and analysis" of Force Design 2030.
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacks
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
Senate votes down bill to withdraw troops from Niger
The Senate struck down a bill from Sen. Rand Paul that would have required the U.S. to remove troops from Niger in the wake of a coup.
VA urging veterans, staff to get latest COVID-19 vaccine booster
Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months.
US ambassador visits Marine veteran jailed in Russia for espionage
Paul Whelan, a corporate security director and Marine veteran, was detained in Moscow in 2018 and convicted in 2020.
The new Marine infantry battalion is slimmer, saltier and more techy
Phase one concluded in June. Phase two begins in 2023.
By Todd South