A move by VA officials to simplify rules for the Post-9/11 GI Bill could cause new problems, advocates warn. Soldiers at Fort Cavazos say that officials won't grant any religious exceptions to rules requiring deductions from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence. Expensive defenses against drone swarms and cheaper missiles will be too costly against a better armed foe. Post officials are working an a host of short- and long-term solutions to decadeslong infrastructure issues. Bringing back 100% funding for BAH would have a big impact on troops, the military's senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers. Former Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's memoir addresses COVID, Capt. Crozier and his shouting match with the former chief of naval operations. In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report. Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally. Lawmakers voted to subpoena information from the department for the first time since 2016. A National Guardsman allegedly planned a murder-for-hire plot against a man involved in a 2016 crash that took the life of the soldier’s mother. Load More