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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.
Active-duty accessions dropped by 7,000 after COVID hit — and closed schools could make next year even harder
Recruiters will be able to find enough qualified recruits if the pandemic drags on through 2021, the head of Air Force Recruiting Service said -- but it's going to be tough.
Court argument seeks reversal of military HIV policies
Lawyers for military service members whose careers were halted after testing positive for the AIDS virus asked a federal judge Monday to overturn policies restricting their service as irrational and discriminatory.
More than a million troops to get temporary pay hike with payroll tax deferral — but there’s a catch
As of now, you'll have to pay it back starting in January.
By Karen Jowers
1 US service member in stable condition after being wounded by al-Shabab attack in Somalia
The service member is in stable condition with injuries not considered life-threatening.
By Howard Altman
Christian love wasn’t meant to be weaponized: A retired Air Force chaplain and rabbi’s message
When an anonymous Army officer’s wife sent an email to Mikey Weinstein and the Military Religious Freedom Foundation Aug. 31, a retired Air Force chaplain, a Jewish rabbi, felt compelled to write back.
Trump: Stars and Stripes funding won’t be cut
Trump's tweet come after the Pentagon notified Stars and Stripes that it’s final newspaper publication will be released this month.
By Diana Stancy
Outgoing director says commissaries are proving their worth during COVID
Will changes in the commissary benefit over the last three years bring customers back?
By Karen Jowers
At military academies, COVID-19 is the enemy to be defeated
Under the siege of the coronavirus pandemic, classes have begun at the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says
Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press