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The Army Keeps Boosting Recruiting Bonuses as It Struggles to Find New Soldiers The Army has become more aggressive with major recruitment bonuses, especially for recruits who elect to ship out to basic...
Space Force Offering Bonuses Up to $20,000 for New Guardians with Tech Backgrounds Bonuses range from $12,000 to $20,000 for certain technology certifications that could be used for the Space Force's cyber...
Dozens of Air Force and Space Force Jobs Now Eligible for Reenlistment Bonuses The Air Force and Space Force announced that there would be reenlistment bonuses available for 63 job fields.
New Benefit Pays for Troops, Civilian Employees to Ship Breast Milk While on Official Travel The Air Force Women's Initiative Team pressed for the new policy for two and a half years.
Junior Sailors Scrambling for a Place to Live After the Navy Shutters Its Barracks at Key West Junior sailors stationed at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, are struggling to find homes after the closure of two of the...
Military Throwing Cash at Recruiting Crisis as Troops Head for the Exits For now, the services are leaning on record-level enlistment and retention bonuses meant to attract and keep America's...
Okinawa Marks 50 Years of End to US Rule Amid Protests Ceremonies were held simultaneously in two locations, a symbol of the deep divide in views over Okinawa’s history.
Russian War Effort Runs into Diplomatic, Military Hurdles Russia's military is bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, having lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as...
'Unsettling' Army Recruitment Video Ignites Debate over Its Mysterious Intent It’s a stretch to link the U.S. Army to witchery, but that’s happening in response to an eerie video from the 4th...
CIA Medical Office Gets a Congressional Colonoscopy The Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022 contains a little-noticed provision setting professional standards...
Austin Defends Budget, Ukraine, China Priorities Top U.S. defense officials defend the department's budget before congress Wednesday, telling lawmakers the most urgent goal is sending...
Video Said To Show Chechen Fighters in Ukraine Russian state news agency Ria Novosti has released footage of what it said was soldiers of the Chechen special...
Evacuees Warn of Further Bloodshed in East Ukraine Volunteers rushed to rescue dozens of people from towns under attack from Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. (May 12)...
Soldiers Keep Dying in Vehicle Accidents. The Army Blames Not Wearing Seat Belts and Complacency. Last year, nine soldiers died in ground vehicle mishaps, according to a report from the service.
How the Army Made Me Choose Between My Mental Health and Our Family's Dream Posting "Without an EFMP overhaul, Mental Health Awareness Month will continue to be recognized as simple lip service for military...
Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Rangers Awaits Biden's Signature The bill passed the Senate last October and now awaits the signature of President Joe Biden to begin the process of minting...
Congress' First Military UFO Hearing in 50 Years Deflates Speculation on Alien Spacecraft Even intriguing videos such as the nighttime "triangles" can have simple earthly explanations, officials told the House...
20 Years Since Navy Ship Sunk for Artificial Reef in Keys On Sunday, divers affixed a commemorative plaque to the Spiegel Grove, sponsored by a group of Navy veterans who had served...
How 'Don't Give Up the Ship' Became a US Navy Rallying Cry Early U.S. Navy officers had a habit of saying some really badass things, especially when they were dying.
Air Force Tests Hypersonic Missile Amid Fears About Russia and China's Advances A B-52 Stratofortress bomber released an Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, and the missile reached sound-shattering speed.
The Experimental Aircraft That Was So Loud, It Made Ground Crews Throw Up The XF-84 "Thunderscreech" was scrapped because no one would fly it and it was painful for anyone within earshot.
Air Force ‘Starving’ A-10 Fleet of Needed Upgrades, Documents Show The Pentagon in its recent fiscal 2023 budget request has proposed retiring 21 A-10s from the Indiana Air National Guard.
US Marines Were Called to Fight Prisoners in 'The Battle of Alcatraz' Alcatraz was the prison for those too unruly for a regular prison stay. When they captured weapons, the government needed...
Okinawa Marks 50 Years of End to US Rule Amid Protests Ceremonies were held simultaneously in two locations, a symbol of the deep divide in views over Okinawa’s history.
Former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane Dies at 84 Former White House national security adviser Robert C. McFarlane, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan who pleaded guilty to...
Pup Overboard! Coast Guard Rescues Dog from Pamlico Sound The crew inspected the exhausted dog to ensure she was not injured, then Myla was reunited with her owners, the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard Ends Search After Rescuing 38 Near Puerto Rico Authorities have reported a big increase in recent months in the number of Haitian migrants fleeing their country.
38 Rescued, 11 Dead as Coast Guard Searches Waters Near Puerto Rico At least 38 people have been rescued and 11 bodies found as the U.S. Coast Guard scours the open waters northwest of Puerto...