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Access Woes and Missing Information Plague TSP Website Redesign A recent update to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) website has left the system hard to log into, confusing and missing basic...
Congress Eyes Extra Pay to Counter Wave of Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in the Yard The latest NDAA would provide new $200 monthly stipends to sailors on ships undergoing nuclear refueling and $300 stipends to...
What Is a Payday Loan, and How Does It Work? While it may seem like easy money, these loans can be dangerous to your financial health.
Legislation Affecting Civilian Retirement Plans Coming Soon The new rules should make saving for retirement easier.
Inflation Bonuses for Troops Make it into Sweeping Defense Bill Bonuses to help low-paid service members cope with rising consumer prices are a step closer to reality.
Senate Panel Adds Billions to Defense Budget But the Extra Money Wouldn’t Go to Troop Pay Raises A Senate panel has agreed to supersize President Biden’s defense budget request, but that money would not go toward a beefed...
'Hell on Earth': Ukrainian Soldiers Describe Eastern Front Ukrainian soldiers returning from the front lines in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region describe life during what has turned...
Supreme Court Sides with Army Reservist Who Lost State Job over Burn Pit-Related Illness In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that states yield their immunity from lawsuits in order to maintain a national military...
Army Swiftly Backpedals on Policy Dropping High School Diploma Requirement The Army has swiftly reversed a new policy that would have allowed potential recruits to enlist into the force without a high...
They Graduated Space Force Boot Camp. What Comes Next for Them, and the Service, Is Less Clear. Space Force continues to carve out its own identity after being created in 2019.
Japan Sights China, Russia Warships near Disputed Islands Japan protested to Beijing after spotting Chinese and Russian warships just outside its territorial waters around the...
Missile Sub Drills Show How Special Operators Would Get to the Front Line in a Fight Against China The main benefit of using submarines for exfiltration and infiltration of special-operations forces is the difficulty of...
Turkey Lifts NATO Objections on Sweden, Finland Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding...
First Lady Meets Ukrainian Refugees in Spain The First Lady of the United States Jill Biden and Spain's Queen Letizia visited a welcome centre for Ukrainian...
US Strike Kills Al Qaida-Linked Commander A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group, Syrian...
Decades After WWII, Chinese-American Vet Gets Congressional Gold Medal for His Army Service U.S. Army Air Forces veteran Richard Goon was a cryptographer in units that served in the China-Burma-India corridor.
Army Cuts Off More Than 60K Unvaccinated Guard and Reserve Soldiers from Pay and Benefits Some 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer allowed to...
Army Veteran Joe Turkel Played Some of Hollywood's Most Memorable Supporting Roles Turkel joined the Merchant Marine at age 17 in 1944, the Army in 1946 and served in the European Theater of Operations.
'Adapt or Die' Shows Veteran Businesses How Their People Become the Key to Success Thomas H. Douglas credits his time in the Navy for putting him on a path to his future career.
Missile Sub Drills Show How Special Operators Would Get to the Front Line in a Fight Against China The main benefit of using submarines for exfiltration and infiltration of special-operations forces is the difficulty of...
Thousands of San Diego Military Children on Daycare Waitlist as Navy Scrambles to Address Need Staffing shortages brought on by the pandemic have impacted a military child care system that was already strained before...
Don't Call It a Flying Car: Air Force Drone Transport Develops New Identity The Air Force continues work on an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aircraft that may come in a range...
'Thirteen Lives' Will Bring the Thrilling Story of the Thai Cave Rescue to the Screen Viewers can go into "Thirteen Lives" knowing that they'll get an inspiring and uplifting story, because anyone paying...
Ex-US Air Force Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Deputy Killing Steven Carrillo, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to all nine counts, including murder and special circumstances.
Double Amputee Marine Returns Home for First Time Since Deadly Kabul Bombing Marine Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews came home to Folsom in time for Independence Day, and thousands of people were there to...
Missile Sub Drills Show How Special Operators Would Get to the Front Line in a Fight Against China The main benefit of using submarines for exfiltration and infiltration of special-operations forces is the difficulty of...
WWII Medal of Honor Recipient to Lie in Honor at US Capitol Hershel W. “Woody” Williams was a legend in his native West Virginia for his heroics at the battle for Iwo Jima.
5 Awesome Things to Know About US Coast Guard History for Its Coming Birthday For more than 230 years, the first line of American coastal defense has been the United States Coast Guard.
Ex-Coast Guard Employee Pleads Guilty in Test-Fixing Case Johnson gave exams merchant mariners were required to pass in order to obtain licenses to work in various positions on ships.
Coast Guard Academy Welcomes 302 Swabs for Day One The incoming class is 43% women, the highest ever, and 38% students from underrepresented minority groups.