DoD, movers try to ease the heavy lift for troops moving this summer
A direct line for resolving troops' problems and better relationships with moving companies are among DoD's efforts.
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Feds pay out $17M to families sickened by Navy’s fuel-contaminated water in Hawaii
Each of the 629 people received about $27,000. Affected service members have received nothing.
The next Army recruiting tool amid a slump? It could be the metaverse.
The U.S. Army missed its fiscal 2022 recruiting goal by thousands of new soldiers, leaving it shorthanded.
Russia claims Bakhmut fallen, Ukraine says fighting goes on
Ukrainian officials acknowledge they now control only a small part of Bakhmut but say they continue to fire on Russian forces.
Possible new Iran nuclear site deep underground challenges West
In central Iran, a nuclear facility so deep that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites.
Top enlisted soldier says NCOs need to ‘be where your boss isn’t’
"You’re probably not enabling mission command if you’re sitting right next to your boss," said Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston.
Iran’s president appoints new official in powerful security post
Iran’s president appointed a former Revolutionary Guard official to take over the post of secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council.
US signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea offsets China
U.S. officials said the agreement will help improve security cooperation, enhance Papua New Guinea’s defense capacity and increase regional stability.
German Spy chief warns Russia stoking anti-government mood
German security agencies have disrupted many plots in recent years by groups accused of planning attacks on government targets and critical infrastructure.
Hopes for debt limit deal as June deadline looms
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 22, 2023.
Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the city had fallen.
