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Army fielding new helmet that protects against small arms fire
The new helmet gives added protection at the same weight of the current helmet.
By Todd South
Military retiree COLA may shrink in 2024. Here’s why that’s OK.
Experts predict a much lower cost-of-living adjustment to retirement pay and annuities as inflation rates cool off.
Federal watchdog sues Pentagon for documents about white supremacy
Watchdog American Oversight is suing for documents it believes could illustrate the full scope of white supremacist activity and ideology among troops.
Wisconsin legislators consider bills on National Guard sex assaults
A study committee began working on legislation last summer to tighten oversight of sexual assault complaints within the Wisconsin National Guard.
What Congress can do to protect military families from financial fraud
Service members, veterans, and their families are disproportionately at risk of financial fraud and identity theft.
By Hari Ravichandran and Kathy Roth-Douquet
US troops arrive at border as migration curbs set to end
About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of an expected increase of migrants.
By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, AP
National Guard machine gun range could harm drinking water, EPA says
The Massachusetts Army National Guard proposed building the new 138-acre gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod.
By Steve LeBlanc, AP
Pentagon taps official to oversee civilian protection in war zones
The move comes as the Pentagon works to rethink best practices to mitigate civilian harm in military operations in its airstrikes.
By Zamone Perez
Troops will get part of a $5M settlement in alleged title loan scam
Vehicle title loans to military troops and dependents are prohibited by law, period. Feds allege TitleMax doctored information about military status.
By Karen Jowers
Post-Global War on Terror, different missions for the National Guard
The chief of the National Guard Bureau talks training and deployments.
Why the US must protect military training lands from encroachment
There is no substitute for tough, realistic training and testing to prepare our forces for the challenges they will face.
By Brig. Gen. Tyler B. Smith (ret.)