Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 4, 2024. Researchers have measured more than 14,000 soldiers and Marines in recent years. Smaller command posts already are being tested at the National Training Center and overseas. The new system is designed to improve troops’ ability to communicate with their moving company and add transparency to the process. Amid budget challenges, the Army is looking at in-house solutions to address pay, recruiting and quality-of-life concerns. The Pentagon acknowledged an American MQ-9 Reaper drone went down recently in the Red Sea amid an ongoing battle with Houthi militants in the region. Post officials are working an a host of short- and long-term solutions to decadeslong infrastructure issues. Whistleblowers complained that accusations against supervisors in the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity, and Inclusion were ignored. To save time and ditch unneeded gear, the Army recently began a pilot program to expedite removing excess equipment from unit inventories. The World War I Museum’s exhibit explores childhood experiences between 1914 and 1918. Load More