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Military pay raises, changes to housing allowance included in House-passed $1.15 trillion defense budget

After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.

By Patricia Kime

10 days ago

‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actors

The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.

By Karen Jowers

2 weeks ago

US Army integrates veterinarians into human combat care

The Army wants to better utilize veterinarians in combat medicine to prepare for the possibility of large-scale operations in the Indo-Pacific.

By Cristina Stassis

3 weeks ago

House passes budget bill for Veterans Affairs, military construction

The bill includes $450 billion for the VA, a 3% increase from the current fiscal year but less than the Trump administration requested.

By Patricia Kime

4 weeks ago

‘West-side Skid Row’: Pests, crime, litigation plague plans for VA’s Los Angeles campus

Pests and crime threaten VA's efforts to expand housing for homeless veterans at its sprawling west Los Angeles campus.

By Patricia Kime

5 weeks ago

Epic Fury has Navy rethinking carrier deployment tempo

The record-breaking deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford has reopened the debate about how the Navy should structure deployments and time at home.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 weeks ago