‘Warrior dividend’ is on the way to troops, Trump says
A “warrior dividend” of $1,776 is on its way to service members, President Donald Trump announced in a speech Wednesday evening. Because of money received from tariffs this year, along with the One Big Beautiful Bill, he said, “more than 1,450,000 service members will receive a special warrior dividend before Christmas.” The $1,776 is “in honor of our nation’s founding” 250 years ago in 1776, he s...[Read More]
Attention, ladies: You can now wear the iconic Marine Corps boat cloak
The few and the proud just got a bit more debonaire. For the first time since its authorization for wear in the 1800s, both male and female Marines whose rank or officer status qualifies them can wear one of the Corps’ rarest and most pricey dress accessories: the boat cloak. That’s according to a Marine Administrative message published this month. According to the message, female officers and sta...[Read More]
Attention, ladies: You can now wear the iconic Marine Corps boat cloak
The few and the proud just got a bit more debonaire. For the first time since its authorization for wear in the 1800s, both male and female Marines whose rank or officer status qualifies them can wear one of the Corps’ rarest and most pricey dress accessories: the boat cloak. That’s according to a Marine Administrative message published this month. According to the message, female officers and sta...[Read More]
Hegseth orders overhaul of Chaplain Corps
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an overhaul of the military’s Chaplain Corps in a Tuesday video message, saying he intends to “make the Chaplain Corps great again,” by restoring its focus on religious ministry. “In an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism, chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead of ministers,” he said in the video, since posted...[Read More]
Hegseth orders overhaul of Chaplain Corps
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an overhaul of the military’s Chaplain Corps in a Tuesday video message, saying he intends to “make the Chaplain Corps great again,” by restoring its focus on religious ministry. “In an atmosphere of political correctness and secular humanism, chaplains have been minimized, viewed by many as therapists instead of ministers,” he said in the video, since posted...[Read More]
Pentagon escalates probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over lawful orders video
The Defense Department said this week it is accelerating its investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy pilot, for allegedly violating military law after he took part in a video with five other Democratic members of Congress urging service members to refuse illegal orders. The six released the video on social media on Nov. 18, amid ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged dru...[Read More]
Pentagon escalates probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over lawful orders video
The Defense Department said this week it is accelerating its investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., a retired Navy pilot, for allegedly violating military law after he took part in a video with five other Democratic members of Congress urging service members to refuse illegal orders. The six released the video on social media on Nov. 18, amid ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged dru...[Read More]
Army, Navy underreported low-scoring recruits, DOD watchdog finds
A Pentagon watchdog found that the Army and Navy failed to accurately calculate the number of recruits who scored low on military aptitude tests, a practice that risked circumventing legal limits and rules meant to govern enlistment quality. The Army and Navy counted scores earned after enlistees attended their respective preparatory programs, the Future Soldier Preparatory Course and Future Sailo...[Read More]
Army, Navy underreported low-scoring recruits, DOD watchdog finds
A Pentagon watchdog found that the Army and Navy failed to accurately calculate the number of recruits who scored low on military aptitude tests, a practice that risked circumventing legal limits and rules meant to govern enlistment quality. The Army and Navy counted scores earned after enlistees attended their respective preparatory programs, the Future Soldier Preparatory Course and Future Sailo...[Read More]
Senate passes major policy bill authorizing $900 billion for Pentagon
The Senate on Wednesday passed a major policy bill that authorizes the Defense Department to spend $900.6 billion in fiscal 2026. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House passed Dec. 10, will now head to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill 77-20. The bill was praised by the top two senators on the Senate Armed Services C...[Read More]
Senate passes major policy bill authorizing $900 billion for Pentagon
The Senate on Wednesday passed a major policy bill that authorizes the Defense Department to spend $900.6 billion in fiscal 2026. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which the House passed Dec. 10, will now head to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill 77-20. The bill was praised by the top two senators on the Senate Armed Services C...[Read More]
USS Nimitz returns home for likely last time before retirement
The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docked in its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington, on Tuesday for what is scheduled to be its final visit there. The world’s oldest aircraft carrier, commissioned in 1975 with a service lifespan of 50 years, is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, in 2026 and be decommissioned. The Nimitz returned from a nine-month deployment to the U...[Read More]