Troops and families: How has the shutdown affected you?
The federal government shutdown has affected troops and families in various ways around the world. Military Times wants to know: As a service member and/or military spouse, how has the shutdown impacted you and your family? For example, has it delayed your permanent change of station move? Did you receive your full paycheck on Oct. 15? Is your spouse a federal employee and working without pay? Has...[Read More]
Trump says he’ll meet with Putin in Hungary
President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. Trump’s announcement came shortly after finishing a call with Putin on Thursday. A date has not been set, but Trump said the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. “I believe g...[Read More]
Troops, families use credit card relief at commissaries amid shutdown
Service members and their families are taking advantage of a new 90-day, zero-interest offer on the Military Star card when used at military grocery stores, officials said. The offer was announced Oct. 6 to provide financial relief during the government shutdown. There was an immediate spike in the number of families using their Military Star card at commissaries, said Lee Kelley, principal direct...[Read More]
Buffalo chicken, Thai and Cuban food coming to the MRE lineup in 2026
New options are coming to troops’ rations, and some less popular items will disappear from the menu. The next iteration of Meals Ready-to-Eat is MRE 46, set to release in 2026. Among the options — all of which are required to have shelf lives of six months in 100 degrees Fahrenheit and three years at 80 degrees Fahrenheit — troops will no longer see beef taco filling, a pork sausage patty and jala...[Read More]
DOD decides against privatizing service members’ household goods moves
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to reverse course on the idea to privatize the process that moves service members’ household goods. Instead, he directed officials to improve the current program, which will remain in place for at least three years, according to an advisory sent Wednesday to the military services and personal property shipping offices, as well as companies previously approved...[Read More]
DOD decides against privatizing service members’ household goods moves
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth decided to reverse course on the idea to privatize the process that moves service members’ household goods. Instead, he directed officials to improve the current program, which will remain in place for at least three years, according to an advisory sent Wednesday to the military services and personal property shipping offices, as well as companies previously approved...[Read More]
Despite Taliban amnesty declaration, killings of US allies persist
Ali Gul Haidari was a platoon sergeant in one of the Afghan Army’s most elite commando units partnering with U.S. Army Special Forces troops for missions to retake district centers from the Taliban in north and eastern Afghanistan. Haidari and his Afghan teammates blended in with their U.S. counterparts “down to the ballcaps and Oakleys,” a still-serving Special Forces officer said. When the U.S. ...[Read More]
Veterans of Bravo Company receive Bronze Medals 56 years after combat
For over two years, the men of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, engaged in near constant battle in the jungles of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Since its deployment to Vietnam in early 1967, Bravo Company engaged in 94 separate firefights, enduring heavy combat in Pleiku and Kon Tum provinces, and participated in multiple campaigns including Operation Sam ...[Read More]
Veterans of Bravo Company receive Bronze Medals 56 years after combat
For over two years, the men of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, engaged in near constant battle in the jungles of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Since its deployment to Vietnam in early 1967, Bravo Company engaged in 94 separate firefights, enduring heavy combat in Pleiku and Kon Tum provinces, and participated in multiple campaigns including Operation Sam ...[Read More]
How a deadly game of whac-a-mole unfolded during the Battle of Ka-san
Since the North Korean People’s Army (KPA) invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, it enjoyed a succession of victories and advances by maintaining the initiative against the Republic of Korea (ROK) Army and the United Nations forces that were trickling in to its aid. By the end of August, the UN and ROK forces were holding on to the port of Pusan and its defenses. Typical of the desperate fighting ...[Read More]
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military struck another small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump said inte...[Read More]
US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat off Venezuela coast
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military struck another small boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people. “Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump said inte...[Read More]