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Will senior enlisted troops see a targeted pay boost in 2026?
Junior enlisted troops are poised to see a massive increase in base pay next year. Senior enlisted service members could be next in line. Even as they were putting the finishing touches on service member quality of life reforms in this year’s defense authorization bill, lawmakers were already looking ahead at the next steps for improving pay and benefits for troops. At the Reagan National Defense ...[Read More]
Winnsboro native serving at U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay on the path to becoming an officer
MILLINGTON, Tennessee – Petty Officer 1st Class Bashanda Peay, a native of Winnsboro, South Carolina, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
With 31 pistols still missing, the Army offers $15,000 for details
Army investigators are offering a $15,000 reward for information on the theft of dozens of pistols, night vision goggles and a thermal optic that have been missing from Fort Moore, Georgia, since earlier this year. The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division posted a reward notice last week, which identified even more gear missing from the facility than originally indicated in a May 16 report. In t...[Read More]
With FY2025 spending settled, lawmakers shift focus to FY2026 budget
Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week with a budget plan in place for the rest of fiscal 2025 but uncertainty over when lawmakers will have an outline for federal spending in fiscal 2026. Earlier this month, Congress finalized spending plans for federal programs through September, lifting the threat of a possible government shutdown until this fall. But the extended delay in settling the curr...[Read More]
Women in combat ‘proficient,’ SecDef says, dismissing calls for change
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday defended women in the military and their eligibility for combat roles, calling them “very courageous and very proficient” in their service to the country. “I think our women add significant value to the United States military, and we should never change that,” he said during a meeting with reporters during a stop in Laos. “[They] add value to the finest ...[Read More]
Women in combat ‘proficient,’ SecDef says, dismissing calls for change
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday defended women in the military and their eligibility for combat roles, calling them “very courageous and very proficient” in their service to the country. “I think our women add significant value to the United States military, and we should never change that,” he said during a meeting with reporters during a stop in Laos. “[They] add value to the finest ...[Read More]
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Women in the Navy: A Journey of courage and resiliency
Woody Allen puts cook on chopping block over Army training, chef says
NEW YORK — Woody Allen’s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying they didn’t like his cooking. Allen and Soon-Yi Previn “simply decided that a military professional who wanted to be paid fairly was not a good fit to work in the Allen hom...[Read More]
World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.
As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water. All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, deep below the vast sea, were designated as non-recoverable. Yet four crew members’ remains are beginning to return to their hometowns...[Read More]
WWII Dive Bomber Found on Pacific Floor — with a Bomb Still Attached, NOAA Says
A World War II bomber has been discovered 3 miles deep in the Pacific Ocean, and it’s still fully armed with an 83-year-old bomb fixed to the wing, NOAA Ocean Exploration says.
WWII podcast sets sights on stories that offer lessons for future wars
What happens when a retired Navy captain and a military historian walk into a bar? That’s what Capt. William Toti and Seth Paridon, hosts of the “Unauthorized History of the Pacific War” podcast, wanted to find out in 2022. Two years later, what started as a lark has turned into a powerhouse program — approaching 10 million listeners and accumulating a die-hard fanbase. Paridon, the former staff h...[Read More]
WWII ship accidentally sinks before US-Philippine ship-sinking drill
MANILA, Philippines — A World War II-era Philippine Navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and Philippine forces accidentally sank Monday hours before the mock assault, prompting the drill to be cancelled, U.S. and Philippine military officials said. The BRP Miguel Malvar, which was decommissioned by the Philippine Navy in 2021, took on water while being towed in rough w...[Read More]