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Senate fails to pass bill that would have paid troops during shutdown

The Senate failed to pass a stand-alone bill on Thursday that would pay troops, leaving service members once again with…

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Northrop eyes more B-21 contracts, Air Force deal to speed production

Northrop Grumman expects to receive new U.S. Air Force contracts for its B-21 Raider stealth bomber program by the end of the…

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Military Life

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

The Department of Defense is shifting $8 billion in previously allocated money to pay troops for the middle of the month as…

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Military Life

For barracks overhaul, Hegseth steers towards private contractors

The Pentagon’s new Barracks Task Force will steer toward private sector “investment opportunities” and contracting to overhaul the military’s junior…

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Military Life

Long-dismissed ‘Gulf War Illness’ finally recognized with international medical code

Veterans who have long sought recognition for a medical condition linked to their service in the Gulf War earned a…

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Military Life

Hegseth directs new task force to come up with ‘barracks investment plan’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the establishment of a Pentagon-run barracks initiative on Tuesday, giving a new Barracks Task Force…

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Military Life

One VA staffer rubber-stamped benefits at 20 times the normal rate. That could be bad news for vets.

The Department of Veterans Affairs now has an enormous amount of paperwork to correct after a staffer “blindly” approved thousands…

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Military Life

The military needs to better tackle gambling issues among troops, watchdog says

The military could do a better job at helping service members with gambling addictions, according to a government watchdog report released last…

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Military Life

Service records released on two Marine veterans involved in weekend violence

The Marine Corps has released the service records for two veterans — one a former reconnaissance Marine, the other a…

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Military Life

Billboards aimed at troops ask ‘is this what you signed up for?’

“Did you go to Airborne just to pull security for ICE?” a billboard asks in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The billboard…

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