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Cut on-base fast food to trim a super-sized force, leader says
The senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman came as the military continues to grapple with an obesity epidemic in the ranks.
Fixes could cut months off wait for vets’ fire-damaged service records
An inspector general report said frequent procedural mistakes are adding months to elderly veterans' wait for military records.
Want to join the Air Force? Now you have to deadlift
Deadlifts replace the power clean-and-press motion that was used in strength testing at MEPS for decades.
Bill would ease federal loan forgiveness process for troops, vets
Critics say defense and education officials need more coordination to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Space Force aims for more efficient operations with ‘integrated’ units
Two new "integrated mission deltas" will stand up as early as October.
Entire Air Force to miss recruiting goal, the first failure since 1999
The active duty Air Force made it about 90% of the way to its goal of 26,877 enlisted recruits.
5 veteran personalities you can adopt once you get your DD-214
If you can’t carve out your own post-service personality, there are few tried-and-true veteran identities you can slide right into.
By Sarah Sicard
DoD review calls for reforms after sexual assault spike at academies
Academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and hold classroom training to halt rising incidents of sexual assault.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Navy extends service lives of four more destroyers
Each warship will now serve 40 years instead of the expected 35.
Wounded Warrior Project membership continues to grow even as wars fade
The group expects to add its 200,000th member later this year, which is the organization's 20th anniversary.
US soldier who fled to North Korea was facing disciplinary action
U.S. officials say an American soldier who fled across the border from South Korea into North Korea had been facing military disciplinary actions.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press