The number of senior posts held up in a political showdown is expected to more than double by year's end. More than 250 military promotions and nominations have been stalled over objections to the military's abortion access rules. The National Guard has changed dramatically from its state militia roots, but so have the courts that will decide its fate. U.S. troops are the country’s only constituency not afforded the same constitutional rights as defendants in civilian courts. The eight-year-old legal fight centers on how the Post-9/11 GI Bill program and Montgomery GI Bill program are administered. The Integrated Battle Problem exercise allows U.S. Pacific Fleet to evaluate uncrewed tech and discover their best applications. The letter from Lloyd Austin is the latest criticism of Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold of all senior military moves. Nearly 200 nominations have been stalled over one senator's objections to military abortion policies. The Senate rejected 51-48 the bid to scrap the expanded services. The Government Accountability Office rejected Sikorsky's protest of the Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft. Load More