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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Space Force modernization efforts could slow if Congress doesn’t pass a full budget at the end of the year, the service’s leaders said. “We’re on this ramp-up, right, consistent with our overall strategy and the recognition that the space domain is a critical domain, in and of itself, but…
The federal government spent nearly $10 billion placing more than 100,000 federal workers on paid administrative leave for extended periods last year, a sixfold increase from two years prior driven largely by the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program aimed at encouraging feds to quit public service.A new report from the…
The Air Force spent 45 years without warrant officers, the last one retiring in 1980 and the ranks disappearing from an Air Force that decided senior NCOs and commissioned officers could cover the same ground. That changed in February 2024, when then-Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announced that…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force Test Center is prepared to keep up with the Pentagon’s calls to buy, develop, test, and field technology quickly—but safety remains the top priority, the center’s commander said. “We always want to proceed safely forward. The work that we do, as I’ve noted, is, can be…
The waist-to-height ratio standard that every U.S. military branch adopted in 2026 governs body composition checks for people already serving, not the medical screening applicants go through to enlist at a Military Entrance Processing Station. Those are two separate standards, run under two separate Defense Department instructions, and it’s an…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has avoided an impeachment vote after Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson called an early recess, canceling votes scheduled for Thursday. Hegseth’s political future was put in harm’s way after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY.), a frequent critic of President Donald Trump critic who lost his primary earlier…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to fund the Israeli military’s request for $8 billion before next month’s election. Israel’s military is seeking about $8 billion in additional funding, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to unlock the money…
Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change. When the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February, some backers of renewables opined it could drive a green transition…
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Written by Jim Stewart Published on Sep 17, 2026, 9:10 AM EDT If you think that Jarhead, The Hurt Locker, and Tigerland are true depictions of military life, think again. Those films portray extreme experiences rather than daily military life. Work-life balance in the military depends on factors such as your…
Warning: This story contains mentions of suicide. Investigators believe they have solved the murder of a Korean War veteran, 39 years after he died. Orison James “Jim” Chafin, who was 54-years-old at the time, died in 1987. The Navy veteran’s death came to light when authorities found his body with…
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It was already 80 degrees before the sun peeked over the horizon. I had sweat rolling like the Mississippi between my shoulder blades, but that wasn’t even the worst of it. A cloud of mosquitoes found me, buzzing in from off the pond like a formation of B-52 bombers taking…
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