Search

Suicide Report ‘Troubling,’ but Guard Numbers Steady Over 5 Years

Suicides among members of the National Guard, which had appeared to be on the decline in 2019, rose in 2020, according to the latest Defense Department Annual Suicide Report. The report found that, despite the 2019 decrease, Guard suicide rates have... Read More Details

Senators: Go Easy on Use-it-or-lose-it Spending

A bipartisan quartet of senators has cautioned government agencies to avoid waste and abuse when quickly spending remaining budgets as the end of the fiscal year approaches, Federal Times reports. Typically, federal agencies try to empty their... Read More Details

New Army PT Test Troublesome for Guard

The secretary of the Army says, “If you can’t pass the Army Combat Fitness Test, then there’s probably not a spot for you in the Army.” But Mark T. Esper’s regard for the new fitness test, which will begin one year of field testing next month, bumps... Read More Details

Mattis Memo Addresses Decline in Courts-martial

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis took notice recently of the drop in courts-martial across the services and advised commanders to consider goals larger than quickly resolving disciplinary problems. Military Times reported on the memo, which was... Read More Details

Report: VA Backlog Larger Than Reported

The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general uncovered tens of thousands of VA benefits cases that were omitted or ignored by department officials when reporting the department’s backlogs. The IG report released Monday says the VA... Read More Details

Thornberry: Political Fights Threaten National Security

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said the acrimony and infighting among the political parties is being watched closely by those outside our borders who wish us harm and makes their job easier. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said in a... Read More Details

Lawmakers to VA: Research Pot as Pain, PTSD Treatment

Lawmakers from both chambers and both sides of the aisle have asked the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to do research on marijuana’s effects on chronic pain and post-traumatic stress, according to a report in Stars and Stripes . A letter... Read More Details

Air Force Seeks to Grow to Stay Ahead of Russia, China

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the Air Force is too small for a possible future conflict with a major power, such as China or Russia. On Monday, she called for the service to grow from its current size of 312 operational squadrons to 386 by... Read More Details

Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget Nearly Complete

Washington decision-makers are a step closer to providing the U.S. military with its first on-time budget in a decade. The Senate today approved a bicameral compromise that would fund the majority of the federal government for fiscal 2019. In a 93-7... Read More Details

Guard Nationwide Responds to Hurricane Florence

National Guardsmen have flowed in from at least 28 states to help North and South Carolina units support civil authorities following Hurricane Florence, according to figures from the National Guard Bureau. Meanwhile, the Guard continues to respond to... Read More Details