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Enlisted leaders urge lawmakers to fully fund troop housing allowance
Bringing back 100% funding for BAH would have a big impact on troops, the military's senior enlisted advisers told lawmakers.
By Karen Jowers
Cost-of-living boost for veterans benefits next year passes House
The legislation would tie the 2021 Social Security COLA to veterans benefits increases.
Whitley to be nominated for CAPE director
John Whitley has been performing the duties of the CAPE head for the last year.
By Aaron Mehta
Capable security partners are more important than increased payments
U.S. national security is enhanced when its partners around the world are not only willing to spend their own resources on the right military capabilities, but are also willing to serve as the first-line of defense for their people, says the author of this commentary.
By Daniel R. DePetris
Trump will seek 20% budget boost for nukes, says Inhofe
President Trump plans to ask Congress for $20 billion for the federal agency that maintains America’s weapons for fiscal 2021, an increase from last fiscal year.
By Joe Gould
Trump: F-35 pilots ‘better looking than Tom Cruise’ with ‘bigger and stronger’ bodies
The president’s enthusiasm for the stunning looks of an F-35 pilot knows no bounds.
By Jon Simkins
Pentagon finally gets its 2020 budget from Congress
Trump expected to sign FY20 defense spending.
By Joe Gould
Military spouses will get reimbursed up to $1,000 for professional relicensing costs
Law will double the reimbursement, help military spouses with businesses when they PCS, and address the core licensing issue.
By Karen Jowers
Why the deeper, lasting costs of war are not reflected just in dollars and body counts
Researchers looked at the effects of the current wars both abroad and at home.
By Todd South
F-35 program on track to replace Turkey, say Pentagon officials
The U.S. has found alternate suppliers for all but a dozen components Turkey is producing for the F-35.
By Joe Gould