Space Force, states at odds over National Guard plans
The head of the U.S. Space Force is moving ahead with plans to pull talent from Air National Guard units to help build up the still new military service — but several governors remain opposed and argue it tramples on their rights to retain control...
Vets disability claims backlog down to 200K cases, a post-pandemic low
In testimony before Congress, Veterans Affairs leaders praised the milestone as evidence that new leadership is producing results at the department, noting a drop of more than 50,000 overdue cases since Trump’s second inauguration. But the numbers have decreased by more than 200,0000 cases over...
FBI director issues stern warning after Michigan mass shooting plot is foiled
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel issued a fiery warning after the bureau disrupted a mass shooting plot at a military base on behalf of ISIS. Patel told Fox News Digital that any individual targeting the U.S. military or conspiring with foreign terrorist organizations will be “prosecuted...
Air Force gives airmen just days to reenlist for retention bonus
The Air Force is shutting down this year’s selective retention bonus program, and airmen who want to reenlist and get a bonus have less than five days to do so. The service launched the fiscal 2025 bonus program last December. In a statement Thursday, the...
Homeland Security eyes new $50M jet for Noem, Coast Guard officials
The Department of Homeland Security wants to spend about $50 million to buy a new long-range Gulfstream jet to replace an aging one used by Secretary Kristi Noem and top Coast Guard and DHS officials. The request for funding, to come from the Coast Guard’s...
Trump’s vow of ‘substantial’ pay raise for troops counters budget plan
During a speech to U.S. troops stationed in Qatar, President Donald Trump promised service members a “substantial” pay raise next year as part of his defense spending plans, calling it key to force morale and readiness. But White House budget documents released earlier this month...
Military to screen for gender dysphoria amid transgender ban, per memo
The Defense Department will begin screening troops for gender dysphoria during their routine physicals in an effort to boot transgender service members from the armed forces. In a memo published Thursday, the Pentagon’s acting head of personnel and readiness tasked unit commanders to help implement...
US Coast Guard shoots out migrant boat engine in high speed chase
A San Diego-based Coast Guard crew on May 10 stopped a vessel smuggling illegal migrants by firing four shots into the boat’s engine, putting an end to a dramatic chase. Coast Guard watchstanders initially kept the 18-foot cabin vessel under surveillance after it was spotted...
Trump addresses US troops in Qatar, touts pay raise
President Donald Trump blasted President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and cited his wish to troops a pay raise in an address to U.S. service members on Thursday. Trump made the comments during an address to troops at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar during...
VA errors in benefits payouts down, but still total more than $1.3B
Veterans Affairs staffers made more than $1.3 billion in benefits payment errors last year. Watchdog officials said that’s actually good news. “I think they’re heading in the right direction,” Brent Arronte, the department’s deputy assistant inspector general, told lawmakers Wednesday. “They are correcting effective date...
