Space Force boot camp? Newest service wants its own military training
The Space Force wants to set up its own tailor-made boot camp for aspiring guardians, top officials said at a Florida conference this week. “We’re trying to figure out, what’s the right scope, what’s the right scale, what’s the right evolution away from the Air...
JD Vance to take Marine veteran Daniel Penny as Army-Navy Game guest
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance announced he will be bringing Daniel Penny as his guest to the 2024 Army-Navy Game on Saturday, less than a week after Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the 2023 death of New York City subway passenger Jordan Neely....
Troops to get an average housing allowance boost of over 5% in 2025
Service members will get an average increase of 5.4% in their Basic Allowance for Housing for 2025, defense officials announced Friday. The new rates take effect Jan. 1. The average increase, which is the same percentage bump as the 2024 version, does not mean everyone...
Army, Navy conduct key hypersonic missile test
The Army and Navy on Thursday completed a successful all-up round test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, potentially paving the way for the services to begin fielding the long-awaited system. The glide body was developed jointly between the two services. The Army plans to...
As Army runs historic season, these players must help beat Navy
The Army Black Knights football team must continue its record-setting season to keep its historic run alive as they head into the game that matters most — its 125th annual rivalry matchup against Navy. The game between the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy...
Military academies report drop in sex assaults for 2nd straight year
Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from an alarming surge two years ago that triggered sweeping reviews and an overhaul in leadership. The...
Woody Allen puts cook on chopping block over Army training, chef says
NEW YORK — Woody Allen’s former personal chef claims in a lawsuit that the filmmaker and his wife fired him because of his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and questions about his pay, then “rubbed salt on the wounds” by saying they didn’t like...
This new tool lets brigades ‘see’ their electronic warfare footprint
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – A handful of operational U.S. Army brigades now have a tool to “see” how they and enemy forces look in the otherwise invisible electromagnetic spectrum. The Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team Manpack, or TLS BCT, is being fielded to the service’s...
Air Force names first female SERE specialist as chief master sergeant
An airman recently became the first female survival, evasion, resistance, escape, or SERE, specialist to achieve the rank of chief master sergeant, the service announced. Chief Master Sgt. Tiffany Zaloudek earned the highest enlisted rank in the Air Force on Nov. 1, according to an...
