Army Cuts Popular Education Benefit in Half, Bars Officers as Costs Soar
The Army is dramatically scaling back one of its most generous education benefits, the Credentialing Assistance program known as Army CA, in a bid to rein in costs that could be one of the most consequential shifts in soldiers’ benefits in years. Introduced force-wide in 2020, Army CA was hailed as a groundbreaking complement to […]
5 Fun Ways to Enjoy the Army-Navy Game for Those Forced to Watch It
Believe it or not, there are people out there who don’t like watching football. Then there are those who only watch the NFL. There are also people who like college football, but only care about the teams who might be national champions. There are even people who just love to watch, but don’t want to […]
Army-Navy Game 2024: Rivalry Has 'More Juice' with Both Teams in Midst of Strong Seasons
Army might have won the conference, but Navy has the opportunity to get the last laugh. The college football landscape shifted dramatically in 2024 and service academies were no exception. Both Army (11-1) and Navy (8-3) generated early-season buzz for their fast starts to the season as longshots to make the inaugural 12-team College Football […]
Army Secretary Fires 4-Star General Who Meddled in Promotion of Unfit Subordinate
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth — in a dramatic and rare move — on Tuesday fired one of the service’s top generals following an Army inspector general investigation that concluded he improperly intervened in the process for selecting senior commanders. Gen. Charles Hamilton, who had been the head of Army Materiel Command, was removed after what […]
Who Wore It Best: A Brief History of the Army-Navy Game Special Uniforms
There are three things to look forward to with every Army-Navy Game: a pregame display of military power, a game full of rushing plays and special uniforms representing the history of the U.S. armed forces. Nearly every year since 2008, the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen have arrived at their annual rivalry game wearing […]
Maine Senator Introduces Bill to Study Low-Level Blast Injuries on Military Personnel
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of “repetitive low-level blast injuries” on the military and how they could impact brain health. The bill, the Precision Health Research Act, co-sponsored by King and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) would be companion legislation to the Blast Overpressure Safety […]
NJ Military Base Had 11 'Confirmed' Mystery Drone Sightings, Army Says
Picatinny Arsenal, the Army facility in Morris County, has had 11 confirmed sightings of unauthorized drones flying over in its airspace in recent weeks, military officials said. The first confirmed sighting at Picatinny witnessed by a police or security officer at the arsenal was Nov. 13, five days earlier than previously reported, Army officials said […]
Army-Navy 2024: What You Need to Know for the 125th Edition of America’s Game
The 125th Army-Navy Game will kick off at 3 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 14. on CBS. Here’s what you need to know: Where Is the Army-Navy Game Being Played? For just the second time in the game’s history, it will be held just outside the nation’s capital of Washington, D.C. The game will be […]
Boeing Lays Off Another 400 Workers in Second Round of Cuts
Boeing has laid off another 400 Washington workers in a second round of job cuts, according to a notice filed Monday with the state’s employment security department. That’s in addition to the 2,199 layoff notices Boeing delivered to Washington workers last month, bringing the total number of job cuts in the state to nearly 2,600. […]
Saving Boeing Is the Hardest Job and Biggest Opportunity in Business
In November, Sen. Ted Cruz, who next month will become chair of the Senate committee overseeing aviation, told new Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg that if the plane-maker suffered just one more high-profile safety issue, “your company is in deep, deep trouble.” “I think he’s right,” Ortberg told Boeing employees, relaying the conversation in an all-hands […]