F-35 Fighter Jet, World's Costliest Weapons Program, Failed to Hit Readiness Marks for 6 Years, Watchdog Finds
WASHINGTON — All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress. That’s despite the Army, Navy and Marine Corps spending $12 billion, or about 21%, of $57.2 billion for aircraft operations and maintenance appropriated by […]
Military Bases Assessing Damage After Hurricane Helene's Brutal Winds, Storm Surge Hit Southeast
Military bases throughout the southeastern U.S. were still assessing damage to their installations on Friday after Helene made landfall in Florida the prior evening as a Category 4 hurricane, causing massive flooding and deaths. More than 4,000 members of the National Guard had been deployed to help out in the wake of the storm, which […]
New Air Force Workout Clothes Now Not Expected to Hit Store Shelves Until November
Airmen will have to wait even longer than expected to purchase their new Air Force physical training uniforms on base, after patiently anticipating the new clothes since 2022. In April, future airmen at Basic Military Training received the brand-new short-sleeved shirt, running shorts, all-purpose shorts and tracksuit that — while similar in appearance to the […]
Air Force's New Physical Training Uniform Finally Set to Hit Exchange Store Shelves this Summer
Airmen at basic military training have finally started to receive new physical training clothes, nearly two years after they were promised to service members. Sarah Fiocco, an Air Force spokesperson, told Military.com on Thursday that airmen at basic training began receiving the remodeled physical training clothes last month. Chris Ward, a spokesman for the Army […]
Army’s New Special Prosecutors Hit Ground Running with Case Netting 20-Year Sentence for Rape, Assault
In a first for the Army, a new specialized legal team is prosecuting the service’s most egregious criminal cases, including a soldier based in Okinawa, Japan, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of two victims in California and South Korea earlier this month. Sgt. Antonio Robert Aden, 27, was sentenced to 20 […]
Army Still Weighing Combat Awards for Soldiers Hit by Deadly Drone Attack at Jordan Base
It was still unclear Friday whether Army soldiers killed and injured in the drone attack by an Iran-backed militia on a logistics base in Jordan will be awarded combat accolades. All three soldiers killed in the strike were from the same Georgia reserve unit, and at least 40 Army National Guardsmen and airmen were injured, […]
Army Helicopter Flying Through Alaska Mountain Pass Hit Another in Fatal April Crash, Report Says
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Army helicopter that was flying through a mountain pass in Alaska along with other aircraft returning from a training exercise earlier this year hit one of the other helicopters, causing both to crash and killing three soldiers, a military investigation report released Friday said. The accident safety report from […]
Army Warns Recruiting Efforts Could Take a Hit if Congress Doesn’t Pass Ukraine and Israel Funding
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — If Congress does not approve extra funding to cover the bulked-up U.S. troop presence in Europe and the Middle East, the Army could have to dip into funding meant for recruitment to cover costs of the deployments, a top service official warned this weekend. Speaking at the annual Reagan National Defense […]
Ex-Military Couple Hit with Longer Prison Time in 4th Sentencing in Child Abuse Case
NEWARK, N.J. — A former U.S. Army major and his wife accused of routinely beating their young foster children and denying them food and water as punishment have been sentenced for a fourth time. Carolyn Jackson was ordered Monday to serve nearly 12 years in prison, while her husband, John, was sentenced to 9 years. […]