NEWS & EVENTS

The War ZoneLockheed Martin has hit a huge milestone in F-35 Joint Strike Fighter production.However, that accomplishment, while outstanding, is complicated by the ongoing sagasurrounding the development and testing of Tech Refresh-3 (TR-3) hardwareconfiguration. TR-3...

PROMOTION HOLDS Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., announced Tuesday he is dropping most of his months-long holds on military officer nominations in the Senate, according to multiple published reports. Tuberville had vowed to block all military officer nominations in the...

The U.S. military will have to slow recruiting, cut shipbuilding, delay nuclear modernization and put off all new military construction projects if Congress doesn't pass fiscal year 2024 appropriations, according to Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint...

Veteran Suicides Rose in 2021, Largest Spike Among Young Women Vets Task & Purpose An annual review of suicide among veterans found that rates increased in 2021 during COVID-19 lockdowns, with the largest jumps among young women with some military service,...

Radar Sweep Tax-Free Pay, 2-Year Leave of Absence for Parents Among Ideas Being Floated by House’s Military Quality-of-Life PanelMilitary.comTax-exempt pay. Extended leaves of absence for parenthood. Fewer permanent change of station moves. Those are some of the...

Board Selects New NGAUS President A retired Massachusetts Army National Guard two-star general who has spent 15 years on the NGAUS board of directors will take over the association's daily operations in Washington, D.C., next year. ​

Guard Team Wins Cyber Competition for 3rd Consecutive Year A National Guard team has received the 2022 SANS NetWars Department of Defense Services Cup from Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, marking the third consecutive year the Guard...

If the Government Shuts Down, Here’s What Troops Can Expect Task & Purpose If a government shutdown hits Oct. 1, one thing is clear: Active-Duty troops, whether deployed or at home, should expect to keep going to work every day while missing paychecks after...

VA BURIAL BENEFITS The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding benefits tohelp pay for veterans' end-of-life expenses, the VA announced Friday. The expandedbenefits include reimbursements for transporting remains to state and tribal veteranscemeteries, which is in...

Air Guard Partners With NFL Team on Recruiting, Retention For the first time in Air National Guard history, the service has partnered with a National Football League team to bolster the Air Force Recruiting Service's Total Force recruiting efforts.