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Biggest Military Pay Raise in 20 Years May be Boosted Even More Because of Inflation Worries
Military Times Service members are in line for their biggest pay raise since 2003 next January, but lawmakers and advocates are questioning whether that will be adequate to keep military families in good financial health. That’s because the formula used to calculate...
Senator Wants DOD Climate Change Goals Locked into Law
Military.com As the military services roll out their climate change plans, a key senator is pushing to ensure the goals are met by enshrining them in law. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and an Army National Guard veteran,...
NGAUS Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Create Space National Guard
WASHINGTON (May 12, 2022) — The voice of more than 45,000 current and former National Guard officers applauds bipartisan Senate legislation that would ensure some of America’s most talented and experienced space professionals can keep serving the nation. Introduced...
New Brown and Blue Books: Air Force Releases Updates to Foundational Documents
By Greg Hadley Two of the Air Force’s foundational documents received updates May 6, as the service released new versions of its Blue and Brown Books—“The Profession of Arms: Our Core Values” and "The Enlisted Force Structure,” respectively. The release of the new...
VA Asks for 22% Increase in Spending on Medical Care as Part of Record $301B Budget
Military.com The White House is requesting an 11 percent boost to the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget for 2023, money that would fund anticipated increases in medical costs, expand the family caregiver program, and provide for several capital improvement...
Air Force ‘Would Buy More F-35s’ if Resources Allowed, Plans and Programs Chief Says
By Abraham Mahshie Budget compromises driven by the need to modernize two-thirds of the nuclear triad forced Air Force leaders to cut planned F-35 purchases in 2023 to just 33—15 fewer than it bought in fiscal 2022 and 27 fewer than 2021, said Lt. Gen. David S. Nahom,...
With Troops Facing Squeeze from Inflation, Pentagon Budget Bumps Up Pay, BAH, BAS, and More
By Greg Hadley The Defense Department’s fiscal 2023 budget request contains a 4.6 percent pay raise for service members and DOD civilians, a figure touted by officials during the March 28 rollout as the largest increase for troops in 20 years. But at the same time, a...
Air Force Would Reduce Fleet by 250 Old Aircraft, Bring on 82-plus New Ones
By John A. Tirpak The Air Force is asking Congress to retire 150 airplanes in its fiscal 2023 budget, including 33 of its advanced F-22 fighters, but it would also hand off 100 MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft to another government agency and buy more than 82...
Air Force Academy Cadets Report Most Sexual Assaults Among Service Academies in 2020-2021
By Amanda Miller Reports of sexual assaults of service academy cadets and midshipmen have trended upward since 2014. Defense Department officials said Feb. 17 that record numbers reported in the most recent academic year could be due to a higher proportion of victims...
Texas Guard Members Move to Unionize, Pointing to Troubled Border Mission
Several Texas National Guard Soldiers are moving to unionize amid reports of a troubled border mission ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott that has been plagued by accounts of wage disruptions, rejected hardship requests, alcohol abuse, and self-harm. At least six Guard...

