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Senate Appropriations Proposes $500 Million Extra for Space Force in 2022
By Greg Hadley The Senate Appropriations Committee released its version of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act on Oct. 18, proposing an additional half billion dollars for the Space Force's 2022 budget and 16 more C-130Js for the Air Force, while leaving the...
Dear Veteran
Dear Veteran, Starting in October, the Department of Veterans Affairs will hire and train new staff to ensure Veterans’ claims are adjudicated quickly and help reduce an expected increase in the backlog of claims pending more than 125 days. VA is taking the following...
Military Retirees, Disabled Veterans to See Largest Pay Raise in Decades for 2022
Military.com Military retirees and veterans receiving disability payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs will see their paychecks go up by 5.9 percent for 2022, triggered by inflation and an annual adjustment to the federal Cost of Living Allowance. That...
Thousands of Airmen Will Miss USAF’s COVID Vaccination Deadline
By Abraham Mahshie A full-court press by Air Force leaders to encourage vaccines will not be enough to prevent thousands of Airmen and Guardians from missing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s Nov. 2 deadline for Active-duty troops to get COVID vaccinations.
92 Percent of Active-duty Troops Have Been Vaccinated as Mandatory Deadlines Near
Military.com More than 92 percent of Active-duty troops have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as service deadlines for getting the jab approach. But roughly 103,000 service members haven't even gotten their first shot despite deadlines for being fully...
Austin Warns Troop Pay, National Security at Risk if US Defaults on Debt
By Greg Hadley As time runs out for Congress to act and avoid an unprecedented debt default, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III is joining the chorus of voices trying to pressure the legislature into action. In a statement released Oct. 6, Austin warned that if the...
This Tuskegee Airman Accomplished a Lot. But Nothing Topped Winning the 1st ‘Top Gun’ Trophy
Air Force Times James Harvey doesn’t want to be known as the first Black fighter pilot to fly in Korean airspace. He doesn’t want to be known for his Distinguished Flying Cross or the 11 Air Medals he earned in combat. And he doesn’t want to be known for his time as a...
Congress Passes Stopgap Funding as Pentagon Waits for 2022 Budget
By Greg Hadley Congress passed a continuing resolution Sept. 30 to keep the Pentagon and the rest of the government funded through Dec. 3, avoiding a shutdown with just hours to spare. The stopgap measure, approved 65-35 in the Senate and 254-175 in the House, means...
One Senator’s Plan to Cut Through the Politics and Get Answers on Afghanistan
Defense One One senator is introducing a bill that would establish a nonpartisan commission to study the war in Afghanistan to try to cut through the political drama that has surrounded lawmakers’ consideration of the conflict this week. A nonpartisan commission is...
Nearly 94 Percent of Airmen, Guardians Now Vaccinated Against COVID
By Greg Hadley As the Nov. 2 deadline for members of the Air Force and Space Force to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 approaches, the percentage of vaccinated service members in the department has jumped significantly, the latest data show. In a Sept. 28 update,...
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