NEWS & EVENTS

Plans to transfer an F-16 Fighting Falcon squadron from the D.C. Air National Guard to the Maryland Air Guard have been quashed by the Trump administration. “The F-16s will stay with the DC ANG,” an unnamed official wrote in an email to several news outlets. “The...

The Defense Department has instructed the services to invite back into uniform those personnel forced out or who separated voluntarily because they refused the COVID-19 vaccine. Those returning will come back at the same rank they held upon separation, according to a...

President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Boeing won the contract to develop the F-47, America’s first sixth-generation aircraft. The Next- Generation Air Dominance fighter is seen as the successor to the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor. Full contract details were...

Registration opens April 1 for the 147th General Conference & Exhibition, Aug. 22-25, 2025, in Milwaukee. Exhibitors and nonexhibiting industry can register through the NGAUS website. Members should register through their state/territory association. More information...

A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers reintroduced legislation that would allow more than 50,000 combat-disabled veterans to simultaneously receive full retirement and disability pay. Introduced March 18, the Major Richard Star Act would change current policy, which...

CNN The Pentagon is considering making significant cuts to the top of the U.S. military as the Trump administration seeks to shrink the federal government, according to a briefing document obtained by CNN and a U.S. defense official. The plans under consideration...

CBS News Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of military standards, including physical fitness, body composition and grooming. It's a review Hegseth promised during his confirmation hearing when questioned about his statements he’s made that military...

The Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act would establish requirements to track Air Force Fighter force structure and would grant Congress greater “oversight authority” of force structure modifications.

The Defense Department has instructed the services to invite back into uniform those personnel forced out or who separated voluntarily because they refused the COVID-19 vaccine. Those returning will come back at the same rank they held upon separation, according to a...

The basic allowance for housing rates will increase by 5.4% on average in 2025, the Defense Department announced Dec. 13. The BAH is paid to active-duty service members stationed in the United States when government housing is not available. DoD will pay approximately...