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5 days ago · A Washington state lawmaker is seeking answers on the problematic transition this month of the Defense Department's contract for managing the Tricare West Region.. Rep. Marilyn Strickland, D-Wash., sent a letter Thursday to the Defense Health Agency saying the issues with new contractor TriWest Healthcare Alliance were hurting military readiness.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Pentagon's pay review, conducted every four years, has found that service members are paid just as well, if not better, than similar civilians.. The review, known as the Quadrenial Review of Military Compensation, or QRMC, was unveiled Wednesday and reported that "the department's compensation package is strongly competitive with the civilian labor market," a senior defense official told ...

6 days ago · Thomas Novelly is a reporter for Military.com focusing on coverage of the Air Force and Space Force. He previously covered veterans, military bases and federal politics in South Carolina for The Post and Courier, where he was part of the reporting team for “Rising Waters,” a project that examined climate-driven flooding and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

6 days ago · NICOSIA, Cyprus — Experts from the U.S. Air Force are looking at ways to upgrade Cyprus’ premier air base for use as a humanitarian staging post in future operations in the Middle East, a Cypriot official told The Associated Press Thursday. Cyprus, which is only 184 kilometers (114 miles) from ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The executive order said the suspension would take effect Jan. 27. But flights are already being canceled, according to advocates and resettlement agencies, meaning thousands of Afghans already approved for resettlement are now in limbo, along with thousands more who are at some point in the application process.

Jan 16, 2025 · The MISSION Act of 2018 aimed to strike a balance of modernizing and strengthening VA’s direct care service and offering community care, Lyle said, but the outcome so far has resulted in ballooning costs: The price tag for community care spiked from roughly $15 billion in 2018 to $28.5 billion in 2023. VA leaders worry that the level of spending will increasingly damage their ability to ...

May 12, 2023 · Overhead, America's most lethal aircraft -- F-15E strike fighters, AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, and MQ-9 Reapers -- pounded the Russian guns and enemy formations below. The Special Forces team had been in combat against ISIS fighters for months, but this was different. ISIS, for the most part, was a few mortar rounds or …

Apr 22, 2024 · Lawmakers in a new House select committee on China from left, Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., committee Chairman Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., gather for a tabletop war game exercise in the House Ways and Means Committee room on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington.

Sep 6, 2024 · With a polarized country bracing for the presidential election and violent extremism on the rise, experts say disappearing military firearms and tactical gear is a national security concern