Advocates lament Pentagon policies targeting women’s military service
Veterans visited congressional offices this week to deliver messages of concern over recent Pentagon moves targeting the roles of women in the military.
Pentagon & Congress
GOP plan provides $453 billion for VA programs, benefits next year
The spending plan for Veterans Affairs next year is up significantly from current levels but is about $1 billion less than what the White House wanted.
House candidate called himself a combat vet. Records show he wasn’t.
Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran, but military documents obtained by The Associated Press tell a different story.
Recruiting and retention issues also affecting the National Guard
The National Guard is going to be about 9,000 troops short on its end-strength goal for the year.
Services may be improperly denying vaccine religious waivers, IG says
A DoD IG review of religious waivers to COVID vaccines shows the services may be failing to provide individualized assessments, required by federal law.
Stress over VA’s new health records is causing staffers to leave
VA leaders expressed major concerns about where the records modernization project currently stands.
Satellite images reveal Chinese expansion of submarine base
The new piers are being built to the north and south of the existing piers, connected to what appears to be newly reclaimed land.
Hugely powerful new Marine helicopter makes training exercise debut
More than 100 mechanical issues had caused a yearslong delay in getting the King Stallion to fleet.
US, UK join Pacific allies in Fijian military exercise
The U.S. has promised greater engagement with the South Pacific after China and the Solomon Islands signed a bilateral security treaty.
Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes
It’s the first call-up in Russia since World War II and is sure to further fuel tensions with the Western backers of Ukraine.
‘Extraordinary circumstances’ facing hungry military families
Congress and the Defense Department can take action to help bring relief to struggling military families and service members experiencing food insecurity.
