Both Special Duty Assignment Pay and Assignment Incentive Pay are offered for recruiting positions. The U.S. Navy is offering extra incentive pay to recruiters after the service fell…
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Defense Secretary Appoints New Reserve Forces Policy Board Chair
The congressionally mandated board advises the Secretary of Defense on strategies, policies, and practices. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has appointed retired Colonel Lisa Disbrow as the…
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Senate Confirms Remaining Senior Military Officers
One officer remains blocked by Senator Schmitt of Missouri due to concerns about diversity. The U.S. Senate confirmed the remaining military officer promotions this week that had previously…
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Pentagon Concerned Over Costs of Houthi Attacks
They compare a $2M missile with a $2,000 drone. Over the past two months, U.S. Navy destroyers have shot down 38 drones and multiple missiles launched by Houthi…
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Pentagon Issues “National Call of Service”
Defense Department hopes to draw Gen Z as military numbers and qualifications reach the lowest levels in 80 years. The Pentagon has issued a “National Call of Service”…
Read MoreDefense Innovation Unit Schedules Technology Summit
The Defense Department will update companies on autonomous system development and gather feedback The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) will host a technology summit in…
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U.S. Military Permanently Ends Live-Fire Drills in Makua Valley
A 2001 settlement suspended such training on the Hawaiian military reservation since 2004. The Department of Defense announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of the Army…
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Army Receives New Long-Range Missiles
The delivery is part of a major modernization program. The U.S. Army announced it has received delivery of the first Precision Strike Missiles. These will replace the legacy…
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U.S. Military Grounds Osprey Fleet
Eight special ops service members recently died in a helicopter crash. The Department of Defense announced the grounding of its Osprey V-22 helicopter fleet Wednesday after an Air…
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Legislators Return Focus to Price Gouging in Military Contracts
They ask the defense secretary to be more proactive in obtaining pricing data from military contractors. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Representative John Garamendi of California recently…
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