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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.

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 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 ...

Jan 21, 2024 · Read the original article on Business Insider.. U.S. personnel in Iraq are undergoing traumatic brain injury evaluations after Iranian-backed militias launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets at the Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday, according to a statement from the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

Feb 20, 2024 · This article is co-published with Military Times, an independent news organization reporting on issues important to the U.S. military. Sign up for its daily Early Bird Brief newsletter here.. Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced that the state is building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard soldiers who are deployed for Operation Lone Star, the $10 billion state effort ...

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 ...

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.

Aug 21, 2024 · In 2024, with a major offensive being played out once again within the Kursk oblast in western Russia, commentators wonder about parallels with the past – and how this operation might shape the outcome of the current war.