Military

Enlisted troops could see an unprecedented bump to their base pay in the coming years under a plan Congress unveiled Thursday that could help recruiting and retention. The plan is the result of more than a year of study and…

Nations making up Southeast Asia are deciding to ally with China and turn away from the U.S. under the Biden administration, according to an April survey from the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. President Joe Biden has taken steps since…

Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, California, have been informed that they can take initiative on minor repairs to their barracks as the service wrestles with the best ways to address a military-wide problem with deteriorating…

A top Senate aide intimately involved with supporting U.S. military aid to Ukraine is under investigation for frequent unofficial trips to the country and facilitating transfer of thousands’ worth in military aid, The New York Times…

The U.S. military is suffering from a growing list of self-inflicted wounds, with the most recent regarding poor enlisted housing conditions (barracks and related unmarried housing), which were discovered by the Government…

In the next few months, the U.S. Senate could spend 689 hours confirming military appointees — one by one. That process began on Wednesday when the Senate confirmed three top-brass military promotions,…

by Micaela Burrow   More than 100 incidents where Chinese nationals have accessed or neared U.S. military bases and other sensitive locations have sparked suspicions of a wider espionage campaign driven by Beijing, The Wall Street…

The U.S. signed an agreement with the Republic of Palau to enforce maritime law within its claimed waters as the tiny island chain’s president has pleaded with the U.S. to help protect it against questionable Chinese activity. The…

After World War I, H.L. Mencken wrote, “What men will fight for seems to be worth looking into.” Indeed. With recruiting in the tank, veterans in depression, and a Sino-Russian flotilla projecting power by our 49th state,…

by Ben Whedon   Two U.S. Navy servicemembers have been arrested for allegedly transmitting sensitive military information to the Chinese government. Authorities detained Jinchao Wei, aka Patrick Wei, on Wednesday and charged him with…