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Vets may see only a small cost-of-living boost in benefits next year
An outside watchdog estimates the benefits adjustment will be less than 3% in 2025.
Bail sought for Marine vet held in Moscow for alleged spying
The defense lawyer for a former U.S. Marine who was detained in Russia for alleged spying said Thursday that he is trying to get the American released from the Moscow prison where he has coped well with being in custody.
Warren, a critic of Pentagon bloat and nukes, heads to 2020 presidential run
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an advocate of reining in America’s military budget and commitments around the globe, has taken the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency.
By Joe Gould
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!
On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
Coast Guard members will get paid next week, despite the government shutdown
Service officials had previously warned members not to expect a paycheck until mid-January at the earliest.
Mississippi lawmakers announce $930 million contract for shipyard
Lawmakers say a Mississippi shipyard has been awarded a $930.8 million contract to build the 10th and 11th U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutters.
Trump fires Mattis early, Shanahan to take over Jan. 1
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan will take over the department on Jan. 1.
Trump triggers another resignation after sudden Syria policy shift
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
Held hostage for 11 months, this Navy crew was freed two days before Christmas
The surviving members of the tortured crew continue to suffer the consequences of their captivity.
By Mitch Lerner, Military History Magazine