Putin cools tensions in Ukraine, Kerry in Kiev
Stepping back from the brink of war, Vladimir Putin talked tough but cooled tensions in the Ukraine crisis in his first comments since its president fled, saying Tuesday that Russia has no intention...
View ArticlePutin: Russia has right to use force in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow reserves the right to use its military to protect Russians in Ukraine but voiced hope it won't need to do so.
View ArticleSlight increase proposed in VA budget
The Veterans Affairs Department would see another modest increase in spending under the White House fiscal 2015 budget proposal, with more money for homelessness efforts and aid for returning combat...
View ArticleDoD proposes wide-ranging Tricare fee hikes
Tricare Prime, Standard and Extra would go the way of the dodo, replaced by a single Tricare plan with a fee structure adjusted to where beneficiaries get medical care, under the Pentagon's proposed...
View ArticleAcademy to cut 10 academic majors under tight 2015 budget
The Air Force Academy will be forced to cut 10 academic majors and 99 military and civilian staff positions under the fiscal 2015 budget.
View ArticleAir Force's budget proposal includes jump in procurement
The fiscal 2015 budget request uses cutbacks in the current Air Force fleet to make big investments in new systems, including a $1.2 billion increase for new aircraft purchases.
View Article20,400 fewer airmen in 2015, budget proposal shows
The Air Force would shed 20,400 total force airmen in fiscal 2015 under the proposed budget released Tuesday.
View Article2015 defense plan would keep links to Europe
The Pentagon said Tuesday its spending plan for 2015 would begin to reshape the military after more than a decade of war without lessening America's commitment to support European allies at a time of...
View ArticleOSCE sending military observer mission to Ukraine
Acting at Ukraine's request, the United States and 14 other nations on Tuesday formed a military observer mission intended to monitor the tense Crimea region, and a U.S. official said the team planned...
View ArticleTrainer replacement, JSTARS funded in 2015 Air Force request
The Air Force funded two secondary modernization programs in its budget request in a move clearly made with an eye towards modernizing for the next decade.
View ArticleNavy budget takes bite out of aircraft, weapons
Most of the Navy's aviation programs take significant hits in the 2015 budget, including the P-8A Poseidon, F-35C Joint Strike Fighter, and MH-60R helicopter, and plans to buy the MQ-8C Fire Scout...
View ArticleNavy: End strength to hold steady in fiscal '15
Sailors will be spared the budget ax facing the other services in fiscal 2015.
View ArticleNavy trying again to redevelop shipyard prison
The Navy is trying for a third time to enlist the private sector to redevelop the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's shuttered prison, a fortress-like structure that has priceless views of the Atlantic Ocean...
View ArticleNavy seeks permits for Northwest training
The Navy is seeking to renew permits to conduct sonar, explosives and other training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, raising concerns from marine mammal advocates.
View ArticleCanadian navy ship towed to Hawaii after fire
A U.S. Navy ocean tug on Tuesday was towing a Canadian navy ship with nearly 300 crew members on board to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor after an engine fire left 20 sailors with minor injuries.
View ArticleProsecutor in Army 1-star's sex case wanted charges dropped
Less than a month before an Army general's trial on sexual assault charges was set to begin, the lead prosecutor broke down in tears as he told a superior he believed the primary accuser in the case...
View Article2015 budget released: How the cuts affect pay, BAH, per diem and Tricare
The Pentagon's new budget released Tuesday says military personnel spending should fall to its lowest point since 2008 as cuts to compensation take effect and the force continues to shrink from its...
View ArticleArmy plans to cut 3 of 13 aviation brigades by 2019
Army officials said Tuesday that as part of its wide-ranging aviation restructuring, the service is preparing to cut three of the service's 13 combat aviation brigades (CAB) by 2019.
View ArticleUSAF to award Combat Rescue Helo contract this year
The Air Force will award a contract on its new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) before the end of June, despite the program not being included in the fiscal 2015 budget request.
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