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- Air Force slashes number of fields eligible for fiscal year 2026 reenlistment bonusesby Cristina Stassis on May 29, 2026 at 9:04 pm
The number of career fields elibile for the Selective Retention Bonus dropped by 73% in fiscal year 2026.
- Trump-class battleships should not be built until weapons technology is ready, lawmakers sayby Riley Ceder on May 29, 2026 at 8:55 pm
Lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee released the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday.
- Pentagon failed to assess impact of cuts to civilian workforce, watchdog findsby Tanya Noury on May 29, 2026 at 7:49 pm
Roughly 78,000 civilian positions were eliminated in 2025 — about 10% of a workforce that originally exceeded 793,000.
- ‘Scary and silencing’: Troops, families receive threats from foreign bad actorsby Karen Jowers on May 29, 2026 at 6:50 pm
The threats began after the U.S. strikes against Iran and have included identifying details about troops, their spouses and children.
- SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threatsby Cristina Stassis on May 29, 2026 at 6:34 pm
As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.
- National Guardsman arrested for $30 million international fraud schemeby Eve Sampson on May 29, 2026 at 5:57 pm
U.S. Marshals arrested a soldier on an Army base who was wanted internationally for fraud and money-laundering resulting in over $30 million in losses.
- 1,200 active-duty troops will be invited to White House UFC eventby Tanya Noury on May 29, 2026 at 5:47 pm
Roughly 1,200 tickets out of a total 4,000 are reserved for active members of the U.S. military.
- US Navy to explore powering shore installations with aircraft carriersby Claire Barrett on May 29, 2026 at 5:26 pm
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao revealed that Naval Station Norfolk will be “powered from an aircraft carrier” sometime this summer.
- Vance advises Air Force Academy graduates to not concede decision making to AIby Cristina Stassis on May 29, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Vice President JD Vance warned Air Force cadets to not “submit” to AI as it continues to change warfare.
- Marine ACV crews to face ‘thinking adversaries’ in new VR simulatorby Hope Hodge Seck on May 29, 2026 at 3:45 pm
A crew gunnery training prototype for the new amphibious combat vehicle will simulate an all-out fight with an unpredictable adversary.
