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Legislation Would Help Military Firefighters Facing Serious Diseases

Two members of the House have teamed to help ill military firefighters. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced the Michael Lecik Military Firefighters Protection Act (H.R. 5637) earlier this month. The bill would... Read More Details

Persistence Pays Off

On Capitol Hill, fortune often favors the persistent. This is not just a product of today’s deeply divided Congress. A measure of resolve has always been necessary in navigating the legislative process our fore-fathers created. Their sense that most... Read More Details

Right & Left of Boom

Something at the birthday party was making people sick. That’s all the small team of National Guardsmen knew as they made their way into the Clarks Summit State Hospital near Scranton, Pennsylvania, last October. Part of an evaluation of the state’s... Read More Details

Strength in Numbers

Individual membership provides the most important revenue stream in any professional association. More than just a source of dollars to fund staff and operations, individual memberships dues convey the authority to speak for a community. In the case... Read More Details

Guard and Reserve Role in Space Force Not in Initial Report

The Air Force has sent Congress its initial plan for how to organize the new Space Force, but it does not address details on the exact role of Guard and Reserve. While maintaining that the Guard will be part of the new force, officials instead noted... Read More Details

Air Force Suicides Spiked by One-Third in 2019

The Air Force saw a nearly 30% rise in suicides in 2019, but had been on pace for an even greater increase prior to a service-wide, one-day stand down. According to officials, the Air Force lost 137 service members and civilians to suicide last year... Read More Details

Aviation Incentive Pay Increases for First Time in Decades

The Army has increased its Aviation Incentive Pay rates for the first time in more than two decades in hopes of becoming more competitive with the civilian aviation industry. The new rates went into effect on Jan. 1. They come at a time when the... Read More Details

KC-46 Delays Causes Military to Rethink Tanker Plans

The head of U.S. Transportation Command has warned that delays to the new KC-46 Pegasus tanker could require the military to rethink its plans for aerial refueling. Gen. Stephen Lyons, speaking to the Atlantic Council last month, said issues with... Read More Details

Army Updates App to Help Prepare Soldiers for ACFT

The Army has updated its free fitness application, Army PRT, to better prepare soldiers for the new Army Combat Fitness Test. Designed by the Army University Mobile Division, the app includes video demonstrations of all six ACFT events and provides... Read More Details

Senate Veterans Committee Approves Series of Bills

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee has unanimously passed a series of bipartisan bills aimed at helping veteran employment, bolstering suicide prevention, and serving women and Native Americans who served their country. Many of the bills are... Read More Details