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New in 2023: Update on Marine recruiting and retention numbers coming
The Corps recently confirmed an end-strength of 177,000 for active-duty Marine Corps personnel, lower than the previous two fiscal years.
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With 2 Sikhs headed to Marine boot camp, legal battle is ongoing
Jaskirat Singh and Milaap Singh Chahal plan to ship off to boot camp “as soon as their personal circumstances allow.”
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New in 2023: Project Overmatch heads to sea
The next-level effort to link communications across all domains will deploy aboard a carrier strike group in 2023.
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New in 2023: Force Design 2030 update coming this spring
The next annual update for the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 initiative is expected to come out in the spring.
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New in 2023: Here comes the first-ever surface drone fleet
Over the past year or so, Task Force 59 has operated surface drones in U.S. 5th Fleet waters for more than 25,000 hours.
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New in 2023: Saltzman leads Space Force into its 4th year
Of the more than 8,100 troops who have joined the Space Force, nearly three-fourths are former airmen.
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New in 2023: Air Force overhauls how it prepares for the next fight
Some airmen complain on social media that they’re still flying missions too often in the “reset” phase.
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How big will the 2024 military pay raise be?
The 2023 pay raise is 4.6%, but the 2024 raise could go even higher.
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Longer ranges like for Army’s looming precision missile
The service could extend ranges for its new precision strike missile.
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Breaking down the number of veterans in the 118th Congress
The new session of Congress opens with 97 members who have military experience, the most since 2015.
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Army inspecting all facilities for mold & other issues
The Army mold focus amid wider reports of building maintenance backlogs across the force.
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New in 2023: Marine Corps to move away from tape test
The Marine Corps is revising the way it measures the body composition of its troops.
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First unit fielding Army hypersonic missile in 2023
One of the earliest test flights took place in 2010.
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‘Be all you can be’ returning as Army marketing slogan
The revived slogan aims to bring more recruits into the service.
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Troop carrier replacement production ramping up
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle will replace the aging M113 Armored Personnel Carrier.
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The Guard’s border missions continue
The federally-controlled border mission continues in the shadow of a major investigation launched by U.S. Northern Command.
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New in 2023: Marine amphibious combat vehicles on the East Coast
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, is scheduled to get its first set of vehicles in spring 2023.
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Army seeks mid-range missile to cover operational gaps
The mid-range missile could help with mobile missile launches on complex battlefields.
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Army’s Future Soldier Prep Course may expand to Benning
The top Army civilian likes the results the service is seeing from this intiative.
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New in 2023: Air Force retention remains higher than usual
Numbers are falling but have not returned to pre-pandemic rates.
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New in 2023: Promotions, performance reviews remain in flux in 2023
“The future myEval will launch when additional testing is complete,” Air Force spokesperson Tech. Sgt. Deana Heitzman said.
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New in 2023: US troops in Europe to continue deployments, training
Five-hundred Ukrainian troops a month will rotate into Germany to train with the U.S. Army.
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New in 2023: Allowance will help low-income military families
Military officials are setting up procedures and screening active duty members who might qualify for the allowance that starts Jan. 1.
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New in 2023: VA health records overhaul faces critical juncture
Rollouts of the controversial system are expected to resume next summer.
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New in 2023: Will sailor pay and paperwork problems get better?
Big Navy has promised improvements. How those promises will play out remains to be seen.