GAO Report on Military Personnel Funding
The following is the Sept. 11, 2024, Government Accountability Office report, Defense Budget: Additional Information about Military Personnel Realignments Would Facilitate Congressional Oversight.…
Opinion: Congress Needs to Look Hard at Military Pay
Popular support of the U.S. military over the last few decades has helped lead to an increase in personnel-related costs…
White House Sets Pentagon Budget Rollout Date
The Pentagon is set to rollout its fiscal year 2015 budget submission on March 4. “The President’s 2015 Budget will…
SNA 2014: Coast Guard Bullish on New C-27Js
The Coast Guard is pleased with the potential of 14 C-27J Spartan cargo aircraft entergin the service from the U.S.…
Navy Identifies Missing Pilot from Sea Dragon Crash
The Navy has identified the missing pilot from the Wednesday crash of a MH-53E Sea Dragon crash off the coast…
Coast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Sailor From Helo Crash
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for the missing crewmember from a MH-53E Sea Dragon that crashed off…
Document: Congressigonal Budget Office Approaches to Cutting Defense Spending
The following are slides from a Jan. 7, 2014 briefing from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): Approaches to Reducing Federal…
Updated: Two Dead, One Missing Following Navy Helo Crash
Two sailors are dead, one is missing and two are hospitalized following the crash of a MH-53E Sea Dragon off the…
Russian, Chinese Ships Escape Antarctic Ice Pack
A Russian ship trapped for two weeks in Antarctica — and the Chinese ship sent to rescue it — have…
U.S. Icebreaker to Assist Stuck Russian, Chinese Ships
U.S. Coast Guard Ice Breaker Polar Star (WAGB-10) has been requested by the Russian, Chinese and Australian government to assist…
SECDEF Hagel: Budget Deal ‘Step in the Right Direction’ But ‘Tough Decisions’ on Horizon
The last minute budget deal reached by the House and the Senate restores readiness shortfalls for the Pentagon and provides…