Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

August 22, 2022 Comments Off on Military families’ housing benefits lag as rents explode

In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, housing for service members is pictured at Mountain Home Air Force Base on April 28, 2022. Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has not adequately increased housing allowances, thereby neglecting its commitment to military families. (1st Lt. Daniel Barnhorst/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Amid record-breaking spikes in rent, the Department of Defense has neglected its commitment to help military families find affordable places to live, service members and housing activists say.

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Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

February 17, 2022 Comments Off on Sexual assault reports increase at US military academies

Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies increased sharply during the 2020-21 school year.

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Cash, shredded documents found at Maryland couple’s home in submarine espionage case

October 20, 2021 Comments Off on Cash, shredded documents found at Maryland couple’s home in submarine espionage case

A Maryland couple arrested on charges of trying to sell information about nuclear-powered submarines have been indicted, the Justice Department said.

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Annapolis couple in submarine spy case to remain held; hearing set

October 12, 2021 Comments Off on Annapolis couple in submarine spy case to remain held; hearing set

In this Friday, July 30, 2004, file photo, the U.S.S. Virginia returns to the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut, after its first sea trials. A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, the Justice Department said Oct. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Jack Sauer, File)

The Maryland couple charged in a plot to sell sensitive U.S. submarine secrets to a foreign government will remain behind bars for now, a judge said.

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Navy nuclear engineer from Annapolis charged with trying to pass submarine secrets

October 11, 2021 Comments Off on Navy nuclear engineer from Annapolis charged with trying to pass submarine secrets

WASHINGTON — A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned ...

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University of Baltimore receives $2.4M donation for veteran, active military student aid

September 17, 2021 Comments Off on University of Baltimore receives $2.4M donation for veteran, active military student aid

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation announced a multiyear, $2.4 million grant to support two programs for veterans.

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Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

August 23, 2021 Comments Off on Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

The Pentagon said it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer shot has received full approval.

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Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating investigation

August 20, 2021 Comments Off on Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating investigation

The U.S. Naval Academy has expelled 18 midshipmen and sanctioned 82 more after an investigation into cheating on an online physics exam in December.

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Military sites near Chesapeake Bay contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ report finds

August 11, 2021 Comments Off on Military sites near Chesapeake Bay contaminated by ‘forever chemicals,’ report finds

The groundwater of at least nine military installations near the Chesapeake Bay is contaminated with high levels of toxic “forever chemicals,” a report found.

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Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15

August 9, 2021 Comments Off on Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15

Members of the U.S. military would be required to have the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Sept. 15, under a plan announced by the Pentagon.