April 11, 2024 DOD Employs Proactive Measures to Counter Cyber Threats By pursuing integrated deterrence, including cyber, the Defense Department continues to be ready to fight and win the nation's wars, a senior DOD cyber policy official said.
April 11, 2024 New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians The overview guide contains seven brief chapters that debunk common mental health assumptions, differentiate clinical and non-clinical treatments, and provide guidance on the spectrum of mental health care available for different symptoms and levels of mental distress.
April 10, 2024 SAVE Plan Helps Service Members, Civilians Alike With Student Loan Debt The SAVE plan is an income-driven repayment plan that calculates payments based on a borrower's income and family size and forgives remaining balances after a certain number of years.
April 10, 2024 U.S. Commander in Europe Says Russia Is a 'Chronic Threat' to World Russia poses a threat to the world and further aid to Ukraine to repulse the Russian invasion is crucial, the commander of U.S. European Command said.
April 10, 2024 Support to Ukraine Also Serves U.S. Interests, Wallander Tells Congress Ukraine is battling for its life as Russia continues its unprovoked war on the nation and it's in the United States' interest that Russia does not succeed, the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs told lawmakers.
April 9, 2024 DOD Has Seen 'Huge' Increase in Military Sales Since Ukraine Invasion Last year, the Defense Department set a record for sales of military equipment and hardware, especially among European partners and allies, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency director said.
April 9, 2024 Brown: DOD FY25 Budget Request Aligns With Message to Joint Force The chairman's message focuses on three expectations: giving primacy to the honing of warfighting skills; modernizing the joint force and leading aggressively with new concepts and approaches; and recognizing trust as the foundation of the military profession.
April 9, 2024 Kendall, Allvin, Saltzman urge modernization while warning Senate of delayed budgets Kendall, Allvin and Saltzman’s official purpose during the hearing was to explain the department’s $217.5 billion budget request for the 2025 fiscal year which begins Oct. 1.
April 9, 2024 Ukraine Aid Vital to National, Global Security, Austin Says Without security assistance, Ukraine won't be able to resupply the much-needed air defense systems that it needs to protect its people, and its other defense capabilities would atrophy, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
April 8, 2024 BLUE: The Call to Change In this edition of BLUE, we take a look at how the Air Force is changing to meet the challenge of Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition. From how the service is structured to how service members will be trained and deployed, we examine what’s driving change, and how it impacts people.