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Tuberville under pressure from Republicans over military holds
Republican senators are holding a meeting to confront Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville about his blockade of almost 400 military nominations.
Opinion
Playing politics with military promotions harms our service members
The Senate hold on military promotions impacts service members, families and the communities they call home.
By Karen Holt
Kendall confirmed as Air Force secretary after senators lift procedural holds
Kendall could be sworn in as the Air Force and Space Force's top civilian official as soon as Tuesday.
A dozen of Biden’s national security nominees are on hold in the Senate
At least three lawmakers are using the nominees as bargaining chips in talks on various concerns.
OPM places all diversity training on hold, pending review
The Office of Personnel Management plans to review all diversity and inclusion training programs, before allowing agencies to continue with them.
By Jessie Bur
Marine rotation to Australia ‘on hold’ over COVID-19 concerns
“Both Australia and the United States remain committed to the deployment but a decision of this magnitude will take time.”
By Shawn Snow
Troops, families trapped in limbo as some PCS moves put on hold for two months
With the Defense Department’s Thursday announcement that all PCS and temporary duty moves are on hold for the next 60 days, members of all four services are finding themselves in the same predicament, relying on emergency relief funds and unit-by-unit authorizations of per diem to cover their costs while they wait.
Russia’s ability to hold and capture territory in Europe threatens US and NATO forces
Russia's investment in artillery and light armor units has created a highly mobile force capable of seizing and holding territory in Europe.
By Shawn Snow
Marine faces attempted murder charge after alleged assault spree, $7 ride-and-dash in Tokyo
Lance Cpl. Kahsai Tyree Hill, 21, was detained in May in the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo.
By Kristine Froeba
Acting US defense chief: Major military drills with South Korea still on hold
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Sunday that so far he sees no need to restore large-scale military exercises with South Korea that have been curtailed over the past year as a diplomatic olive branch to North Korea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawmakers grill VA over GI Bill ‘debacle'
Nearly four months after the Veterans Affairs Department was supposed to have changed the way it calculates Post-9/11 GI Bill housing stipends, students are still getting the wrong amount each month ― and there’s still no end in sight.
By Natalie Gross