Over the past week, C-17 heavy-lift cargo planes, which usually transport troops and equipment, flew to Puerto Rico at least 16 times, according to flight tracking data reviewed by The New York Times.

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President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would be issuing checks to members of the United States military for $1,776 – in honor of the country’s founding – calling the payment the “Warrior ...

(NEXSTAR) – While addressing the nation Wednesday, President Trump announced that military service members will be receiving checks for $1,776, a nod to the year of the nation’s founding. “The checks ...

To understand why the United States is struggling to buy and field the weapons of the future, consider the trouble it had buying the most basic weapon of the past. In 2011, the Army decided to get its ...

They can refuse orders but could face consequences if the order is lawful. Members of the U.S. military have the legal right to refuse orders they believe are unlawful, but they risk violating ...

Military members can be prosecuted for following orders that are unlawful. A war of words between President Donald Trump and Democratic military and national security veterans on Capitol Hill has ...

A group of Democrat lawmakers with military and intelligence backgrounds released a video Tuesday urging service members to "refuse illegal orders," a message conservatives blasted as a call to defy ...

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While the federal government remains in a partial shutdown, the Trump administration said on Saturday, Oct. 11, that it would pay troops by accessing unused funds set aside for research and ...

(NEXSTAR) – With some exceptions, most federal workers will not be paid during the government shutdown, including those that haven’t been furloughed and continue to work, like TSA officers or air ...

Members of the U.S. Armed Forces will have to report to work without pay amid a partial government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. Military operations are necessary to national security, so service ...