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  • Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission

    2 days ago | military.com | Steve Beynon

    Lawmakers from both parties are demanding answers from senior Army leaders regarding a Pentagon plan to strip $1 billion from funds earmarked for barracks repairs and facility upkeep and redirect that money to support the military's growing mission at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • 2 Veterans Tied to 'Nazi White Nationalist Efforts' Allegedly Stole Gear from Army Base, Beat Soldier with Hammer

    2 days ago | military.com | Drew F. Lawrence |Steve Beynon

    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused two military veterans of assaulting a soldier and stealing equipment from an Army special operations compound in Washington state, a brazen break-in that ended with a cache of weapons and Nazi paraphernalia discovered in one of their homes.

  • Army Hits Annual Recruiting Goal Months Ahead of Schedule

    4 days ago | military.com | Steve Beynon

    The Army announced Tuesday that it had already reached its annual goal of recruiting 61,000 active-duty soldiers, fueled by efforts to reach out to young Americans who historically have been unqualified to serve and likely a weakening economy. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have praised recruiting momentum as a sign of renewed patriotism among the nation's youth.

  • Pentagon Weighs Bigger Army as Service Sees Early Recruiting Success

    1 week ago | military.com | Steve Beynon

    The Army is on the cusp of hitting its annual recruiting target months ahead of schedule, a development that's prompting Pentagon planners to consider a rare move: increasing the active-duty force without Congress. As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025, which ends Sept. 30, according to data reviewed by Military.com.

  • Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion from Army Barracks to Fund Border Mission

    1 week ago | military.com | Steve Beynon

    The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for maintaining and renovating Army barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that coincides with the service's gradual deprioritization of quality-of-life initiatives for soldiers. Redirecting the barracks funding erodes much of the additional money the Army started pouring into living quarters during the previous administration.

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