The Pentagon has invested $450 million into a company that develops tungsten, as part of a move anticipated to create 1,200 jobs. Tungsten is a dense, ultra-hard metal with the highest melting point of any element. It is used in critical components for missiles, munitions, aerospace, propulsion, naval, undersea, electronics, and industrial manufacturing applications. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Defense (DOD) said it would invest the money into U.S. company The Elmet Group to “strengthen domestic tungsten capacity, bolster U.S. industrial resilience and military readiness, and help secure an essential material for the defense industrial base.” “This…
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A Maryland man whose second-grade child brought a gun to school and shot himself in the finger was sentenced last week to six months of unsupervised probation, and gun control activists and politicians are highlighting the soft sentence to demand more restrictive gun storage laws. Those arguments ignore a couple of pertinent details which aren’t exactly helpful to their cause. For starters, Eashan Stefanski pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless endangerment, which comes with the potential for a five-year prison sentence. If the anti-gunners have a problem with the sentence that Stefanski actually received,…
For military families, travel isn’t always about getting away. Sometimes it’s driving across three states for a graduation. Sometimes it’s catching a last-minute flight home for the holidays. Sometimes it’s another PCS, another temporary hotel, another airport, another goodbye. And sometimes it’s simply trying to make the journey a little less stressful, if that’s even possible. I still think about the time I was flying home from Germany after the airport had been closed due to the weather. I had two kids under 3, eight bags, two car seats – and no husband because he’d slipped on the ice the…
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The Army is set to roll out a new fitness performance documentation mobile app this fall to streamline how Army Fitness Test results are recorded and entered into soldier’s official training records. The service said in a Sept. 9 statement that the new app, AFT Go, will allow soldiers to see their fitness test scores before they leave the physical training feed. The application aims to eliminate manual paperwork and data entry, per the service. It will allow individuals to view PT test schedules and results, see test participants, and check times when soldiers are scheduled to take or grade…
If you want to join the military, but think your tattoos might hold you back, you’re not the only one. There is the myth out there that a tattoo disqualifies you from serving in the U.S. armed forces. Tattoos are common among service members, and do not automatically bar you from enlisting in the military. In fact, to adapt to changes in modern culture and to meet recruiting needs, several branches of the military have eased restrictions on body art over the past several years. In this article, we will outline the tattoo policies in effect for 2026 for each…
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When a major storm rolls through, or the power goes out, most people reach for their phones to communicate. We call family and friends, send texts, or check social media to find out more about what’s happening. Most of the time, this works just fine. But if you’ve ever experienced a widespread emergency (such as a hurricane or earthquake), you may have found that the cell network can become overloaded and calls may not go through. Even if cell towers are still standing, having thousands of people trying to make calls all at once can make it difficult for them…
The Air Force did not officially become its own branch of the military until 1947, but distinct uniforms were being designed as early as 1945. By 1946, the leaders of the fledgling organization determined that Air Force uniforms would be blue. Although President Truman approved the plan in 1948, Congress struck down the idea, citing expenses as a primary concern. Initial plans for the Air Force uniform included a preference for minimalism. According to a memo from the Office of Air Quartermaster in 1946, “Insignia and accessories of all types [shall] be limited to an absolute minimum. … To keep…
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A sweeping veterans benefits package stalled amid a bitter fight over disability compensation has the support of more than 70% of respondents to a new nationwide survey, even as those same respondents remain sharply divided over one of the bill’s most controversial provisions. The new Mission Roll Call survey, shared exclusively with Military.com ahead of its public release, found 70.5% of respondents supported the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, or TCAVA, after receiving additional information about the legislation. That’s up sharply from 55.3% before respondents reviewed information about the bill. Meanwhile, the percentage saying they needed more information fell…
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Service members preparing to leave the military are inundated with advice about how to land their first civilian job. Build a personal brand. Translate your military skills. Make sure your résumé gets past artificial intelligence. And, after years of military service, don’t settle for a job that doesn’t pay what you’re worth. Tim Best has spent decades watching veterans make the jump into civilian careers, and he says some of the conventional wisdom can actually make the transition harder. Best, CEO of RecruitMilitary and a former Army special operations helicopter pilot, recently sat down with Military.com to discuss what he…
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