President Joe Biden’s proposed $850 billion Pentagon budget for fiscal 2025 sends less-than-subtle strategic messages aimed at China.
The pier to bring aid ashore to Gaza will be operational within 60 days, the Pentagon said.
Among the quality-of-life funding included in the request is money for a 4.5% pay raise for troops, $2.35 billion for Army barracks and $250 million for Navy and Marine Corps barracks.
The White House's budget request for fiscal 2025 calls for a 2% reduction in the size of the Veterans Affairs workforce next year.
An Army Times data analysis found that armor brigades and tankers experienced higher suicide rates than the rest of the Army.
An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory.