Service members saw their biggest pay raise in 22 years — 5.2% — this past January. The pay bump in 2025 likely won’t be as large for all troops, but some junior personnel could get a windfall if ...

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay. Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or ...

A U.S. airman with the 445th Airlift Wing and his family enjoy the wing's family day picnic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2023. (Senior Airman Angela Jackson/Air Force) Service ...