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A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.
Why Our Generals Can't Think Having read Franklin Foer's account in the October issue of The Atlantic describing the disastrous evacuation of Afghanistan...
I Was Wounded in Iraq. Vets Like Me Aren't Getting Our Full Retirement Pay and Congress Won't Act. "Some 50,000 veterans who are medically retired from combat and have less than 20 years of service have been left behind by...
Innovation Overload: Army Units Are Drowning in Ideas Walk into the headquarters of any operational Army unit on any Army base in the United States, and you'll eventually bump...
Air Force Says It Remains Confident in Osprey Aircraft Despite Recent Deadly Mishaps The Air Force, which uses the aircraft for special operations missions, remains dedicated, committed and confident in the...
Marine Corps Suspected Part Causing Osprey Clutch Failures in 2010 The Marines and the manufacturer made several efforts to fix the problem years before the deadly 2022 Osprey crash in the...
Marine Corps Widow Pushes Back After Claims Deadly Osprey Malfunction Is 99% Fixed The five Marines who took off on a training flight June 8, 2022, died when their Osprey suffered a catastrophic clutch issue.
The US is Set to Open Embassies in the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden Hosts a Pacific Leaders Summit Biden is set on improving relations in the Pacific amid rising U.S. concern about China’s growing military influence.
Congress Should Debate Now Whether We Defend Taiwan, Not on the Eve of Invasion "The time for open debate is now, not later when Xi is about to assault and rattles the sword of Armageddon to scare America...
Australian and Indonesian Forces Deploy Battle Tanks in US-Led Combat Drills Amid Chinese Concern It was the first time Australia deployed battle tanks outside its territory since the Vietnam war.
Bedbugs, Brown Water, Squatters: Military Barracks Blasted over Horrid Living Conditions, Lack of Accountability The Government Accountability Office published the conditions in a scathing new report, confirming complaints made by many...
What We Know About the Marine Corps F-35 Crash, Backyard Ejection and What Went Wrong The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina has raised numerous questions about what prompted the...
Air Force's 9th Bomb Squadron Commander Fired After Just a Couple of Months on the Job Lt. Col. Brian Milner, the commander of the 9th Bomb Squadron, was relieved of command due to "a loss of confidence in his...
Democrats Circumvent Tuberville as Senate Moves to Finally Confirm Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs While acting chiefs can keep the military running day-to-day, defense officials have argued they are not as effective as...
1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
After Brutal 6-Year Overhaul, Hope Returns to Young Sailors Aboard USS George Washington The flight deck of the USS George Washington is already streaked with tire marks from aircraft landings just three months...
Chile Celebrates Independence Day With Military Parade The President of Chile Gabriel Boric oversaw a traditional military parade on Tuesday in honor of the country's Independence...
Israeli Military Raids West Bank Refugee Camp Israeli troops have raided the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, killing people and wounding dozens, according...
House Military Veterans Frustrated Over Failed Defense Vote In a dramatic sign of defeat Tuesday, House Republicans were voting against their own defense bill. (Sep. 20) AP
U.S. Aid to Ukraine Caught in Political Divide as Zelenskyy Heads to Washington Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Washington this week comes at a critical juncture for his alliance with the...
Poisoned Water: How a Navy Ship Dumped Fuel and Sickened Its Own Crew A years-long investigation reveals that the Boxer unintentionally compromised its own water supply in 2016.
Poisoned Water: How a Navy Ship Dumped Fuel and Sickened Its Own Crew A years-long investigation reveals that the Boxer unintentionally compromised its own water supply in 2016.
The Next Frontier for Warfighters Might Be Implants in Their Brains. Is the Pentagon Ready for the Consequences? The potential medical applications of access to the brain for treating ailments are far-ranging, but pressure to compete with...
The Next Frontier for Warfighters Might Be Implants in Their Brains. Is the Pentagon Ready for the Consequences? The potential medical applications of access to the brain for treating ailments are far-ranging, but pressure to compete with...
Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs Confirmed by Senate Amid Monthslong Blockade by Tuberville A Senate procedural maneuver by Tuberville this week forced Democrats to retreat from their earlier position -- that...
Democrats Circumvent Tuberville as Senate Moves to Finally Confirm Leaders of Army, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs While acting chiefs can keep the military running day-to-day, defense officials have argued they are not as effective as...
A World War II Classic Gets a Modern Update in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' The latest version of the military courtroom drama will premiere on Showtime and Paramount+ starting in October with a cast...
The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet Not every military test pilot can set records like Chuck Yeager, but what happened to Tom Attridge on Sept. 21, 1956, was...
Black Teens Learn to Fly and Aim for Careers in Aviation in the Footsteps of Tuskegee Airmen The program began three decades ago and is designed for youths ages 14 to 19 who want to become professional pilots.
Air Force on Course to Again Miss Pilot Goal as Problems with Training Aircraft Persist With little more than a week until the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, the Air Force is set to finish with 1,350 new aviators...
Service Was a Second Chance for the Space Force's Enlisted Leader. He Tried to Give Others the Same Shot. During his 33-year career, Roger Towberman was stationed everywhere from Hawaii to the United Kingdom until he was selected...
ULA Atlas V Launches from Space Coast on Mission for NRO and Space Force United Launch Alliance managed what was only its second launch of the year, sending up an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral...
F-35s Are Rarely Flight-Ready and Repairs Are Too Slow, GAO Report Says A new congressional audit on the troubled upkeep of the fighter jet that is the world’s costliest weapons system came days...
The Last Skirt Mandate in Marine Corps Has Been Nixed After Female Troops Advocated for Change After women in the Marine Corps advocated for change, the service announced it will allow female staff noncommissioned...
How Does a Government Shutdown Affect Health Care for Military Service Members and Veterans? In the event of a government shutdown, for most active-duty service members and military veterans, your health benefits...
Coast Guard Issues New Rules for Repurposed WWII-Era Duck Boats Aimed to Improve Safety Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the...