How Trauma Before Service is Shaping a Generation of Troops Acknowledging the prevalence of pre-service trauma -- and how it affects adult service members -- can be helpful for many...
How 2 American Veterans Ended Up in Ukraine, Prisoners of Russian-Armed Militants The untold story of how two American vets, now captives of Putin’s allies, ended up fighting in Ukraine.
They Graduated Space Force Boot Camp. What Comes Next for Them, and the Service, Is Less Clear. Space Force continues to carve out its own identity after being created in 2019.
Inside Recruits' Journey to Space Force's First Boot Camp 72 Guardians went through the first-ever independent Space Force boot camp, held from early May until June 24.
This Vets Program Was Supposed to Help Fix the Teacher Shortage in Florida. It's Only Added 7. Educators say the teacher shortage is driven, in part, by low salaries: Florida is ranked 48th in the country for...
From Hormones to Horses: How Veterans Are Finally Getting Help for Brain Injuries Premature deaths are not inevitable, and treatment is getting better for service members and veterans with the signature...
Lost Years and Missed Opportunities: How the Pentagon Squandered the Chance to Combat Brain Injuries Early pushback from military leaders and lengthy debate in the military medical community about TBI and its often-concurrent...
40 Years Later, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Stands as Lasting Statement on War and Remembrance Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become the most visited memorial in Washington and maintains its iconic grip on the national...
These Troops Bought Guns on Base. Then They Used the Firearms to Take Their Own Lives. Most service member suicides are tied to a personal firearm, according to the Pentagon's latest annual suicide report. And...
VFW Posts Are Dying. They Need Hesitant 9/11 Vets to Fill the Void. These posts, often decorated with military flags and dusty plaques honoring community service projects are woven into the...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...