What Does Russia Want? Moscow seems to be going out of its way to keep its “near abroad” — Russian-speak for the erstwhile Soviet empire — stirred...
I Had Never Seen the Impact of War Until I Spoke With Those Who Waged It "I was most shocked when I learned about what life was like when the veterans came back from war."
I Asked Him About the Best Part of His Service – 'Everybody Looked Out for Each Other' "During eighth grade, my perception of war was how Hollywood portrayed it: blood and death, and bullets and bombs."
Wilmer Valderrama on Remembering our Military this Veterans Day and Every Day "Whenever I have the honor of spending time with our troops, I am inspired and strengthened by their honor and resolve."
'War Is Indefinable' — For Some, War Is Combat. But It’s Not That Simple. For a long time, I thought military service fit on one of two sides of a coin. It was either war, meaning combat and fighting...
I Finally Understood That This Thing We Call War Is Real and Hurts People In January 2021, I sat down with my granddad, Ken Marschner, and asked him questions I had never thought to ask.
Excuses and a Recurring Nightmare, Brought to an End by Medals and Heroism "I needed to be protective about my ability as a defender, so I used my reasoning to protect myself, while I illogically...
A Veteran's Odyssey After Hanging Up the Uniform in an America He Doesn't Recognize "The story of Odysseus is the story of the day after -- what happens when the battle is done?"
Stolen Valor Is So Grubby - Stolen for What? To Impress Who? "I wanted him to feel that shiver up the spine we all feel, that I've felt, when our awkward lies are revealed."
Saudi Arabia and Israel Tiptoe Toward Overt Security Cooperation While the involvement of Saudi and Israeli fighters in the same mission is significant, that development does not necessarily...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...