TurboTax to troops: Here’s a ‘discount’ for something that should be free
Some troops who've filed by going to the TurboTax Military page said they were charged as much as $150 — even though, under a government deal, service members making under $66,000 are supposed to be able to file with TurboTax for free.
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
‘This is a meme’: Pundits don’t understand Korea strategy, says top US commander
Replacing large-scale exercises in South Korea with smaller training iterations was a prudent action to support diplomacy, the top U.S. commander in South Korea said Wednesday.
It’s not about units, the future fight will be systems vs. systems, says Army 3-star
Generals say forward presence needed and constant monitoring essential to preventing, ending conflict.
Top officials say US doesn’t want war with Iran
Top Trump administration officials have told Congress that recent actions by the U.S. have deterred Iranian attacks on American forces. But some lawmakers remain deeply skeptical of the White House approach in the Middle East.
Alabama National Guardsman charged in shooting that killed 1 policeman, injured 2 others
An Alabama National Guard member appeared in court Tuesday for a hearing related to a shooting that left one police officer dead and two others wounded.
Army veteran indicted in bomb plot against Nazi rally
A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted an Army veteran in a plot to plant a bomb at a rally by white supremacists in California.
Man charged in scheme to make, sell phony military uniforms
Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island have charged a New York City man with conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit clothing and uniforms to the U.S. military.

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Shanahan’s gag rule memo nets bipartisan backlash
Two lawmakers from different parties are slamming a Pentagon memo that governs information sharing with Congress.
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh to be released from prison after nearly two decades
John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison.
Plans to combat veterans suicide, boost VA benefits move ahead
House lawmakers passed a series of nine veterans-themed bills in advance of Memorial Day,
WWII plane rescued from boneyard to join D-Day anniversary
Filled with paratroopers, a U.S. warplane lumbered down an English runway in 1944 to spearhead the World War II D-Day invasion with a message for Adolf Hitler painted in bright yellow across its nose: “That’s All, Brother.”
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