:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/KTXQZPGQEVFHFDEJ4ROLRLO4IQ.png)
Why troops should be wary of blue lotus when using vapes, e-cigarettes
Five service members were treated by emergency services for complications arising from the use of Blue Lotus.
By Sarah Sicard
Latest ""
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/C32V5QCXOFEJ5G42XWVUCHLENQ.jpg)
Child sex abuse brings life sentence for former DoD elementary teacher
The incidents happened between 2006 and 2010. Stefan Zappey was named teacher of the year for his district in 2007.
By Karen Jowers
281 companies are being sued for using the term ‘morale patch’
Morale Patch Armory is suing retailers for trademark infringement. Defendants say the term is generic and has been around much longer.
By Harm Venhuizen
Confederate flag effectively banned from military installations
Defense Secretary Mark Esper's guidance lays out which flags can be flown in public, and the criteria don't support the Confederate battle flag.
Confederate flag displays off limits on US Forces Japan installations
"We cannot and will not tolerate a symbol that incites this sort of division among us.”
By Diana Stancy
Army veteran creates patch to honor health care workers
Army veteran Jacob Neal saw hospitals turn into battlefields due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so he designed a patch to honor healthcare workers.
By Zach England
Here it is, the Space Force seal.
The Space Force's official logo cribs heavily from a pop culture icon.
Silent protest? Withdrawing US soldier seen wearing previously banned Kurdish militia patch
It’s common for U.S. special operators to don patches of partner forces. But in 2016, American military commanders banned the wear of YPG and YPJ patches after Turkey became outraged following the circulation of photos of American commandos brandishing the patches.
By Shawn Snow
New explosion rocks arms depot north of Iraqi capital
A large explosion hit an arms depot belonging to an Iranian-backed militia faction north of Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest in a series of mysterious blasts at military bases and munitions depots around the country in the past few weeks.
Russia decries US missile test, warns of destabilization
A top Russian diplomat has lamented the U.S. test of a type of missile that was banned for decades before both Washington and Moscow quit the treaty earlier this year.
Water use halted at Carlisle Barracks during tests for ‘abnormal gas presence’
Don't use the water in any way, Carlisle Barracks officials said.
By Kathleen Curthoys
OPSEC: Why this retired one-star says service members should trash their Chinese Huawei smartphones
OPSEC: Military service members should trash China's Huawei smartphones, this retired Air Force general says.
By Kristine Froeba