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Capitol Hill dysfunction threatens key defense initiatives
Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts.
Army chaplain considered for sainthood is buried in Wichita
Rev. Emil Kapaun died in a North Korean POW camp in May 1951.
House appropriators advance $706 billion defense spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $706 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2022 over the objections of panel Republicans.
By Joe Gould
Fort Leonard Wood chaplain to plead guilty to child sexual abuse
The chaplain was assigned most recently to a Fort Leonard Wood basic training unit.
By Davis Winkie
Army releases new transgender policy, but can it prevent discrimination?
Some advocates, however, remain concerned that the force may not be willing to protect transgender soldiers from discrimination.
By Davis Winkie
Responding to a call for chaplains to reconcile and properly support LGBTQI+ soldiers
The author of this commentary says each chaplain’s interpretation of sacred texts and traditions pertaining to the capability of performing religious rites is a matter of the free exercise of religion.
By Chaplain (Capt.) Jordan Henricks
Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version
Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.
By Joe Gould
Starting again: A call for chaplains to reconcile and properly support LGBTQI+ soldiers
It is time for the Army Chaplain Corps to validate and serve all those who fight and win our nation’s wars, regardless of orientation, says the author of this commentary.
By Chaplain (Maj.) David A. Evans
Army Reserve lieutenant’s campaign ad for Congress in Arizona under scrutiny
Prohibitions against officers saying “contemptuous words” against government officials typically do not apply to off-duty reserve component troops.
By Davis Winkie
Pentagon budget will shake up ‘legacy’ systems. Lawmakers are shaking back.
Top Pentagon officials are asking Congress to let them use the upcoming budget to shed unneeded weapons in order to invest in forward-looking technologies now. It wasn't an easy conversation.
By Joe Gould
Army major fights punishment for anti-transgender social media posts
Chaplain Maj. Andrew Calvert is appealing with the assistance of First Liberty Institute, a right-wing legal advocacy group.
By Davis Winkie