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Despite struggles, Army claims ‘progress’ on housing, quality of life
Army leaders are optimistic that "generational" investment in struggling areas like barracks can meaningfully increase soldier quality of life.
By Davis Winkie
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Barracks and base fixes won’t be one-size-fits-all, Army 3-star says
The three-star general and head of Installation Management Command argued that it's part of a broader shift in thinking over recent decades.
By Davis Winkie
Top military officer: Troops were issued bayonets in DC unrest
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets.
Celebrating our son’s life through Heroes In Transition’s work
Heroes In Transition looks to ease the burdens military members face through a range of services.
By Cyndy Jones
McCain’s family fights to define legacy of civility, service
A year after McCain's death from brain cancer, the library is one way his family members are fighting to shape how the world remembers the Vietnam War hero and veteran senator and to prevent President Donald Trump from doing it for them.
Advocates plead to keep widow’s tax repeal in military policy measure
House and Senate negotiators must decide whether to dump the provision from the annual NDAA debate or find billions to pay for a fix.
Senate committee advances senior general’s nomination despite sexual assault accusations
Gen. John Hyten has denied the accusations , and military leaders dismissed the allegations after a lengthy investigation.
Marine veteran announces 2020 congressional run on his ‘alive day’ anniversary of surviving IED blast
Marine veteran Rob Jones announced Monday that he will for be running for Congress as a Republican in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.
By Andrea Scott
Bid to end military ‘widows tax’ stalled despite congressional promises
Efforts to force the issue into the annual defense authorization bill debate were turned back over funding and procedural problems.
Will the military ‘widows tax’ disappear this year?
The issue costs about 65,000 surviving military spouses an average of $11,000 a year.
Commander out at California Air National Guard after boot urination scandal
The head of the California Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Clay Garrison, was relieved of command following multiple investigations.
From Major League Baseball to paying the ultimate sacrifice: Marine was larger than life
O'Neill would only play one game in the big leagues before eventually sacrificing all on Iwo Jima.
By Jon Simkins