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A combat infantryman stood in the gap. Made the calculation. Pulled the trigger. But at what cost?
"There is a profound, sickening duality in being thanked for your service by people who would be horrified if they ... saw what that service required."
By Jarrod Toothman, The War Horse
Trump orders National Guard troops to LA to quell immigration protests
Guard troops began arriving in L.A. Sunday on orders from President Trump in response to clashes in recent days between federal authorities and protestors.
By Eric Thayer and Jake Offenhartz
Advocates lament Pentagon policies targeting women’s military service
Veterans visited congressional offices this week to deliver messages of concern over recent Pentagon moves targeting the roles of women in the military.
IAVA names former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter as next CEO
Hunter becomes the second woman to lead the advocacy group's efforts in highlighting the challenges of young veterans.
Army major on trial for rape charges involving more than a dozen women
Maj. Jonathan Batt is accused of a variety of sexual and aggravated assaults on women in Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2023.
By Todd South
Seeing farther, striking deeper, this brigade is pushing its drones
The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team is one of the Army's early Transformation in Contact units to be issued new drones.
By Todd South
Army offers $10,000 reward for information about pilot’s death
First Lt. Marciano Parisano was last seen alive on camera footage outside Club Santos in Comayagua, Honduras.
By Todd South
Pentagon aims to cut 14 defense advisory boards, including DACOWITS
The Pentagon is looking to cut 14 different defense advisory groups, including the 74-year-old Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
By Hope Hodge Seck
World War II bomber crash left 11 dead. Four are finally coming home.
All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed in 2023.
How Memorial Day has evolved from its Civil War origins
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.
First armor brigade conducts combat center rotation with new tools
One brigade just became the first armored unit to undergo a new Transformation in Contact modernization effort.
By Todd South