Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global pandemic and a brush with cancer.
By Tara Copp, AP
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter ISIS, Pentagon chief says
U.S forces are still needed in Syria to prevent ISIS from reconstituting as a major threat following Assad's ouster, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
By Tara Copp, AP
Giveaway makes troops car owners ahead of Army-Navy Game
Retired NFL stars Robert Griffin III and Joe Theismann made an appearance at the event.
By Riley Ceder
US believes Marine vet is alive after disappearing in Syria in 2012
President Joe Biden says the U.S. government believes Austin Tice is alive and Washington is committed to bringing him home after Bashar Assad’s ouster.
By Eric Tucker and Aamer Madhani
Nonprofits urge Biden to pardon veterans with bad paper discharges
Buoyed by Joe Biden's pardon of his son, veterans advocates are urging the president to use his pardoning power to help veterans with bad paper discharges.
US will send Ukraine $725M in counter-drone tech, anti-personnel mines
President Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved earlier this year for Ukraine before his administration ends.
Homelessness among veterans drops to record low levels
Just under 33,000 veterans were without stable housing across America in January.
Months after Biden’s promise to pardon LGBTQ vets, only 8 have applied
Advocates say the confines are too narrow and the process too cumbersome, dashing hopes that the president’s act of clemency would erase decades of stigma.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Navy secretary faces Hatch Act violation for comments on Biden
The Hatch Act bars federal officials from participating in political activities while serving in their official capacity and in their federal workplace.
By Diana Stancy