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Allvin calls Ukraine drone strikes a wake-up call for US air defense
The Air Force's top uniformed leader said that planners need to consider vulnerabilities at military sites once thought untouchable by enemy forces.
After 17 years, many Afghans blame US for unending war
When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than it’s ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans.
After election loss, veteran Rep. McSally could still end up in the Senate
The Arizona governor could appoint McSally to the state's other Senate seat after her narrow defeat this cycle.
White House: Cemetery motorcade would have disrupted roads
Stung by criticism for not attending an event honoring U.S. military dead, the White House says President Donald Trump didn’t want to disrupt Paris roadways for a last-minute motorcade to a cemetery in northern France.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Woolfolk scores twice, Army beats Lafayette, 31-13
Still perfect at home, not so perfect on the field. Army coach Jeff Monken will take it — grudgingly.
New Army museum will be ‘remarkable’ tribute to American soldiers past, present and future
On Veterans Day, many of the nation’s efforts to demonstrate appreciation for those who serve do not reach active duty soldiers, particularly those who are forward-deployed.
By Retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan
Right up to Armistice Day, US clout in WWI kept increasing
On the final morning of World War I, U.S. Gen. John J. Pershing was not eager to stop fighting. After all, if one nation had momentum after the first global war’s four years of unprecedented slaughter, it was the United States.
Wife of Utah Guardsman killed in Afghanistan: Heartache, no regret
The wife of a Utah mayor and Army National Guard member who was killed in Afghanistan by one of his Afghan trainees says there is “heartache but no regret.”
Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
Army holds off Air Force, 17-14, for its 11th straight win at home
Army is in rarefied air and coach Jeff Monken is impressed.
Border mission doesn’t fit Mattis’ focus on ‘lethality’
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priority as leader of the military is making it more “lethal” — better at war and more prepared for it — and yet nothing about the military’s new mission at the U.S.-Mexico border advances that goal. Some argue it detracts from it.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press