Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Jan. 8, 2024.
Military and veterans policies will play a role in the debate over who should serve as commander-in-chief.
The number of lawmakers with military experience has steadily declined since the 1970s.
The Pentagon isn't considering withdrawing the extra troops anytime soon.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in June extended the mission through September 2024.
The author deployed in 2009-10 to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division.
The Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.
Civil-military lessons from past wars could hold keys for current conflicts such as the Israel-Hamas war, retired Army Gen. David Petraeus said.
For many Afghan evacuees, the stresses of refugee life continue to exacerbate the traumas of combat two years after their arrival.
Nearly 90% say the United States must do more to honor its promises to protect Afghans who worked closely with U.S. military forces.
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