Senators introduce bill to abolish military draft agency
The Selective Service System, which costs more than $31 million per year, has largely been defunct since 1973.
By Tanya Noury
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Barracks improvements, installation safety top priorities for military construction budget
The $21.5 billion budget request for military barracks would address a backlog of construction and repairs, logistics leaders said.
By Patricia Kime
US Army wants doctrine for landing helicopters on Arctic ice
The Army Corps of Engineers’ research and development component is working to disprove old assumptions about the risks of landing on frozen lakes.
By Hope Hodge Seck
‘American Solitaire’ puts a veteran’s invisible wounds front and center
Aaron Davidman's film follows a combat veteran as he navigates the challenges of returning home from Afghanistan.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
Advocates press for preventive programs, VA benefits for struggling vets
Representatives from specialty courts and veterans’ legal organizations pressed Congress Wednesday for expansion of the Veterans Treatment Courts system.
By Patricia Kime
Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX
Last August, a global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network left U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels bobbing off California, halting operations.
By David Jeans, Reuters
Army veteran tasked with prosecuting Nazi death squads awarded Congressional Gold Medal
Ben Ferencz was just 27 with no previous trial experience when he became chief prosecutor in one of the most significant murder trials in history.
Suicide rates among military families continue to climb
The total overall number decreased, a drop that coincides with smaller overall force numbers.
By Patricia Kime
Our Military Kids Announces 6th Annual Courageous Kids Contest Winners
National nonprofit Our Military Kids announced their 6th Annual Courageous Kids Contest winners on Purple Up Day.
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100-year-old B-17 turret gunner knighted by France
Phillip “Bruce” Cook flew 35 missions as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress, tasked with fighting for air supremacy over occupied Europe.
US military eyes high-energy ‘laser dome’ for domestic air defense
The U.S. military's pursuit of high-energy laser weapons for American air defense comes amid the expanding threat of low-cost weaponized drones.
By Jared Keller