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Air Force captures video of St. Elmo’s fire amid Idalia evacuation
An Air Force crew recorded rare footage of a mysterious weather phenomenon that shares a name with a classic 1980s Brat Pack film.
Post office officials backtrack on service changes that delayed veterans’ prescriptions
Federal officials had said veterans mailed medications had been slowed by 25 percent or more in recent months.
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets
Policy changes that slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescription drugs, according to Democratic senators.
Mechanical failure, human error cited in Minnesota Guard helicopter crash
Mechanical failure and human error led to the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter that killed three Minnesota National Guard members last December, according to a Guard summary released Wednesday.
Fourth lawsuit filed in VA hospital deaths in West Virginia
A fourth lawsuit has been filed involving the sudden deaths of patients at a West Virginia veterans hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted giving them wrongful insulin injections.
Guilty plea in poisoning deaths of VA patients still leaves lawsuits, lingering questions
Families still don't have a motive for the crimes or answers on whether proper hospital safety protocols were in place.
Former VA health worker pleads guilty to murdering seven patients with insulin poisoning
The nursing assistant was fired in 2018 after concerns were raised by fellow hospital workers.
SECDEF orders after action review of National Guard efforts during civil unrest duties
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy will lead the review ordered by Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
By Howard Altman
A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
At an Oval Office meeting late Monday morning, tempers were flaring. Trump and some of his senior aides wanted federal troops on the streets, and fast.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The military is supposed to stay out of politics, but it keeps getting dragged in
President Trump's enthusiastic support of sending troops in to tamp down on protests has put the Defense Department in an uncomfortable position.
When to hold the line
The author of this commentary said he hopes the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs chairman avoid risking further harm to the military by considering carefully any decision to deploy active-duty military to America’s streets.
By Andrew Milburn