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Republican defense bill would move Mexico under US Southern Command
Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command.
Fate of Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe’s Medal of Honor now rests with the White House
Cashe died in 2005 from injuries sustained while trying to save his men from a burning Bradley Fighting Vehicle,
For Alwyn Cashe’s family, another step towards an overdue honor
House lawmakers advanced plans Tuesday to award the Medal of Honor to the Iraq War hero.
Lawmakers take key step towards getting Alwyn Cashe the Medal of Honor
The measure would waive rules blocking the award for the Iraq War hero.
Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe should get Medal of Honor, Esper says
Cashe died after suffering severe injuries while pulling fellow soldiers out of a burning vehicle after an ambush in Iraq in 2005.
This woman is the Army’s only female salvage diver
The 29-week school presents prospective divers like Johnson with relentless challenges.
By Jon Simkins
Anger as VA evicts lawmakers from medical center offices
Six members of Congress will lose offices as the department moves to add more clinical space for veterans.
Opinion: Democratic candidates are ignoring the 'Endless War’ beyond Afghanistan
Only one Democratic presidential candidate even superficially made the connection between Afghanistan and the war in other places. Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke said, “It is time to bring those service members back home from Afghanistan but also from Iraq, also from Yemen and Somalia and Libya and Syria. There is no reason for us to be at work all over the world tonight.”
By Stephanie Savell
West Point to graduate record number of black female cadets
The class of cadets preparing to jubilantly toss their caps in the air at the U.S. Military Academy’s graduation ceremony Saturday includes 34 black women, a record number that’s a sign of concerted efforts to diversify West Point’s Long Gray Line.
Here are 3 reasons why you won’t see whiskey on commissary shelves — for now
DoD doesn't plan to sell liquor in commissaries when they starting selling beer and wine. Lawmakers want to know why.
By Karen Jowers
Here’s why DoD wants to make millions more eligible to shop commissaries, exchanges
Some new shoppers would pay a fee to earn the privilege.
By Karen Jowers