Pentagon keeps 2 aircraft carriers in Middle East for another week
The carrier Harry S. Truman is expected to head home to Norfolk, Virginia, after the week is up, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
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Fighter jet slips off carrier hangar deck in Red Sea, one minor injury
An F/A-18 fighter jet slipped off the hangar deck of the USS Harry S. Truman as sailors were towing the aircraft into place, the Navy said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Family of fallen Marine wasn’t forced to cover burial costs
Republican lawmakers had reported that relatives were forced to pay $60,000 to move her remains across the country.
Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction
Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction and sentence had been narrowly upheld by military appeals courts before his lawyers took the case to U.S. District Court.
Marine vet freed from Russia in 2022 injured while fighting in Ukraine
The State Department says Marine veteran Trevor Reed, who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year, was injured while fighting in Ukraine.
Displaced Afghan students find homes on US university campuses
Many Afghan students are now nearing graduation at U.S. schools and planning their futures, but others still hope to find a way to get to the U.S.
US military drone crashes in Polish woodland during training
The ministry said that no one was hurt and there was no damage from the incident on Thursday afternoon.
By AP Staff
Opinion
White nationalists shouldn’t serve in the military
Even a small number of extremists in the ranks can cause harm far disproportionate to their number.
By Lauren Wolman
Opinion
Leaders need to be more than allies and work to close the gender gap
Women in the military still face barriers as basic as uniforms that were designed for a man's body, despite decades of allies championing their service.
By Frances Castillo
VA lays groundwork for first major survey of moral injury in veterans
The VA is undertaking the first-ever large-scale population study of moral injury to be conducted among veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US
Tashmorad Qara, an Afghan Air Force veteran, arrived in Virginia in 2021 after escaping Afghanistan when the Taliban regained control of his country.
By Heather Rosseau, The Roanoke Times