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Muhammad Ali's refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ's life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement.

The Virginia National Guard mobilized 40 troops this week to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with non-law enforcement duties.

The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.

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Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi was killed in 1945 after U.S. aircraft, unaware there were prisoners on board, scored a direct hit on a Japanese POW ship.

Military families asked for ways to incorporate habits into their busy lives to keep their young children healthy. Sesame Workshop delivered.

As the Pentagon aims to save money and reduce family stress by cutting back on the military rite known as PCS, not everyone is happy.

President Donald Trump has suggested he's working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.

Four service members assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were on board the MH-60 Black Hawk.

A proposed bill would give VA more latitude to exhume the remains of veterans convicted of serious crimes who are buried in national cemeteries.

Ukraine expects to have a $3.5 billion fund by next month to buy weapons from the U.S. and sustain its fight against Russia's invasion.

Certain referrals for specialty care for Tricare Prime beneficiaries will expire.

A new report urges the DOD to provide Applied Behavior Analysis as a basic benefit for the one in 28 military children diagnosed with autism.

Just a few months after the conclusion of World War II, President Truman announced his goal to implement a new governing structure for the military.

A Center for International and Strategic Studies analysis warns that the Trump administration's use of strikes on alleged drug vessels poses serious risks.

Some Democratic senators are concerned that allowing military lawyers to work as temporary immigration judges will violate the Posse Comitatus Act.

Under the new guidelines, troops granted a medical waiver must receive treatment and see the medical condition resolved within a year or face separation.

The success of "Dark Wolf" reflects broader audience demand for military and espionage dramas.

Trump on Monday signed an order sending the National Guard into Memphis, calling it a “replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts” in Washington.

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