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Talk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threat

Details of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the author of this op-ed argues.

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US military completes withdrawal from Niger

The U.S. handed over its last military bases in Niger to local authorities last month, but about two dozen American soldiers had remained in Niger.

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Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China

Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.

By Joe Gould

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This is what the Air Force can do to recruit and retain women cyber warriors

The Air Force must do more to recruit and retain women cyber warriors, says the author of this commentary.

By Lillian Warner

4 years ago

Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho

The U.S. Air Force is appealing a federal court ruling preventing exercises that had military jets coordinating with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in cities in Idaho as part of an urban warfare training program.

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Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

A call to action: Sexual assault and harassment in the military

This retired Air Force colonel shares her experience of sexual harassment during her service, and calls on Congress and the DoD to support the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in this commentary.

By Lisa Carrington Firmin

4 years ago

The number of veterans in Congress will drop to lowest level since at least WWII

The number of veterans in Congress has declined steadily over the last five decades.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia

President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.

4 years ago

Lifting near-total ban on transgender people from military service among Biden plans to protect LGBTQ rights

Among the actions that Biden pledges to take unilaterally, scrapping Trump’s transgender military ban would be among the most notable.

4 years ago

Officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings targeting Afghan forces, provincial official

In Ghazni province, 31 Afghan soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove a military Humvee full of explosives onto an army commando base before detonating the car bomb.

4 years ago

Fighting demons, healing hatred, restoring hope: How to defeat extremism in the US military

The military needs a program as part of the mandatory demobilization process to promote the deradicalization of service members, says the author of this commentary.

By Chris Buckley, Myrieme Churchill and Jacob Ware

4 years ago

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Opinion

Talk of US Iraq withdrawal is disconnected from ISIS threat

Details of a future U.S. military posture in Iraq remain murky, but consequences of a premature withdrawal are clear, the author of this op-ed argues.

US military completes withdrawal from Niger

The U.S. handed over its last military bases in Niger to local authorities last month, but about two dozen American soldiers had remained in Niger.

Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China

Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.

This is what the Air Force can do to recruit and retain women cyber warriors

The Air Force must do more to recruit and retain women cyber warriors, says the author of this commentary.

Air Force appeals ruling against urban training in Idaho

The U.S. Air Force is appealing a federal court ruling preventing exercises that had military jets coordinating with plain-clothed soldiers on the ground in cities in Idaho as part of an urban warfare training program.

Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs gave a humble assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.

A call to action: Sexual assault and harassment in the military

This retired Air Force colonel shares her experience of sexual harassment during her service, and calls on Congress and the DoD to support the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in this commentary.

The number of veterans in Congress will drop to lowest level since at least WWII

The number of veterans in Congress has declined steadily over the last five decades.

Acting US defense secretary visits troops in rare visit to Somalia

President Trump is expected to order a withdrawal of most or all of the 700 U.S. troops based in Somalia before he leaves office Jan. 20.

Lifting near-total ban on transgender people from military service among Biden plans to protect LGBTQ rights

Among the actions that Biden pledges to take unilaterally, scrapping Trump’s transgender military ban would be among the most notable.

Officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings targeting Afghan forces, provincial official

In Ghazni province, 31 Afghan soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove a military Humvee full of explosives onto an army commando base before detonating the car bomb.

Fighting demons, healing hatred, restoring hope: How to defeat extremism in the US military

The military needs a program as part of the mandatory demobilization process to promote the deradicalization of service members, says the author of this commentary.

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