Prices increasing for overseas military kids’ school meals
It's the first increase in school lunch prices in four years.
By Karen Jowers
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Christian nationalist pastor speaks on his sermon to troops at Pentagon
Controversial Pastor Doug Wilson's theological and historical views, particularly on gender roles and slavery, have long drawn scrutiny and criticism.
By Tanya Noury
Trump wants out of Syria, but don't say 'timeline'
President Donald Trump has spoken: He wants U.S. troops and civilians out of Syria by the fall. But don’t call it a “timeline.”
Judge shows scant patience for military transgender ban
President Donald Trump’s move last week to tweak his ban on transgender people joining the military might not save it from being struck down, a federal judge in Seattle suggested Tuesday.
Budget omnibus includes new mental health care for other-than-honorable vets
Provisions in the budget bill would extend mental health care and medical screenings to veterans currently ineligible for the treatment on a long-term basis.
Senate kills resolution to end US role in Yemeni civil war
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to kill a bipartisan resolution to remove U.S. forces from the conflict in Yemen between a Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels.
By Kyle Rempfer
Congress demands Pentagon, DOJ investigate child sex assault on US military bases
Congress reacted Thursday to an Associated Press investigation into sexual assault among children on U.S. military bases by demanding the Defense and Justice departments explain how they will solve the problem.
Military families feel deserted after sex assaults at base school
Tens of thousands of children and teenagers live and attend school on U.S. military bases while their parents serve the country. Yet if they are sexually violated by a classmate, a neighborhood kid or a sibling, they often get lost in a legal and bureaucratic netherworld.
Commentary: The Pentagon is wrong to keep information under wraps. Here's why
Limiting the release of nonsensitive information, the author writes, "will ensure that the only ones truly in the dark are American citizens."
By Lt. Gen. Thomas Spoehr (ret.)