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Biden drops out of 2024 race
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin praised Biden for his "profound and personal commitment to the Department of Defense and the American military" on Sunday.
Senate rejects broad limit on military equipment going to police
The Republican-controlled Senate has rejected a bipartisan measure to block the military from giving offensive surplus equipment to state and local U.S. police departments.
By Joe Gould
The consequences of implicit bias at Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training
I learned the system is not merely the words on the page. It is how individuals implement them.
By Nathan Dial
Three generations of Black military members show the progress that’s been made, and the path forward
Over three generations of military service, my grandfather, father and I show the progress and institutional inconsistencies of the United States when it comes to race.
By Nathan Dial
Dear white colonel … we must address our blind spots around race
"We can break these invisible barriers, if we choose to engage and stop excusing ourselves."
By Col. Ben Jonsson
‘I am confused, scared and afraid'
"All of us are stunned by how much the videos involving George Floyd, Christian Cooper and Ahmaud Arbery affected our white peers."
By Nathan Dial
The Marine Corps: Always faithful — to white men
The Marine Corps, with its ethics and moral courage, has an opportunity to lead the way for our nation by creating a level playing field for all officers at The Basic School, says the author of this commentary.
By Thomas Hobbs
HASC Chairman Adam Smith on Mideast wars, acquisition reform and 2020 elections
Rep. Adam Smith talks national security, the presidential race and the next defense authorization bill.
By Joe Gould
Armed forces to track race, ethnicity and gender of criminal suspects
Services also must analyze the data.
Trump upbeat on nuclear talks with Russia and China, but lawmakers warn of ‘blow up’
Trump was optimistic about negotiations with Russia and China on a new nuclear weapons treaty, but State Department officials painted a murkier picture.
By Joe Gould
Maxwell airman signs up for world’s toughest footrace
Capt. Jared Struck will run the Badwater 135 July 15-17 in Death Valley, California.
By Krista Johnson, Montgomery Advertiser