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GOP vets in Congress attack VP nominee Walz over his military record
Fifty Republican lawmakers with military experience criticized Walz over his public comments on his own time in the ranks.
Republican defense bill would move Mexico under US Southern Command
Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command.
Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.
Prince Harry’s claim he killed 25 in Afghanistan draws anger, worry
Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in Afghanistan in 2012–2013.
McCarthy threatens to hold up key defense bill until next year
McCarthy's threat comes as Republicans and Democrats are negotiating a final, bicameral version of the bill with the aim of passing it in December.
Can the Air Force train new pilots without planes?
Goodbye, T-1 Jayhawk. Hello, simulators.
Lawmakers press DOD to update rules for Guard, reserve specialty pay
A report on planned improvements to Guard and reserve pay was due last month.
23 things veterans carry with them for life
Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.
By Sarah Sicard
Putin’s ‘probably given up’ on Kyiv as Ukraine war enters new phase
“I think Putin has probably given up on his effort to capture the capital city and is now focused on the south and east of the country,” says U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
By Joe Gould
Amid Russia crisis, Pentagon nominee criticizes Obama response to Crimea
A top Pentagon pick for President Biden has criticized the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as “too slow and too incremental.”
Disabled combat veteran opens pecan business in Georgia
On Oct. 15, Williams, 32, opened a storefront in a converted old home and the Nut House Pecan Company was born.
By Becky Purser