Veterans Hold Another Round-the-Clock Protest Outside Capitol for Afghan Refugee Bill The protest is emulating veterans' tactics in pushing for passage of the PACT Act, the veterans toxic exposure legislation...
Fire Watch Episode 4: Afghanistan to Vietnam, The Lasting Mark on Those Who Served A year ago this week, U.S. forces were preparing to depart Afghanistan after 20 years of war. It wasn’t the first time that...
Here's the Truth About That Iconic Photo of Marines Pulling Afghan Baby to Safety New details about the image are available, potentially putting an end to its long trail of drama and answering questions...
Vets Group Asks Biden to Recognize Moral Injuries Caused by Afghan War's End A veteran-led group asked President Joe Biden to do more to acknowledge the distress caused by the messy end of the...
All Troops Who Took Part in Afghanistan Evacuation to Receive Meritorious Unit Commendation Award The uniform ribbon is awarded by the individual services and it can signify valorous or meritorious service in combat, non...
The Wars in Iraq And Afghanistan Have Killed at Least 500,000 People, According to a Report In the 76 countries in which the U.S. is currently fighting terrorism, at least three have been incredibly deadly: Iraq...
'They Will Never Be Forgotten': Tributes Pour in for Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Bombing One Year Ago Leaders marked the one-year anniversary of the bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members at Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai...
Cost Estimate for Global War on Terrorism Memorial Balloons to $100 Million The foundation president is still confident that the memorial will have a groundbreaking in 2024.
One Year Later, Troops and Veterans Involved in Afghanistan Exit Grapple with Mental Scars For many, the emotions are flooding back as the one-year anniversary of the evacuation and withdrawal approaches on Aug. 30.
Military Gets New Office to Help Limit Civilian Deaths and Injury Civilian deaths were thrust into the spotlight again after U.S. Central Command launched an airstrike on a compound in Kabul...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![An Army flight media cares for a seriously wounded Marine on board a medevac helicopter.](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-08/AP%20flight%20medic%20cares%20for%20injured%20Marine%201800x1200.jpg?itok=GTKMTV8p "U.S. Army flight medic Sgt. Jaime Adame, top, cares for seriously wounded Marine Corps Cpl. Andrew Smith following an insurgent attack on board a medevac helicopter Sunday, May 15, 2011, from the U.S. Army's Task Force Lift "Dust Off," Charlie Company 1-214 Aviation Regiment north of Sangin, in the volatile Helmand Province of southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)")
