British Soldiers in Afghanistan Counterattacked a Taliban Ambush with a Bayonet Charge While it is common to hear stories of soldiers fixing bayonets in the days of yore, it might come as a surprise to hear about...
Was the Fall of Afghanistan Inevitable? We Asked 8 National Security Experts Did Afghanistan have to collapse in the way it did just one year ago?
Army Medal of Honor Recipient Leads New York Veterans Day Parade Army Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg leads the New York Veterans Day parade.
White House Pushes for Afghan Refugee Relief After Visas Drop by 91% The drop-off in Afghan visa approvals has left tens of thousands of former allies in limbo after the Taliban takeover.
Veterans Exposed to Burning Oil Wells and Burn Pits Eligible for Special Program Vets who served in SW Asia may be eligible for special healthcare and disability benefits from the VA.
NATO Leaders Bid Symbolic Adieu to Afghanistan at Summit The meeting is bound to renew questions about whether NATO’s most ambitious operation ever was worth it.
'The War Is Over. Cheers.' – Where Do Veterans Land When the Fighting Is Done? I was barely 21 the first time someone shot at me, and it did not feel like what I thought war would feel like.
Feared Increase in Suicides Among Troops After Afghanistan Exit Hasn't Materialized Preliminary data indicate that fewer military personnel and veterans took their lives than the year before, even though calls...
Jake Gyllenhaal Set for Guy Ritchie Movie About Afghanistan War Jake Gyllenhaal returns to the kind of military role that first made him a star in the 2005 Gulf War movie "Jarhead."
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...