The Battle Songs that Defined the Global War on Terrorism, According to Service Members and Veterans We asked U.S. troops and veterans what songs defined their service during the Global War on Terrorism. Here's what they had...
Blinken Faces GOP Critics in Congress Who Say Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Lit the World on Fire' Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time...
General Known as Last Soldier in Afghanistan Gets Promotion Approved After Republican Ends Delay A promotion for the general who became known as the last U.S. soldier out of Afghanistan was approved by the Senate after a...
GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe...
Veterans File Class-Action Suit over Medical Retirements for Burn Pit-Related Illnesses The retired service members say the Army's refusal to call illnesses linked to exposure to burn pits "combat-related"...
'Bread and Roses' Highlights the Plight of the Afghan Women the US Military Withdrawal Left Behind Women who spent the decades before the American withdrawal earning a secondary education, going to college or starting their...
Navy Reserve Officer Sentenced to Prison over Afghan Visa Scheme Cmdr. Jeromy Pittmann was sentenced to 30 months in prison for accepting "bribe payments from Afghan nationals in exchange...
How Jon Stewart's Visits with Wounded Iraq War Veterans Shaped his Military Advocacy Stewart is pushing for the expansion of the PACT Act to include U.S. special operations forces based in Uzbekistan and...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
Sweat, Sacrifice and Camel Spiders: Marine Corps Museum's New Exhibits Capture Global War on Terrorism From the 1983 Beirut bombing to the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the galleries usher guests through an immersive 40-plus...
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...
