Mexico's Security Chief Says Drug Cartels Are Recruiting Former Colombian Soldiers Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels are recruiting former Colombian soldiers, prompting Mexican authorities to turn away...
Retired Marine Corps Officer Caught with Cocaine After Plane Emergency Sent to Prison Troy Othneil Smith, 36, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, admitting...
Fort Carson Soldier Accused of Cocaine Distribution Set to Be Released — with Conditions Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, 27, is facing one federal count each of distribution and possession with intent to...
Bill that Includes Expansion of Medical Marijuana Access for Vets Approved by Texas House Military veterans would be given special access, and their doctors would be allowed under the law to prescribe low-dose THC...
Trump Wants to Attack Drug Cartels. How Can Mexico Respond if He Does? Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum may soon face her most challenging test -- and her response could define bilateral...
Arrested Fort Carson Soldier Could Face Military Punishment in Addition to Federal Penalties The Fort Carson-based soldier who was present at a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub during a large-scale federal raid last...
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is charged with one count each of distribution and possession with intent to...
US Imposes Sanctions on a Mexican Cartel Linked to a Drug Trafficking and Fuel-Theft Network The Trump administration imposed economic sanctions on three Mexican nationals and two Mexico-based entities involved in a...
Honolulu Coast Guard Crew Nabs 20K Pounds of Cocaine in Pacific The haul was a result of six separate interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions and other operations off...
Meet the Mexican Soldier Trying to Revamp a Musical Genre Accused of Glorifying Cartels Captain Eduardo Barrón, who performs under the name “Eddy Barrón," began releasing music videos and songs on Spotify last...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
A Navy Veteran Is Determined to Find His Own Way Through PTSD—Without VA Each appointment with VA was another nail sealing the coffin shut, suffocating any hope that they could help me.
![A soldier plays an accordion at a military base in Mexico City](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/ApNewsroom_APTOPIX_Mexico_Military_Corridos_49442.jpg?itok=iI1L5vbT "A soldier plays an accordion during the performance of the "corrido" rhythmic style for the media at a military base in Mexico City, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)")
