Trump Floats National Guard for Airports as ICE Expands Nationwide More than 3,000 TSA officers called out as unpaid staff shortages force federal agencies to pull in outside personnel to keep...
Iowa Lawmakers Push to Rename VA Facilities for Two Fallen Soldiers Iowa lawmakers honor two National Guard soldiers killed in a 2025 ISIS attack in Syria with a bill to rename two VA...
'Exceptional Courage': USO Announces its 2026 Service Members of the Year This year's crop of USO honorees saved motorcycle crash victims, rescued bodies underwater, saved civilians from a building...
Mississippi Deploys Guard Units to Middle East for Operation Epic Fury The Mississippi National Guard deployed Green Berets, KC-135 tanker crews and C-17 airlift units to support Operation Epic...
The Best Retail Military Discounts Whether you’re buying necessities or splurging on something fun, shopping is so much easier when great deals lower the totals...
NYPD Officer Serving in Army Guard Dies During Kuwait Deployment The officer's death prompted tributes from New York leaders and members of Congress.
Louisiana National Guard Staying in New Orleans For Six More Months The six-month extension keeps more than 100 soldiers on federal orders in the French Quarter through August.
Biathlon’s Military Legacy Lives On as Olympic Athletes Combine Sport and Service Three members of the U.S. biathlon team are with the Vermont National Guard: Staff Sgt. Deedra Irwin, Spc. Sean Doherty and...
'Exceptional' Army National Guard Soldiers Return Home From Saudi Arabia The Skowhegan and Lewiston-based 136th Engineering Vertical Construction Company was deployed last fall.
Post-9/11 GI Bill for Guard and Reserve Members of the National Guard and reserve components can receive benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
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