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US military assets flock to Middle East amid Iran standoff
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (847+ words) President Donald Trump recently dispatched the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid diplomatic talks with Iran " with a warning that, should the Islamic Republic refuse a nuclear deal, a U.S. assault "far worse" than last June's Operation Midnight…...
US-led artillery drill combines NATO nations’ firepower for mass effect
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (310+ words) MILAN " NATO artillery units linked up their guns across European training grounds, testing their abilities to strike targets and repel a deluge of drones and missiles in an exercise scenario reminiscent of combat in Ukraine. The multi-national drill was part…...
I thought removing Confederate names meant Black soldiers’ legacy mattered. Then, the names were restored.
21+ hour, 16+ min ago (1531+ words) During my junior year at West Point in 2017, I attended a ceremony honoring the namesake of the school's newest barracks: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. This was the first building at West Point named after an African American, and I glowed…...
VA to consider medical management of symptoms in determining disability ratings
22+ hour, 54+ min ago (767+ words) Effective immediately, examiners will determine a veteran's level of disability including the effects of medication or treatment " the "actual level of functional impairment under the ordinary conditions of daily life" " according to an interim final rule in the Federal Register....
VA restores gun rights to some disabled veterans
1+ day, 54+ min ago (805+ words) The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended a practice that prevented veterans who can't manage their finances from owning guns, a change officials say will restore constitutional rights to nearly 200,000 former service members. The VA announced Tuesday it will immediately…...
US Army leaders say future European fight could mean 1,500 targets daily
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (598+ words) About 1,500 targets in a single day: that is the scale U.S. Army leaders say they are preparing for in a large-scale war in Europe. The projection, informed by the Russia-Ukraine war, is shaping how the service thinks about automation and speed,…...
National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts
1+ week, 2+ day ago (417+ words) The Pentagon will award the Purple Heart to Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and posthumously to Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from…...
I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1097+ words) On the morning of May 25, 2006, I didn't go out. Capt. Doug Dicenzo invited me to come along to meet some local Iraqi leaders, and I had previously shown him the safer routes to take. But on the day of the…...
NPS removes Native American signage at Little Bighorn National Monument
2+ week, 9+ min ago (463+ words) For more than 150 years, the Battle of the Little Bighorn has been one of the most written about subjects in American history. Was it because Lt. Col. George Custer disobeyed orders, disregarded the warnings of his scouts, violated the principles…...
Army to deploy 10th Mountain Division brigade to CENTCOM
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (323+ words) A brigade from the 10th Mountain Division will deploy to U.S. Central Command, an area that oversees military operations across the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia, the Army announced earlier this week. The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team will…...