Defense

Seven retired generals have called on Congress to boost funding for national parks, which they say can serve as spaces for “post-pandemic healing” of veterans under stress. “The connection between military veterans and our nation’s […]

The head of Special Operations Command’s helicopter programs is counting on the conventional Army‘s Future Vertical Lift effort to replace SOCOM’s MH-60 Sea Hawk fleet. But he’s not sure it will work as an alternative […]

This article by James Clarke originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues.  Nine years ago Will Chesney got an unexpected call: He was to grab his […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing growing criticism, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is on track to meet its commitment to the Taliban to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan by summer, even as violence flares, the peace process is stalled, and […]

Between now and May 21, thousands of runners will log 13.1 miles on their preferred fitness app and upload virtual entries in a most unusual Marine Corps Historic Half. Ken Kunze might be the only […]

SINGAPORE (AP) — An American cargo pilot who admitted to “poor judgment” in breaking a quarantine order to buy medical supplies became the first foreigner imprisoned in Singapore for breaching its restrictions meant to curb […]

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Two people who live and work at Kadena Air Base are suspected of making off with nearly $65,000 in the armed robbery of a currency exchange shop on Okinawa. The business, […]

WASHINGTON — The Navy is spending roughly $1.1 million to send about 500 recruits each week to the Great Wolf Lodge Water Park near Chicago for two weeks of quarantine before they are shipped to […]

Special Operations Command is close to equipping its helicopters with special sensors designed to eliminate pilot blindness when landing in brownout conditions. Landing a helicopter in brownout conditions in places like Afghanistan and Iraq has […]