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Thousands of LGBTQ+ vets were promised pardons. Only 4 have succeeded.
Former President Joe Biden pledged to use his clemency powers to right ‘an historic wrong.’ Why did it fall so short of its promise?
By Leah Rosenbaum
The unsung value of the AR-10
The AR-15's proliferation wouldn’t be if not for the development of the AR-10—the rifle’s slightly larger predecessor. The AR-10 was first brought to market in 1956 as a paratrooper rifle, according to a history of the firearm written by Army Reserve Maj. Sam Pikula.
Here’s the Fitzgerald CO’s side of the story
Cmdr. Bryce Benson defended his tenure on the warship before its 2017 collision killed seven shipmates.
Op-Ed: US must win the race to develop hypersonic missiles
After leading the development of this technology area for decades, the U.S. finds itself behind and investing heavily in the technology to try to keep up.
By Iain Boyd, University of Michigan
These department stores now offer 15 percent military discount; veterans museum offers free military admission
Kohl's offers 15% discount on "Military Mondays" year-round. New National Veterans Memorial and Museum offers free military admission.
By Karen Jowers
US Air Force defends F-15X buy to skeptical Inhofe, Reed
U.S. Air Force officials are defending their reversal to pursue Boeing’s F-15X, a fourth-generation fighter jet, saying it will not derail plans to buy F-35 jets.
By Joe Gould
That time a Navy jet shot itself down
In this season of the practical joke, let's talk about some very bad mistakes unique to the world's military services.
By Alan Green, Military History Quarterly Magazine
Are the Navy’s safety boots unsafe?
Internal files leaked to Navy Times reveal concerns at the highest levels of the service about possible links between the issued general-purpose safety boot and rising numbers of ladder well injuries.
By Mark D. Faram
Report: lack of a senior quartermaster contributed to Fitz disaster
A secret Navy report into the 2017 disaster that killed seven sailors found the warship had been without the vital watchstander since 2015.
Here’s what the New York Times doesn’t get about veterans groups: Paralyzed Veterans of America
A recent article in The New York Times painted veteran service organizations (VSOs) as at odds with each other and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — an idea I have heard echoed elsewhere that is shortsighted and just plain wrong.
By Carl Blake