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Major Baltic Sea exercise kicks off as Swedish, Finnish NATO bids wait on Turkey
The NATO exercise BALTOPS – to be held on the Baltic Sea next week – is the latest showing of unity and military strength as Sweden and Finland trade neutrality for NATO’s embrace in the wake of Russia’s three-month-old invasion of Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
Lawsuit blames Saudi Arabia for deadly 2019 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and that it could have prevented the killings.
Spouses still waiting months for professional credentials after military moves, DoD survey shows
Is it reasonable to wait 10 months or more after a PCS move to get relicensed in your new state to be able to work?
By Karen Jowers
Colorado veteran suicide rate higher than national average
Colorado recorded 43 deaths by suicide of male and female veterans per 100,000 in 2019, compared with 32 deaths nationally per 100,000 in 2018.
Service member suicide prevention: Why the military must end the stigma on mental health
Mental health services must be normalized in the military for our service members to properly utilize them, say the authors of this commentary.
By Katrina Games and Aliyah Theargood
Understanding the economic impacts of COVID-19 on veterans and military families
Recent legislation signals meaningful change, but more needs to be done to address the challenges facing the veteran and military community, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Armstrong
A spouse’s take on the 2019 military suicide report
Spouses need a seat at the table to help address the military's suicide problem, says the author of this commentary.
By Aleha Landry
Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk
A U.S. Army contractor advising the Lebanese navy told port officials of the unsafe storage of ammonium nitrate in 2015 or 2016.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press