VA to reorganize community care contracts, reducing regions to 2
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to realign its community care network, reducing the number of regions from five to two.
By Patricia Kime
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Against all odds: The 2nd Infantry Division’s fight at Elsenborn Ridge
The heroic American stand at the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath slowed the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge.
By Ralph E. Hersko, Jr.
US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks
The order from the Hawaii Department of Health requires the military to remove fuel from the tanks 30 days after it’s safe to do so.
Pentagon chief speaks for 1st time to Chinese counterpart
The talks broke a communications impasse that American officials saw as increasingly dangerous.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
‘Magic mushrooms’ for therapy? Vets help sway conservatives
New research points to magic mushrooms' therapeutic value and veterans who have used them to treat PTSD have become advocates.
China stages military exercises as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
China said its military staged exercises Friday to reinforce its threat to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, as U.S. lawmakers visited the island.
Russia says missile attacks on Kyiv will increase
Russia’s Defense Ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Ukraine says it sank Russian flagship, Moscow denies
The loss of the ship would be a major military and symbolic defeat for Russia.
USS Abraham Lincoln operating in Sea of Japan following North Korea missile tests
A carrier strike group has not operated in those waters since 2017, and the operations follow North Korea test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile last month.
By Diana Stancy
The Navy’s shipbuilder oversight offices are underutilized, watchdog agency reports
The Navy’s Supervisors of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair could do more to ensure ships enter the fleet on time and on budget, according to a new report.
Kathleen Hicks warns of ‘substantial decline’ in defense-industrial base competition
The deputy defense secretary is concerned about competition in the defense-industrial base, particularly around small businesses.
By Joe Gould