US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution
The service academies are trying to update how they teach future officers to navigate the country’s political polarization.
By Gary Fields, AP
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Trump hints at expanded role for military. US law has few guardrails.
The Insurrection Act allows presidents to call on reserve or active-duty military units to respond to unrest, an authority that's not reviewable.
By Gary Fields
‘Perfect leader’: Woman takes command of USS Constitution
Cmdr. Billie J. Farrell became the 77th commanding officer of the 224-year-old warship that earned the nickname “Old Ironsides.”
A veteran’s perspective of patriotism on this Independence Day
Many have given their lives to defend the ideals set forth in the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, says the author of this commentary.
By Will Atkins