Latest ""
Marine vet charged in NYC subway death is freed pending trial
Marine veteran Daniel Penny was freed from custody hours after surrendering on a manslaughter charge.
By Jake Offenhartz, AP, Bobby Caina Calvan, AP and Michael R. Sisak, AP
Dear Cambridge, help me pay for school. Sincerely, a U.S. Marine veteran
U.S. military veterans are some of the most qualified for top tier programs — but how can they pay?
By Daniel Robb
Austin approves request to extend National Guard deployment at US Capitol
Nearly 2,300 National Guard troops have been approved to continue supporting U.S. Capitol Police through May 21.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
National Guard deployment to secure DC will cost nearly $500 million
Officials said the nearly $500 million includes the costs of transporting Guard troops from their states to Washington, their salaries and benefits, as well as housing and other essentials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Mobile vet centers deployed at Capitol to provide mental health resources for siege survivors, responders
The trauma of that day has been lingering for those who experienced it.
By Howard Altman
Best pics of the week: Jan. 31, 2021
Snow at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, well-deck operations aboard the USS Essex, National Guard troops in Washington, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
7 Hawaii National Guard members contract COVID-19 after providing Inauguration Day security
All were in isolation and haven’t displayed symptoms, the Guard said in a news release.
Excerpt from ‘Call Me Commander’ by Jeff Testerman and Daniel M. Freed
"Call Me Commander" shows how reporters revealed the U.S. Navy Veterans Association was a scam, and uncovered how the man who operated it was a Harvard Law School graduate and former U.S. Army intelligence officer who had been wanted since the 1980s.
By Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed
Nearly 200 National Guardsmen have tested positive for COVID-19 since deploying to DC
Hundreds of troops are in isolation in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.
The federal government fails to honor obligations to National Guard members
If we were serious about honoring the troops in our National Guard and Reserve, we would compensate them in pay and benefits for every single day they spend in uniform, says the author of this commentary.
By Peter Lucier