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Veteran charities can’t keep pace with families’ requests for help
Community groups can't fully meet veteran and military families' asks for mental health help or financial aid.
Petition to retire Pat Tillman’s #40 jersey league-wide gains momentum
A petition for the NFL to retire Pat Tillman's jersey number has collected over 80,000 signatures.
By Sarah Sicard
No timeline exists to confirm top leaders for Navy, Air Force
Concerns about a looming government shutdown are pushing military nomination work to the side for now.
Dems weigh batch votes to bypass Tuberville for remaining nominees
After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville.
Value of Ukraine F-16s won’t be immediate, says US Air Force general
Gen. Allvin said at his confirmation hearing that F-16s for Ukraine would become useful for the country after their integration with the broader force.
Military budget bills set to move ahead, but shutdown threat looms
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 11, 2023.
Activist wants ‘unconstitutional’ Christian bookstore off this base
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation wants to remove a small Christian bookstore from a mini-mall on Fort Liberty, N.C.
By Karen Jowers
This daring Vietnam rescue finally results in Medal of Honor award
The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War.
By Todd South
Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs
An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.
Ban on troops communicating with civil rights group clears House
The amendment to the defense authorization bill would forbid service members from contacting the Military Religious Freedom Foundation or its leadership.
On NATO’s eastern flank, this soldier rose to the challenge
Master Sgt. Justin Bolin, Military Times' 2023 Soldier of the Year, played a major role in the Army's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
By Davis Winkie