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The National Guard is in the crosshairs. Congress can save it
In this opinion piece, the author argues that proposed legislative changes to the National Guard could have detrimental effects on the force.
By Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Frank McGinn (ret.)
Top US general in the Middle East skeptical that Russian bounties led to troops’ deaths
The top U.S. general for the Middle East said Tuesday that the intelligence suggesting that Russia may have paid Taliban militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan was worrisome, but he is not convinced that any bounties resulted in U.S. military deaths.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Taliban have not yet met conditions for complete troop withdrawal, says the top US general in the Mideast
Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, stressed that going to zero troops by May is dependent on conditions.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Defense bill to include billion dollars for pandemic response and preparedness
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
By Joe Gould
Their forever age
In an era when military service is the exception rather than the norm, the deaths of our service members in combat overseas is often a concept, says the author of this commentary.
By Frank Biggio
US pulls Patriot missiles, fighter aircraft from Saudi Arabia amid dispute
The U.S. is pulling two Patriot missile batteries and some fighter aircraft out of Saudi Arabia, an American official said Thursday, amid tensions between the kingdom and the Trump administration over oil production.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
How Israel and the US could cooperate in fighting the coronavirus
A former chief of the National Guard Bureau says cooperation between the Guard and its Israeli counterpart, the Home Front Command, could be valuable in confronting the coronavirus crisis.
By Frank J. Grass
Iranian proxy ‘likely’ launched strike that killed 2 American troops in Iraq, says US general
A rocket attack in Iraq that killed two American troops and one U.K. service member was “most likely” conducted by a Shia militia group, but the Pentagon is still investigating, the top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said.
By Joe Gould
Senators seek SECDEF support to add names of ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Memorial Wall
A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
By Dylan Gresik
Navy SEAL’s family pushes for recognition of brain injuries
As a decorated Navy SEAL operator and explosives breacher, Ryan Larkin was regularly exposed to high-impact blast waves throughout his 10 years of service.
By Lilly Price, The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital-Gazette via the AP
Top US general in the Middle East visits Iraq for talks to salvage relations
The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the government’s push for an American troop withdrawal.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press