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Marine vet who hit police with hockey stick at Capitol gets 3+ years
Marine veteran Michael Joseph Foy swung his hockey stick at police officers, hitting them at least 11 times in 16 seconds.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
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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
Capitol Police working more closely with DoD ahead of Jan. 6 anniversary
More coordination with Pentagon leaders is one of many security reforms put in place over the last year.
A martyr? Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt’s past tells a more complex story
The Air Force veteran was fatally shot while attempting to climb through a broken window inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The U.S. military’s biggest stories of 2021
From the Capitol riot to the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, national security stories dominated discussions in 2021 as the world began to move beyond the pandemic.
By Military Times staff
Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Meadows, no new information about Trump’s role in Guard response
Congress wants to know what discussions then-President Donald Trump had about the National Guard on Jan. 6.
DC Guard official says the Army is lying about its role in deploying troops on Jan. 6
National Guard officials are calling on Congress to review the Army's version of events.
Review says Pentagon reacted appropriately to Jan. 6 riot
The IG report is one of a number of investigations and reviews of that tumultuous day.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Feds seek tougher sentences for veterans who stormed Capitol
Do troops and veterans deserve leniency because they served their country or tougher punishment because they swore an oath to defend it?
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Former DoD official among Trump advisers, associates subpoenaed by House Jan. 6 panel
The subpoenas are a significant escalation for the committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The National Guard needs funding, not platitudes
Can the National Guard continue to retain talent at the level needed in the era of “great power competition” when more lucrative, time-saving opportunities present themselves in the civilian world?
By Ali Nayyef
Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home
Beyond overseas deployments, Guard members have been called in to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and protests against racial injustice.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press