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Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans

As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.

By Hannah Psalma Ramirez, News21

4 weeks ago

Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact

Veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission that their experience was not only hell, but but also confounding and demoralizing.

2 months ago

US signals no increase in airstrikes as Taliban advance across Afghanistan

It is ultimately up to the Afghans to defend themselves, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

COVID vaccines would be required for military under new plan

Austin’s decision comes a bit more than a week after President Joe Biden told defense officials to develop a plan requiring troops to get shots as part of a broader campaign to increase vaccinations in the federal workforce.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Amid US pullout, Taliban seize most of key northern Afghan city of Kunduz

Kunduz is one of the country’s larger cities with a population of more than 340,000, and was a key area defended against Taliban takeover by Western troops over the years.

4 years ago

Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support

Generally, troops' rights are limited since vaccines are widely seen as essential for the military to carry out its missions, given that service members often eat, sleep and work in close quarters.

4 years ago

US, Afghan airstrikes pummel Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan

The United Nations and Human Rights Watch asked both sides to take care to prevent civilian casualties as the fighting rages on.

4 years ago

Turkey, slamming US, says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration

Turkey says it does not have the capacity to shoulder another migration crisis.

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program

The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in United States.

4 years ago

Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal

“The people who want to spend more than the Biden number have built a lot of support, and yes, I think that is a potential bipartisan pathway,” says House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith. “I don’t support it, I don’t think that’s where we should go, but at the end of the day, I have one vote.”

By Joe Gould

4 years ago

US military warns China is building more nuclear missile silos

The underground missile silo field in the Xinjiang region is the second one reported this summer.

By Huizhong Wu and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

4 years ago

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Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans

As the Trump administration engages in a campaign of mass deportations, military experts and veterans say immigrant troops and their relatives are targets.

Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact

Veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission that their experience was not only hell, but but also confounding and demoralizing.

US signals no increase in airstrikes as Taliban advance across Afghanistan

It is ultimately up to the Afghans to defend themselves, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

COVID vaccines would be required for military under new plan

Austin’s decision comes a bit more than a week after President Joe Biden told defense officials to develop a plan requiring troops to get shots as part of a broader campaign to increase vaccinations in the federal workforce.

Amid US pullout, Taliban seize most of key northern Afghan city of Kunduz

Kunduz is one of the country’s larger cities with a population of more than 340,000, and was a key area defended against Taliban takeover by Western troops over the years.

Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support

Generally, troops' rights are limited since vaccines are widely seen as essential for the military to carry out its missions, given that service members often eat, sleep and work in close quarters.

US, Afghan airstrikes pummel Taliban positions in southern Afghanistan

The United Nations and Human Rights Watch asked both sides to take care to prevent civilian casualties as the fighting rages on.

Turkey, slamming US, says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration

Turkey says it does not have the capacity to shoulder another migration crisis.

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?

Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program

The State Department said it is widening the scope of Afghans eligible for refugee status in United States.

Defense top line ‘will probably go up’: Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal

US military warns China is building more nuclear missile silos

The underground missile silo field in the Xinjiang region is the second one reported this summer.

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