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Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goal
The Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.
Navy surface drone fires its first missile during Middle East exercise
The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies.
How families want to address guns and veteran suicide prevention
For decades, discussions of suicide prevention skirted questions about firearms. But some families who’ve lost a loved one to suicide want to talk openly.
By Claire Galofaro
Military suicide rates mostly steady over past decade
The Pentagon is implementing a wide range of recommendations from an independent review finished earlier this year.
Opinion
Can poetry prevent veteran suicide?
Over 30,000 service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.
By Ben Weakley
Navy ‘tracks’ Iranian ships with unmanned systems in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command claims that Iran has attacked or seized approximately 20 vessels since 2021.
By Diana Stancy
Military could lower suicide rate with focus on quality of life
Eliminating daily stresses such as delayed paychecks could help make service members more resilient to whatever active duty throws at them, experts said.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Opinion
Saving the next Nick: suicide prevention is a moral imperative
A word of encouragement from me wouldn’t have solved his problems, but it just might have given him enough hope to press on for a bit longer.
By Army Maj. Andrew J. Bibb
Opinion
Pentagon’s suicide prevention blueprint lacks focus on brain injuries
Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.
By Frank Larkin