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DOD leaders often overlook officers’ education in future assignments
A new analysis of professional military education programs says that often the skills learned are not incorporated in officers' future leadership roles.
It’s been nine years since someone took Marine veteran Austin Tice hostage in Syria
The Tice family wants official talks between the United States and Syria about their missing son.
By Todd South
The 2021 Military Times Best for Vets: Colleges rankings are out. Is your school on the list?
More than 300 schools participated in the latest Best for Vets: Colleges survey, which included more than 70 questions seeking details about the school’s costs, programs, policies and services that impact military-connected students. Federal data from the U.S. Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs and Defense, were also considered.
By Natalie Gross
US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes
An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.
Former acting SECDEF blames media ‘hysteria’ for his response to Jan. 6 insurrection
Christopher Miller, now a private citizen, made his case before lawmakers.
Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon chief Austin among speakers to South Carolina grads
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin is among the speakers at the University of South Carolina's spring's commencement exercises, which are being held in-person at the school's massive football stadium for the first time.
They risked their lives to help us. How Biden can fix the troubled “terp” visa program
It takes years to get a special immigrant visa, time that Afghan interpreters may not have.
Dear Cambridge, help me pay for school. Sincerely, a U.S. Marine veteran
U.S. military veterans are some of the most qualified for top tier programs — but how can they pay?
By Daniel Robb