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FDR letter to parents who lost 3 sons during WWII goes up for auction
The Rogers family lost three sons aboard the USS New Orleans during the Battle of Tassafaronga.
By Sarah Sicard
Send troops to Black Sea and weapons to Ukraine, key Republicans tell Biden
Republican Reps. Mike Rogers and Mike Turner are urging U.S. President Joe Biden to further arm Ukraine and “deploy a U.S. military presence in the Black Sea” to warn off a renewed invasion threat from Russian forces.
By Joe Gould
Drone attack suspected on Baghdad facility housing US troops, some personnel suffer smoke inhalation: officials
Three rockets hit Balad Air Base without causing any casualties or damage, an Iraqi military statement said. The base houses foreign contractors.
By Howard Altman
4 rockets hit Iraqi air base housing US contractors, no casualties
The incident was the latest in a string of attacks in recent weeks in Iraq that have targeted mostly installations that house Americans.
Navy target mine, which shut down Florida beach, is latest military device to wash ashore
This time, it was a Navy training mine that washed ashore.
By Howard Altman
Lawmakers call on Biden to make COVID vaccines mandatory for the military
It remains unclear whether the White House or Pentagon is considering such a move.
Pentagon looks to root out extremists aiming to recruit service members
The Defense Department is talking with federal law enforcement agencies as they develop databases on domestic extremists groups, said the senior enlisted adviser to the Joint Chiefs chairman.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Biden orders US airstrikes against Iran-backed militia targets in eastern Syria
President Joe Biden ordered the strikes in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on Iraq bases housing U.S. troops and contractors.
Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties
Two Iraqi security officials said one rocket fell within the perimeter of the vast U.S. Embassy complex.
When the truth and the Constitution are threatened, military personnel and veterans have a responsibility to protect both
The spread of disinformation among military personnel and veterans has now become a national security issue, says the author of this commentary.
By Grace Miller