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US troops, veterans thrived at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Of the 240 Team USA Paralympians, 19 are former or current U.S. Armed Forces service members, winning eight medals.
A vet’s perspective on ‘standing up’ for the first time in years
A Marine veteran on what it's like to stand up for the first time years after the crash that paralyzed him.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
Military recruits getting Made-in-the-USA athletic trainers
Thanks to congressional intervention, military recruits are going be outfitted in Made-in-the-USA goods right down to their sneakers used for physical fitness training.
Trump still poised for a drawdown in Afghanistan after the deadliest year for US troops since 2014
This year has been the bloodiest for U.S. forces in Afghanistan since the draw down of 2014, when coalition forces shifted to an advise and assist role under NATO’s Resolute Support mission.
By Kyle Rempfer
Alabama city built on federal dollars feeling shutdown pinch
About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army’s 38,000-acre Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. As the government shutdown drags into a third week, people and businesses that rely on some facet of Washington-backed spending for their livelihood are showing the strain.
The 19 things you need to watch in 2019
More money and more personnel but also new challenges from rising rivals in the Western Pacific, Europe and the Persian Gulf. More changes to your leadership at the Pentagon. And more innovations that promise to transform the ways your Navy recruits, trains and retains its sailors.
By Geoff Ziezulewicz, Mark D. Faram, Natalie Gross, Tara Copp, AP, Leo Shane III, Carl Prine and David Larter, Defense News
The Sunday countdown: more of the top 19 stories to watch in 2019!
On Friday and Saturday we gave you 19 through 12. Today we hit eleven and then move into the Top 10.
By The staff of Navy Times plus the Military Times trio of Leo Shane III, Tara Copp and Natalie Gross
Review praises ‘Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan’
The Americans profiled — Marine Sgt. Sheena Adams and a pair of Army officers, Maj. Maria Rodriguez and Capt. Johanna Smoke — wanted to make a difference in America’s mission in Afghanistan.
By Jerri Bell, Veterans Writing Project
Mattis, Polish leaders talk possibility of ‘Fort Trump’
The possibility of a permanent U.S. military base in Poland moved a few steps forward this week.
By Kyle Rempfer
Commentary: Japan, Taiwan must re-evaluate how they’re intercepting Chinese threats
China has been sending ships and aircraft around Taiwan and Japan, and those U.S. allies are intercepting every one. But it's being done at too high a cost.
By Dennis Blair
Boot maker jailed for selling the military Chinese-made boots with ‘Made in the USA’ labels
The former president and CEO, along with two other top executives, received prison sentences.
By Todd South