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Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Jorge Monarez Jr. speaks to a recruit division Jan. 7, 2020, during an applied training exercise inside the USS Marlinspike Seamanship Trainer at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.

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Former aide Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser sits in the audience as Gen. John Hyten appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2019, for his confirmation hearing to be vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Military sexual assault survivors should be able to sue for damages, judges rule

A lawsuit against the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs could now go to trial.

USS Abraham Lincoln strike group returns from deployment

The seven-month underway spanned the Pacific Ocean and included exercises with Japan and other nations.

The aircraft carrier George HW Bush deploys from Norfolk

The carrier is expected to replace the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, which is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.

President Biden sits at desk smiling and holding PACT Act bill he just signed as he is surrounded by smiling advocates, veterans and their families looking down at him.

Biden signs burn pit exposure health bill into law

Biden called the PACT Act one of the most important changes to veteran support policies in decades.

Pentagon & Congress

Afghan troops fled to Iran amid Taliban takeover, GOP report says

Republican lawmakers are blasting Biden for poor planning ahead of last year's withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Anubis Design Group chest carriers are featured during a 3rd Special Forces Group dive competition held June 16, 2022, at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Former paratrooper launches new business making tactical equipment

The business specializes in creating tactical nylon equipment and soft goods for military service members, law enforcement and civilians.

Joe Nieves, an Army veteran who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD in 2006, talks about his service dog Jem at his home in Frederick, Md.

Service dog helps ease Army veteran’s anxiety

Army veteran Joe Nieves’ service dog Jem is specially trained to help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Former WWII POW Russell Scott looks at the model he built of a B25J, similar to the one he bailed out of over Italy in 1944 after both engines had been damaged by flak.

WWII tail gunner’s harrowing story preserved in a comic

Former WWII POW Russell Scott died in 2019, but a Virginia Commonwealth University student created a three-panel comic describing his experience.

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Gunman who targeted FBI office was Navy, Army National Guard veteran

Ricky Shiffer served in the Navy and the Florida Army National Guard, according to military records.

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