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First Lady honors World War I veterans, advocates of national memorial
The National World War I Memorial, which opened to the public in April 2021, will be completed in September of this year.
By Zamone Perez
Someone stole Leroy Petry’s Medal of Honor license plate
“I had the security screws, so someone must have really wanted it," said the retired Army master sergeant.
By Howard Altman
Trump’s misleading claims on military readiness and veteran care
Despite Trump's assertions, the author of this commentary says the military was not depleted during the Obama administration and that Trump takes credit for legislation to help veterans that was passed by his predecessor.
By Lawrence J. Korb
Biden vows to restore global respect, military integrity in acceptance speech
Party leaders used the convention to frame Biden as a empathetic, responsible military leader.
Controversial nominee Tata appointed to a top defense job, bypassing Congress
Tata's nomination hearing was indefinitely postponed Thursday when it became clear he did not have the votes to become undersecretary of defense for policy.
By Aaron Mehta
Senate hearing canceled for controversial Pentagon nominee Anthony Tata
A confirmation hearing has been scuttled for Anthony Tata, President Donald Trump’s embattled pick for the Pentagon’s top policy job, following stiff opposition to the nomination from Democrats and wavering by some Republicans.
By Joe Gould
Op-ed: FDR’s Fireside Chat is a model for calm amid coronavirus pandemic
The author thinks Trump's address to the nation about COVID-19 flopped.
By Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine
Op-ed: Military can bridge gap between climate change doubters and believers
Rather than debating the causes of climate change or assigning blame, military leaders focus on how warming undermines security, and on practical steps to slow its advance and minimize damage.
By Michael Klare, Hampshire College
As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Thursday in Brussels that the U.S. and Taliban have negotiated a proposal to reduce violence over a seven day period and that “progress” has been made in the talks that have appeared to slog on with no end in sight.
By Shawn Snow
President Trump directs US military to loosen restrictions on landmine use
The White House said the new policy will afford combatant commanders the ability in “exceptional circumstances” to use “advanced, non-persistent landmines specifically designed to reduce unintended harm to civilians and partner forces.”
By Shawn Snow
Op-ed: In the terrorism fight, Trump copied Obama
And the author suggests it's because there aren't many other options.
By Boaz Dvir, Pennsylvania State University