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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
Half of active-duty service members are unhappy with Trump, new Military Times poll shows
But Trump is still more popular than Obama was among troops.
Restoring US credibility in the Middle East
America’s misplaced focus on how many troops it has deployed casts doubt over the real issue of U.S. critical security interests and how they relate to support of its allies.
By Lt. Gen. (ret.) David A. Deptula and Ari Cicurel
Explainer: Can Congress reverse Trump’s order to remove troops from Syria?
On Oct. 15, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a nonbinding resolution opposing his move, with strong bipartisan support.
US failed to set attainable military objectives in Syria
It’s time to stop making foreign policy on aspirational hopes and return to realistic, feasible policies that benefit our country, says the author of this commentary.
By Daniel L. Davis
Obama defense secretary talks Trump administration, transgender troops and how to lead half the federal government
Ash Carter talks leadership, policy, and why it's a mistake to take the SECDEF job out of a sense of obligation.
Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed
The U.S. has committed more than $1.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, when Russian-backed separatists began driving tanks through eastern Ukraine.
In new book, Mattis takes shots at the president (but not that one)
The former defense secretary avoids Trump in his new memoir but offers criticism of past presidents.
McCain’s family fights to define legacy of civility, service
A year after McCain's death from brain cancer, the library is one way his family members are fighting to shape how the world remembers the Vietnam War hero and veteran senator and to prevent President Donald Trump from doing it for them.
Court: Purdue might’ve discriminated against NROTC midshipman in sexual assault case
Purdue spokesman Tim Doty said the university stands by its handling of the case.
Trump Keeps Talking About the Last Military Standoff With Iran — Here’s What Really Happened
A ProPublica investigation makes clear that Trump’s repeated claims about the captured sailors – Obama’s weakness; that the money was improper – obscure the more troubling realities exposed by the Navy’s 2016 debacle in the Persian Gulf.
By Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica