Iranian brothers charged in smuggling operation tied to SEALs’ deaths
Two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are charged with providing material support to Iran’s weapons-of-mass-destruction program.
By Matthew Barakat
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VA reverses plan to ban iconic WWII kiss photo from medical sites
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
Why veterans need more than Transition Assistance Programs
The transition to civilian life is a difficult process, but the good news is there is much support available, says the author of this commentary.
By Matthew J. Louis
Dispatch from Rome: On power and arrogance
The criticism in Sen. J. William Fulbright's book "The Arrogance of Power" was aimed at the Vietnam War, but could easily apply to the war in Afghanistan today, says the author of this commentary.
By Robert Bruce Adolph
The Navy isn’t ready to stop killing its sailors yet
The Navy can either view the actions of Capt. Crozier as a shining light or it can keep going on its current path, says the author of this commentary.
By Patrick Dionne
US adds cameras at Mexico border despite drop in crossings
The Trump administration has been quietly adding mobile surveillance cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border in response to the coronavirus pandemic, though fewer people appear to be crossing illegally. It’s the latest move as operations at the U.S.-Mexico border have become increasingly militarized and secretive.
Decatur CO fired after providing Navy false reports on ship’s position, investigation finds
The investigation said the Decatur’s crew falsified ship positions to conceal the fact the ship was stalled for hours.
By Diana Stancy
Explainer: What happened to the stock market today?
And should President Trump intervene?
By Jonathan T. Fluharty-Jaidee, West Virginia University
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
Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEX
O’Shaughnessy said the Russian aircraft loitered about 2,500 feet above a camp that was established for the submarine exercise. He said the Russian aircraft “loitered” with an F-22 and and F-18 on their wing.
By Shawn Snow
Explainer: No easy exit for the US in Afghanistan
The U.S. approach of negotiating withdrawal first and initiate a peace process later is unheard of and has never been tested in the contemporary peace process.
By Madhav Joshi, University of Notre Dame
As Pentagon vacancies peak, time runs out to fill jobs
Of 60 Senate-confirmable positions at the Pentagon, more than one third are unfilled, and time is running out for the Trump administration on the Senate’s abbreviated, election-year calendar.
By Joe Gould