Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid
Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes.
By Tara Copp, AP
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Navy twin brothers start and end 30-year careers side by side
From enlistment to retirement, Lt. Cmdr. Terry Brown and Lt. Cmdr. Jerry Brown reflect on their unique time in the service.
By Riley Ceder
Bobby Brown, 96, a life of Yankees, military, medicine, dies
Five-time champion with the New York Yankees. Veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Prominent cardiologist. American League president.
Lawmakers favor white candidates over minorities in service academy nominations: report
About 74 percent of congressional nominations went to white students, in contrast to the country's racial makeup.
Ripping F-35 costs, House Armed Services chairman looks to ‘cut our losses’
When Rep. Adam Smith thinks about the F-35, he thinks about “failure on a massive freaking scale."
Book excerpt: ‘Till Victory: The Second World War By Those Who Were There’
The poignant letters and diaries collected for "Till Victory" reveal the hopes, doubts and fears of about 50 Allied troops during World War II. In this excerpt, we learn about Leo Brown of the 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division.
By Clément Horvath
‘Brian did his job’: Family remembers fallen Capitol officer, military veteran
A congresswoman has asked top military officials that Brian Sicknick, the officer and military veteran who died from his injuries during the violent attack on the Capitol, be buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
Here’s how bad the military’s aircraft readiness has gotten
Neither the Air Force nor Navy met former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' 80 percent readiness goal for selected fighter jets, GAO said.
Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill
Thirty-nine senators are calling for the final 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to include a requirement that bases named to honor Confederate figures be renamed. President Donald Trump has threatened a veto over the issue.
By Joe Gould
Top military leadership quarantines after Coast Guard vice commandant tests positive for COVID-19
The Pentagon says the other senior military leaders have not tested positive for the coronavirus, but are self-quarantining out of caution.
Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era
Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period in 2019, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked as service members struggle under COVID-19, war-zone deployments, national disasters and civil unrest.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Post-9/11 conflicts increased civilian police militarization, new study claims
Brown University released a study Wednesday that looks at the correlation between U.S. military conflicts in the post-9/11 era and an increase in police militarization.
By Jared Morgan