Advocates fear dismantling of DOD’s extremism prevention, DEI programs
Trump’s choice for defense secretary said DEI programs eroded the military's values and described anti-extremism policies as a "purge."
Extremism & Disinformation
Veteran who killed Iraqi civilian sentenced to prison for Capitol riot
Edward Richmond Jr. attacked police officers with a metal baton during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promise
Some Jan. 6 defendants, including veterans, are asking the courts to delay their cases as they wait for President-Elect Trump to grant them pardons.
States put National Guard on standby in case of election violence
The governors of three states said they’re prepared to use the National Guard to help with potential civil unrest on Election Day or the days after.
Rival nations try to ‘divide, degrade, deceive’ US voters, experts say
Foreign actors, like Russia and Iran, have been trying to convince American voters that the process is too corrupt to participate in, experts say.
Recruiting vets to work polls boosts election trust, study finds
When veterans and military families work the polls, voters feel more confident that elections are fair, safe and accurate, the study found.
Conspiracies, calls for violence spike online ahead of Election Day
Posts about election denialism, the false belief that elections are unfair and could be “stolen,” increased by 317% on Telegram and 105% on Gab in October.
Veterans urge Americans against political violence ahead of election
The Committee for Safe and Secure Elections created the PSA in response to increased threats against election officials leading up to November.
Watchdog sues for info about Army labeling nonprofits as terror groups
The conservative group claimed the training was made with ill-intent and wasn’t merely a blunder, as the Army has perviously said.
His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it.
The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran was calling for taking up arms against his own country.
Vet the Vote recruits nearly 160,000 veterans as election workers
About one out of every 10 election workers in November will be a veteran or a family member of a veteran, according to the nonprofit We the Veterans.
Iran-linked website targets vets with disinformation, think tank warns
The website is attempting to stir up antidemocratic sentiments among veteran voters ahead of the November presidential election, the group warned.
There’s too much ‘gray area’ in Army extremism policies, lawmakers say
The Army's rules, released in June, are too ambiguous to solve the problem of extremism in the ranks, lawmakers argued.
Oops! Army training mislabeled nonprofits as terror groups for years
Thousands of soldiers received training that incorrectly labeled animal rights and anti-abortion nonprofits as terrorist groups.
Did you serve with VP nominees JD Vance or Tim Walz? Tell us about it.
Military Times would like to learn more about their time in uniform from those who served with them.
Military influencers could help fight disinformation, experts argue
Military influencers could build support for U.S. troops and protect against enemy disinformation attempts to undermine the DOD, a RAND report says.
Russian election interference scheme targeted US military competency
Russian actors tried to stir anti-military sentiments, among other tactics, to sow political division, according to the Justice Department.
