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Can we honor deaths by suicide on Memorial Day?
Families of veterans who died by suicide likely may wonder if we’re guilty of “stolen valor” when openly honoring them on Memorial Day.
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Commentary
The DoD’s cyber force must partner with industry to compete at the speed of relevance
While cyber is essential to many areas of DoD operations, it is not its main function.
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Diversity and inclusion are critical to future military readiness
The Defense Department’s greatest strength is its people.
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We’re making strides, but Arctic soldiers still need help from big Army
With the service’s new Arctic strategy and the anticipated re-designation of Army Alaska as the 11th Airborne Division, the Army should also bring in more funding.
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Fossil fuels are the Achilles’ heel of warfare. Just ask Russia.
Fossil fuels aren’t just a vulnerability on the battlefield; they’re also a strategic straitjacket.
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What I learned in Ranger School helped me through a mental health crisis
The Ranger spirit of “embrace the suck,” never quit, and drive on through to the objective, was key to my recovery and building a new life of meaning and purpose.
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The Army’s NGSW program aimed for the wrong standards
A more reasonable analysis would have set the bar at penetrating Level 4 body armor at 100-200 meters, rather than 600 meters.
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Still serving: VA spearheading VetServe 2022 as part of National Volunteer Week
As part of National Volunteer Week, the Department of Veterans Affairs is spearheading a new initiative: VetServe 2022.
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How we can protect America’s veterans from predatory benefits claims practices
America’s post-9/11 wounded veterans are facing significant financial challenges.
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Bring the Reforger exercises back to Europe
The still fairly new Defender Europe exercises are too limited in scope, this author says.
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It’s time for the Navy to allow sailors on shore duty to have short, trimmed beards
In this commentary, the author writes that the Navy's recent change to grooming standards for those who suffer from pseudofolliculitis barbae, or PFB, is a positive step, but it does not go far enough.
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Fighting for lives — and resources — in times of change
It is important firefighters are positioned, resourced, and always supported — especially as demands increase.
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The US military should be prepared for a humanitarian assistance role in the Ukraine crisis
Since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, more than 4.1 million people have fled Ukraine.
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Military family members, retirees are being priced out of mental health care
Copayments for mental health care visits more than doubled for TRICARE users from 2017 to 2018.
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An Afghan boy saved lives helping American soldiers. It could have cost him his.
We began to hope that Bashir was the first of many young Afghans to see the benefits of supporting the coalition and the Afghan government by extension.
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Honor Madeleine Albright by fighting to preserve democracy
Madeleine Albright was the first woman to hold the position of U.S. Secretary of State.
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An opportunity to build a health care network for today’s veterans — and tomorrow’s
A recent report recommended a nearly $2 trillion infrastructure overhaul for the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
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Will the ghost of Korematsu haunt the Supreme Court?
The U.S. Supreme Court slightly narrowed an injunction protecting 35 Navy SEALs from the Department of Defense’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The author of this commentary argues its deference to the military is misplaced.
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5 ways to make Veterans Affairs more friendly to trans veterans
March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility.
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‘Forever war:’ What it’s like to live with bipolar disorder
World Bipolar Day is observed on March 30 every year.
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What veterans and service members need to know about military discharge upgrades
A discharge characterization of anything less than fully honorable does not have to deprive you of access to veterans’ benefits indefinitely.
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How partnerships improve VA quality of care, train health care professionals
VA is the largest training platform for health care professionals in the country.
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Military kids are waiting … and waiting for special education services
The Spouse Angle is a podcast breaking down the news for military spouses and their families.
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Jeopardizing national security: What is happening to our Marine Corps?
One retired 3-star says he is "saddened beyond belief" knowing the Corps won't soon be "the ready combined-arms force that our nation has long depended upon."
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Duty to protect: It's time to remove barriers to autism services for military children
Military families with children who have autism face the same struggle: accessing applied behavior analysis services for their children.
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I never committed a crime and was never charged, but an Army fraud probe will probably end my career
Given how Army leadership has talked about talent management and people first in recent years, one would think administrative failures would be easier to resolve. But one failure has continued to hurt my otherwise clean path to promotion to major.
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