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Why service members deserve the right to repair

Service members need the tools, parts and authority to make immediate fixes themselves, without having to navigate red tape

Opinion

Campaign medals are for campaigns, not small-scale operations

Opinion: The appropriate medal for troops who participated in the strikes on Iranian nuclear sites is not the one a Texas congressman recently proposed.

All US military boots should be made in America, lawmakers contend

The bill requires all combat boots worn by U.S. service members, including optional boots, to be American-made.

Opinion

Valor may not expire, but award recognition should have limits

Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.

Judge asks if troops in Los Angeles are violating Posse Comitatus Act

A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.

Opinion

The defense acquisition system is broken — it’s time for an overhaul

The acquisition process is too slow, risk-averse and bureaucratic to deliver the capabilities troops need, Rep. Mike Rogers and Rep. Adam Smith argue.

Bipartisan House proposal aims to speed up defense acquisition work

The proposal could be the template for significant reform plans this year in how the military plans and buys new weapons systems.

Trump administration plans to end Afghan relocation programs

The White House plans to shutter a program that relocates Afghan nationals who are endangered because of their involvement with U.S. war efforts.

Opinion

Militarizing America’s southern border is a slippery slope

The U.S. military has been hurled into an unprecedented and dangerous role as a police force along the U.S.-Mexico border, the author of this op-ed argues.

Lingering cost worries cloud plans for veterans disability reform bill

Advocates hope to restart momentum in Congress this year on the Major Richard Star Act.