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Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.

Every combat medic is trained to treat wounds. They should also be trained for the mental aspect that follows, an Army combat medic writes in this op-ed.

By Staff Sgt. Jay Kotsko

14 hours ago

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Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right

Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write.

By Mackenzie Witt, Pepper Phillips, Jennifer Byrne, Kelli Cabrera and Kayleigh Bealer

8 days ago

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If long deployments are the future, endurance can’t be the Navy’s only plan

"If we expect the ship to endure, we have to maintain it. If we expect the crew to endure, we have to sustain them," an active-duty sailor argues.

By Active-duty U.S. Navy sailor

9 days ago

My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.

In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.

By Karen Marks

3 weeks ago

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El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.

By John Conger

4 weeks ago

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How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military

An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children.

By Mariah Wilkins

4 weeks ago

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Opinion

Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.

Every combat medic is trained to treat wounds. They should also be trained for the mental aspect that follows, an Army combat medic writes in this op-ed.

Opinion

Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right

Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write.

Opinion

If long deployments are the future, endurance can’t be the Navy’s only plan

"If we expect the ship to endure, we have to maintain it. If we expect the crew to endure, we have to sustain them," an active-duty sailor argues.

My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.

In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.

Opinion

El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.

Opinion

How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military

An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children.

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Opinion

Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.

Behind the $1 million viral moment: The life of Navy veteran and ‘Beast Games’ standout

Some military barracks ‘chronically neglected’ due to $285 billion in maintenance backlogs, GAO finds

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