Coast Guard selects Alabama as site of second recruit training center
The Coast Guard could start training new members at the site by the end of the year.
By Patricia Kime
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Afghan national in custody after shooting of 2 National Guard members
The suspect has been identified by law enforcement as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who had been living in Washington state.
Trump’s 2-week deadline for Russia to start peace talks comes and goes
The two-week deadline that President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine ended Thursday.
By Carla Babb
Opinion
Defending the Army’s Command Assessment Program
The Trump administration has every right to change policy as it sees fit. But characterizing CAP as a Biden-era attempt at DEI is counterproductive.
By Katherine Kuzminski
Trump to announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama
Trump is set to announce U.S. Space Command's move to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado.
Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
Patient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department.
Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact
Veterans of the war in Afghanistan are telling a commission that their experience was not only hell, but but also confounding and demoralizing.
Documents reveal new details of Austin Tice’s capture and detention
The family of Marine veteran Austin Tice was allowed to view declassified intelligence about his detention in Syria.
By Todd South
Defense leaders to return Confederate memorial to Arlington Cemetery
The sculpture honoring Confederate fighters and the separatist movement was removed from the miltiary cemetery in 2023, but will be restored soon.
VA leaders move to end all abortions at department medical sites
Abortion services had been offered at VA facilities since late 2022, even in some states where the procedures were outlawed. Now that will end.
Thousands of LGBTQ+ vets were promised pardons. Only 4 have succeeded.
Former President Joe Biden pledged to use his clemency powers to right ‘an historic wrong.’ Why did it fall so short of its promise?
By Leah Rosenbaum