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Families of US troops killed in Kabul airport bombing criticize Biden
Relatives of some of the 13 troops killed in the attack criticized President Biden for how the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled.
By Jonathan J. Cooper, Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee and Steve Peoples
North Korean official says Biden criticism of missile launches reveals ‘deep-seated hostility’ toward country
Biden was restrained as he admonished North Korea for the launches, which were a violation of U.N. sanctions against the North.
Book excerpt: ‘The Daughters of Kobani’
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won.
By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Iraqis, Syrians still rely on coalition airpower as troop levels wane
Coalition aircraft conducted dozens of airstrikes and provided aerial intelligence gathering in both countries during the final months of 2020.
By Kyle Rempfer
Congressional Medal of Honor Society plans Boston convention
Many of the nation’s 69 living Medal of Honor recipients will be in Boston from Sept. 7-11, the society and the mayor of Boston announced.
Honoring the legacy of Maj. Beau Biden
President-elect Joe Biden should honor his son's legacy by letting it be known that abiding by UCMJ and upholding our international agreements is a matter of national security, says the author of this commentary.
By Thomas Umberg
Calls for martial law and US military oversight of new presidential election draws criticism
Former military leaders calling for troops to oversee a presidential vote recount under martial law raised alarms for constitutional scholars and military-civilian experts.
No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives
President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary.
Sen. Jack Reed is a quiet professional. If Democrats win the Senate, he’ll be front and center.
With Democrats fighting to retake the Senate and the White House in the Nov. 3 elections, Sen. Jack Reed is favored to move into one of Congress' most visible positions and become a major defense figure for his party ― and just as the military’s transition toward competition with China and Russia is gaining momentum.
By Joe Gould
Democrats face internal ‘fight’ on defense spending, says Smith
The Democratic split over the size of future defense budgets will come to a head in the new Congress, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., predicted Tuesday.
By Joe Gould
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer