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Blue Star Museums again offering free admission to troops, families all summer
Participating museums are offering free admission to military families from May 21 through Sept. 5.
By Karen Jowers
Responding to a call for chaplains to reconcile and properly support LGBTQI+ soldiers
The author of this commentary says each chaplain’s interpretation of sacred texts and traditions pertaining to the capability of performing religious rites is a matter of the free exercise of religion.
By Chaplain (Capt.) Jordan Henricks
Book excerpt: ‘No Wider War: A History of the Vietnam War 1945-1975, Volume 2’
"No Wider War" is the second volume of a two-part exploration of America's involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the Fall of Saigon.
By Sergio Miller
Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats
The Navy’s special operations forces have been focused on counterterrorism operations but now must begin to evolve beyond those missions.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Apple launches dual podcast-TV series on controversial former SEAL Eddie Gallagher
“The Line” is being touted as an “independently reported” endeavor to expose “previously untold aspects” of the story of former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.
By Jon Simkins
Toxic leadership: The real culprit of military rape culture
Right now there is a perfect case study for the defense secretary to be presented with — the case of a young Marine, Cpl. Thae Ohu.
By Kerri Jeter
Eddie Robinson, who just turned 100, helped make military baseball ‘The Show’ during war years
Looking back, the 1948 Cleveland Indians World Series champion credits the Navy for instilling the discipline that helped him build a 65-year career in the game he loves.
By Anne Keene
Plan for free national park access for wounded vets signed into law
The Wounded Veterans Recreation Act gives free lifetime entry to national parks to veterans who suffered or aggravated disabilities while serving in the military.
Pentagon chief announces delivery of anti-bomb, snipers’ equipment during visit to Philippines
Talks between Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and the Philippine defense and foreign secretaries centered on "deepening our alliance and supporting a free and open South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region."
Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn
The move is the latest in a series of controversial pardons by the president.
The power of nature inspires and heals
Connection with the natural world can affect the way we grieve, as well as the way we choose to live and ultimately thrive, say the authors of this commentary by the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS).
By Rachel Hunsell and Tony Paz