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An enduring symbol: why troops keep naming things after reptiles
From cobras to gators, reptilian mascots and call signs appear on patches, aircraft and unit logos across every branch. Why?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
On a peaceful Memorial Day, remember to honor the costs of war
This is the first Memorial Day in 20 years when our country is not at war. For Gold Star families, it will be especially poignant.
By Ryan Manion
The quiet artistry of bringing the dead home from war
Mortuary affairs is a misunderstood job.
By Sarah Sicard
Army spec ops adds soldier killed during Kabul evacuation to memorial wall
Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss is the 378th special operations soldier to be added to the Memorial Wall of Honor at Fort Bragg.
Top VA medical post remains unfilled after latest Senate delay
A move to fast-track confirmation of the president's nominee was blocked by a Republican senator on Wednesday.
Veterans cemeteries will be fully open to visitors this Memorial Day
Public attendance at ceremonies had been limited the last two years by the coronavirus pandemic.
This week in Congress: Memorial Day marks the start of summer — and a busy month of budget work
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 23, 2022.
US special ops to get vehicle converter kits for the Arctic by early 2023
Polaris is preparing its Arctic kit for the MRZR Alpha as part of a deal with U.S. Special Operations Command to supply lightweight tactical all-terrain vehicles.
By Jen Judson
New commando force leads Britain’s military in Arctic operations
The Future Commando Force is conducting more operations in the Arctic, shifting its focus from simply training there.
By Diana Stancy
New social media, electronics policies likely on the way for Marines
The Marine Corps is about to release a document codifying “information” as a warfighting function.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Dispersed, more lethal: What Marine infantry battalion experiments have shown so far
Infantry battalions will be more distributed than ever before, and that will be the new normal.
By Todd South