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Army to hold training in the Philippines as maritime tensions rise
The U.S. Army is introducing a joint battlefield training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness.
Her military career cut short inspires advocacy and nonprofit addressing epidemic facing veterans and first responders
After a military career cut short by trauma, this West Point graduate co-founded an organization to address the increasing suicide rates among first responders.
By Brandon Black
Widow of Navy SEAL tells story of grief, acceptance
Char Fontan Westfall of northern St. Johns County, whose Navy SEAL husband was killed in a scene depicted in the movie “Lone Survivor,” has written a book, “A Beautiful Tragedy,” about his death 15 years ago.
By Matt Soergel, The Florida Times-Union via the AP
It’s time for the Army to reject Confederacy in the spirit of reconciliation
These men may have been reconciled and their citizenship restored for the sake of the republic, but their records as oath breakers cannot be reconciled without the tacit underwriting of the cause for which they fought, says the author of this commentary.
By Earl M. Wilson
Here’s what DoD wants states to do to help military spouses with their occupational licenses
Some states have made progress in making it easier for military spouses to transfer their occupational licenses from one state to another, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.
By Karen Jowers
Op-ed: A Navy bribery scandal and the limits of free speech
This U.S. Naval Academy prof can't say everything he wants to say about Fat Leonard and other public corruption cases.
By Marcus Hedahl, United States Naval Academy
About 50 houses to replace mobile homes at Louisiana’s Camp Beauregard
Louisiana’s governor says $10 million in hurricane recovery money will build about 50 houses for Louisiana National Guard members at a post in central Louisiana.
LGBTQ slurs, pretending a chain gun was his penis, investigation into battalion commander fired in middle of MEU deployment shows
Lt. Col. Marcus J. Mainz, was fired in the middle of a deployment with the 26th MEU in May 2018.
By Philip Athey
Two-star general, Green Berets punished for deadly Niger ambush that killed 4 US soldiers
The military has reportedly punished six troops for their roles in the October 2017 Niger ambush that resulted in the deaths of four Americans and four Nigerien soldiers.
By Kyle Rempfer
26th MEU battalion commander fired during deployment over equal opportunity concerns
The 2/6 commander was abruptly fired in May in the middle of a deployment with the 26 MEU.
By Shawn Snow
Iconic son of fallen Marine, others awarded $7.7 million in scholarships
Since its creation, the Marine Scholarship Foundation has provided more than 40,000 scholarships, valued at nearly $125 million, and the group claims the mantle of the top provider of need-based scholarships for military children.
By Giulia Petroni