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With Trump pick, JD Vance is first post-9/11 vet on major party ticket
Vance is the first veteran of the enlisted ranks to run on a major-party ticket since Al Gore in 2000.
After attempted Trump assassination, veteran groups urge calm
Vets groups united Monday to remind Americans that they all share a duty in “lowering the temperature” of today’s political discourse.
Quieting Discord: A new frontier in military leaks and extremism
From secret Pentagon leaks to radicalization in the military community, Discord is continuing to grapple with keeping bad actors off the popular platform.
‘Toxic’ politics increase terrorism, extremism risk, DHS official says
The current political climate leads to extreme views, the official said, some of which gain footing among military and veteran communities.
Marine veteran pleads guilty to federal weapons charge in neo-Nazi plot
All five co-defendants — which include three Marine veterans and one Army National Guard veteran — have pleaded guilty to firearms-related charges.
By Todd South