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Campaign medal for Iraq service gets reinstated
A campaign medal for service in Iraq returns.
After election wins, the number of vets in Congress is going up
At least 92 veterans will be part of the 118th Congress next year.
Analysts predict more vets in Congress next year after midterm wins
Only 91 veterans were elected to House and Senate seats in 2020.
More vets are running for Congress now than any election since 2012
There are 183 veterans running for House seats and 12 more running in Senate contests.
No more automatic GWOT service medals, DoD says
The Defense Department has restricted the anti-ISIS campaign medal as well.
By Davis Winkie
American airman arrested in connection with April attack on US base in Syria
The April 7 attack on Green Village injured four U.S. troops, who were treated for traumatic brain injuries and returned to work.
‘Take the handcuffs off’: Retiring Materiel Command boss remains bullish on airmen’s innovative abilities
Gen. Arnold Bunch retired Monday as Air Force Materiel Command boss after nearly 40 years in uniform.
As Taliban advanced on Kabul in August, U.S. and coalition aircraft stepped up air strikes dramatically
U.S. and coalition aircraft released 153 munitions in Afghanistan in August, the most since October 2020, as the U.S. and the now-defunct Islamic Republic of Afghanistan desperately tried to beat back the advance of the Taliban ahead of the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
America and its foes remain in the way of a landmine-free future: report
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines has been issuing the report annually since 1999.
By Linus Hoeller
Iraqi military still dependent on US, coalition military in ISIS fight: watchdog
While Iraqi Security Forces remain dependent on Coalition support, attacks by both ISIS and Iranian-backed militias are down significantly in the last quarter as the U.S. prepares to end its combat mission in Iraq on Dec. 31.
Special ops task force in Middle East restructured for ‘broad, regional’ ISIS fight
The new task force, called Special Operations Joint Task Force-Levant, was stood up quietly on July 1.
By Howard Altman