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VP Pence lauds Coast Guard crew for massive cocaine haul

The Coast Guard cutter Murno returned this week from a three-month drug interdiction deployment in the Eastern Pacific.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Admiral: LCS will hunt drug smugglers

The LCS will pick up a mission held by Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates until 2015.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Battlefield acupuncture? Yes, it exists, and the military is using it to fight troops’ pain

Like the rest of the nation, the U.S. military is struggling to fight the opioid epidemic. And it’s embracing an ancient holistic therapy to do it.

By Nicole Bauke

6 years ago

Poll: More than 90 percent of vets support medical marijuana research

The poll, conducted for the American Legion, gives supporters another lobbying tool to persuade lawmakers to expand research options.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

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