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Army private who ran to North Korea charged with desertion
Two officials who spoke to The Associated Press said Pvt. Travis King is facing charges including desertion and possessing sexual images of a child.
By Lolita C. Baldor
‘Where Is Private Dulaney?’ examines 1979 murder, cult in Marines
A Hulu docuseries released Wednesday explores the 1979 murder of a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune.
Defense bill bans private funds for deploying National Guard
The annual bill also made landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults, keeps women out of the draft and lays the groundwork for a new war memorial on the National Mall.
Study criticizes post-9/11 reliance on war-zone contractors
Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense contractors, a new study found.
DoD really has no idea who it’s hired to do private security, report finds
The Defense Department doesn't know how many private security contractors it has.
Air Force Academy cadet killed in plane crash while home on leave
Cadet 2nd Class Nick Duran, 21, was one of two people aboard the single-engine plane when it went down Thursday night in Johnson County, Texas, near Fort Worth.
By Air Force Times staff
Aiming at Trump, Biden says he won’t use military as ‘prop’ in address to National Guard group
Joe Biden said on Saturday that as president, he would never use the military “as a prop or private militia” and accused President Donald Trump of employing U.S. forces to settle “personal vendettas” and violate citizens’ rights.
The GI Bill, private colleges and the unfortunate practice of ‘swapping’
Private colleges should stop treating GI Bill tuition and fee benefits as the equivalent of a scholarship, says the author of this commentary.
By Andrew Norris