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Texas sends more than 400 Guardsmen to US-Mexico border
The troops, part of a unit called the Texas Tactical Border Force, will join those already deployed to the border through Texas' Operation Lone Star.
By Alejando Serrano, The Texas Tribune
2020 hopeful Gabbard calls for end of ‘wasteful’ wars
Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard says her top priorities if she’s elected to the White House in 2020 would be to end military action in countries such as Iraq and Syria and to de-escalate tensions with nuclear-armed countries like Russia and China.
Who are the private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan?
An op-ed takes a peek at an often invisible military force.
By Ori Swed, Texas Tech University, and Thomas Crosbie, Royal Danish Defence College
Single Ranger battalion deployment leads to 1,900 terrorists killed or captured, several valor awards
One of the Rangers died in action during the deployment, so his award was presented to his 8-year-old daughter.
By Todd South
3 things Gold Star families want you to know this Memorial Day
Memorial Day’s intended purpose is too often overshadowed by activities that celebrate the first long weekend of summer, says the author.
By Joanne Steen
TRANSCOM working to defer KC-135 retirement as delays with KC-46 continue
Some squadrons might have a capability gap as KC-135s retire and KC-46s come online — and lawmakers are concerned.
By Valerie Insinna
Coast Guard’s last heavy icebreaker caught on fire during South Pole mission
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
By Carl Prine
Vets groups vow to pressure Congress into following through on hard-won legislation
With the major battles over, these groups plan to dedicate themselves in 2019 to implementing these hard-fought bills and finding solutions for problems that have arisen with some of their provisions.
By Joshua Axelrod
The Army is upgrading the Silver Star of a hero of the Iraq invasion
Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker gave his life defending his platoon during the infamous "Thunder Run" siege into Baghdad.
MARSOC’s tab after 13 years: 43 deaths, more than 300 valor awards, and 300 operational deployments
Marine Forces Special Operations Command, or MARSOC, was founded in 2005 at the direction of then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
By Shawn Snow