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Analysis
How A ‘Blue Wave’ May Kill The New Air Force Expansion — And The Space Force
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News
Female Veterans Running for Congress Find Their Service Records Under Attack
Kevin Landrigan, The New Hampshire Union Leader
A Marine in the Infantry Officer Course fires an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a live fire training exercise at Range 410A aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 9, 2018.
Military Tech
Congress Limits Funding For M27 Automatic Rifles For Infantry Marines
Soldiers, officers and civilian employees attend the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Army's annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the Pentagon Center Courtyard, March 31, 2015, in Arlington, Virginia.
The Long March
Congress: Here’s Why You Should Pass The Military Justice Improvement Act
M. E. Johnson
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Code Red News
Congress To Pentagon: Hey Guys, Tell Us WTF You Are Doing
Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment wait for nightfall to conduct live-fire exercises on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 24, 2018.
Code Red News
Congress Is About To Rein In The Forever War… Just Kidding!
Defense Secretary James N. Mattis meets with Norwegian Minister of Defense Frank Bakke-Jensen at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Mar. 20, 2018.
News
Mattis: What DoD Readiness Problems? (Shush: Bad Guys Are Listening!)
For a man of historic accomplishments, Mike Mansfield has a very simple headstone.
Voices
Remembering The Most Accomplished Marine Private Of All Time
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News
Rep. Adam Smith: Trump’s Military Spending And Planning Needs A Reality Check
Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Artillery Brigade, conduct a platoon-level validation live-fire, Jan. 31, 2018, at a Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
News
The Trump Military Buildup Has Begun With DoD’s Proposed Budget
New York Army National Guard soldiers fold a U.S. flag for an Army veteran at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, in Schuylerville, N.Y. on December 15, 2017.
Family & Relationships
Budget Spats Hurt Families Of The Fallen The Most
Jars of medical cannabis line the shelves inside a medical cannabis center in Lakewood, Colorado, on March 4, 2013.
News
VA Says It Will Not Study Effects Of Medical Marijuana On PTSD And Chronic Pain
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, right, accompanied by committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., questions Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson during the committee's confirmation hearing for Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Community
Senate Panel Says It’s Time For A New AUMF To Rein In Presidential War Power
Claudia Grisales, Stars And Stripes
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Military Benefits
Is VA Doing Enough To Implement The New ‘Forever’ GI Bill?
Nikki Wentling, Stars and Stripes
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News
These Are The 7 Military Options For Dealing With North Korea Presented To Congress
Alex Lockie, Business Insider
The inscription "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE" at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on July 10.
News
The Overwhelmed VA Choice Program Is Running Out Of Money — Again
Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, waits to be seated during the Senate Armed Services Committee reconfirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Hart Building in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2017.
News
Dunford Dishes On North Korea, Trans Troops, And Air Force One In Lengthy Senate Hearing