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The Space Force Ka-Bar that nobody asked for is finally here
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Amid tuition assistance uproar, Army vows to reimburse soldiers who paid out of pocket
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By May 29, 2021
Opinion

Memorial Day doesn’t need to be treated as a national military funeral

"Don’t be ashamed to have a good time this Memorial Day — that’s part of the gift that’s been bestowed...
By May 29, 2021
Community

I’ll never forget the Marine memorial ceremonies I attended in Fallujah

"Like many military veterans, Memorial Day is not abstract to me. It is personal; a moment when we remember our...
By Apr 28, 2021
Opinion

‘I drew the line at lying to reporters’— A military spokesman calls for increased accountability and transparency

'Unshackled from the intolerant, old boys’ club culture found in the Marine Corps, I have started to feel like I...
By Feb 6, 2021
Opinion

Veterans need to be honest about their loneliness and boredom after serving

The best and worst thing about being in the military is that it is all-consuming.
By Feb 5, 2021
Opinion

The opportunities and challenges facing Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

Austin’s forty years in the military represent both the risk of inertia and a real opportunity to address serious issues.
By Dec 21, 2020
Opinion

I dreamed of becoming a Marine my entire life. Then I learned I was undocumented

"I couldn’t work legally. I couldn’t get a driver’s license. Worst of all, I was prohibited from defending my country."
By Dec 16, 2020
Opinion

How to build more resilient and innovative US special operations teams

U.S. special operations forces are at a breaking point. Here's how to fix them.
By Dec 9, 2020
Opinion

It’s time for a post-9/11 veteran to lead the VA

The post-9/11 generation is ready to make history.
By Nov 25, 2020
Opinion

‘You either went to war or you didn’t’ — How deployments divide the veteran community

There will always be that awkward silence that follows, “Yeah, I got out before the wars started."
By Nov 25, 2020
Analysis

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is charging into the future, but some aren’t ready for change

The Corps has acted as a second land army so many times it’s flipped the dessert with the main course.
By Nov 23, 2020
Opinion

The unanswered questions from Australia’s harrowing war crimes report

Allegations of war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan have been substantiated by the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Here's...
By Nov 18, 2020
Opinion

Clint Lorance ordered me to kill Afghan civilians. I still live with that guilt today

'I am angry and let down that Clint Lorance is feted around like some hero, while the real heroes—Nick Carson,...
By Nov 12, 2020
Opinion

Families like mine risked our lives for US troops abroad. Now America is abandoning us

After Iraq’s liberation when I was just a child, my family had begun aiding the U.S. military. Here's the story...
By Oct 21, 2020
Opinion

‘I’m here for the money’ — My life as a Blackwater mercenary

Wait. I need to feel bad about this. At least a little bad. Nope. These people don’t care about their...
By Oct 19, 2020
Opinion

Special Forces needs to go back to basics to win against China and Russia

This article provides force management recommendations meant to bring Special Forces “back to basics” and address this capability gap by...
By Oct 13, 2020
Opinion

Why I blew the whistle on the forceful clearing of Lafayette Square

National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco explains why he chose to testify before Congress on the precarious position the U.S. military...
By Sep 30, 2020
Opinion

What leaders can do now to strengthen US special operations forces

To build stronger special operations teams, leaders at all levels must identify and enforce priorities, focus on health and resilience,...
By Sep 25, 2020
Opinion

My brother Austin asked me to go to Syria with him. Four months later, he was taken

Every second he stays in captivity cuts a deeper wound in the hearts of my family, and we can wait...
By Sep 11, 2020
Opinion

Our country needs to rekindle the unity we felt after September 11th

Editor's note: This article first appeared in 2016 and is being republished for the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist...
By Sep 10, 2020
Opinion

I learned to understand shame after losing my brother on September 11th

"I would go on to serve two deployments to Iraq as a soldier and one deployment to Afghanistan as a...
By Sep 8, 2020
The Long March

I was in the wrong fight in Iraq. As an immigration lawyer, I found the right one

Editor's note: this post first appeared in November, 2016 I can’t remember the exact moment (if there even was one)...
By Aug 20, 2020
Opinion

3 years after the Fitzgerald and McCain collisions, the Navy’s surface warfare community shows few signs of change

Three years after two of the most shocking peacetime accidents in the history of the U.S. military, the surface community...
By Aug 14, 2020
Opinion

What the Russian bounties story reveals about the limits of human intelligence collection

The information in the initial report of Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan appears to have been based on...
By Jul 10, 2020
Opinion

The Pentagon has a plan to include more women in national security. Here’s what that means — and why it matters

A broader perspective is needed to more fully understand the drivers of conflict and promote lasting security.
By Jun 30, 2020
Opinion

Americans need to know how many of its troops are in harm’s way

There is nothing more fundamental to American democracy than the idea that the government must be answerable to the people.