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Advocates push for Congress to move long-stalled vets benefits fix
The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year.
Measure to boost pay for some injured vets moves ahead
Passing the Major Richard Star Act has been a priority for veterans advocates this year.
Daniel Ellsberg, former Marine who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
He embodied the fall of American idealism in foreign policy and the upending of the post-World War II consensus that Communism should be opposed worldwide.
How QuikClot went from drug company reject to front-line ‘miracle’
Clotting agent QuikClot has helped save lives on the battlefield and beyond. This excerpt from “In the Blood” explores its use in the Iraq War.
By Charles Barber
What Gen. CQ Brown would bring as chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Two sources confirmed to Defense News that the president has chosen Gen. Brown to succeed Army Gen. Mark Milley as the nation’s top military officer.
DoD denies claim for soldier who changed military malpractice law
The Pentagon denied a medical malpractice claim for the soldier whose name is attached to legislation that allows service members to file such claims.
Defense bill OKs future national intelligence museum
A new museum focusing on the intelligence and special operation forces communities is coming to Northern Virginia.
Prince Harry’s claim he killed 25 in Afghanistan draws anger, worry
Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in Afghanistan in 2012–2013.
The heroic military veterans we lost in 2022
The long list of heroes who died in 2022 includes a legendary Army Ranger, a Code Talker, a Tuskegee Airman and more.
By Staff
White House requests $38 billion more in Ukraine aid
If Congress passes the request, it would bring the Ukraine aid total to more than $100 billion since March amid growing House Republican resistance.
Sailor found not guilty of Bonhomme Richard arson
A Navy judge has ruled a sailor was not guilty of setting a fire that destroyed the Bonhomme Richard in San Diego in 2020.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press