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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

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Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.

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Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right

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My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.

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El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.

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Every combat medic is trained for the wound. We should train them for what comes next.

Every combat medic is trained to treat wounds. They should also be trained for the mental aspect that follows, an Army combat medic writes in this op-ed.

Opinion

Operationalizing Operator Syndrome: What the Pentagon advisory council needs to get right

Testosterone screening in the military must be supported by an evidence-based framework to assess combat-focused jobs, the authors of this op-ed write.

My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.

In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.

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El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.

Opinion

How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military

An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children.

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The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning

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