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Federal officials unveil aid for water, shelter as Maui residents reel
The Biden administration is seeking $12 billion in additional money for the government’s disaster relief fund.
“People are relying on us” — National Guard evolves to fight wars, secure homefront
The last two years have seen a rash of domestic crises and the National Guard has been on the frontline responding to everything from the Covid-19 pandemic to historic fires and flooding, and even widespread protests.
By Sonner Kehrt
$1B Iron Dome fund stripped from new continuing resolution
A proposal to send Israel $1 billion for the Iron Dome air defense system has been cut out of a stopgap government funding bill, meant to avoid a government shutdown after Sept. 30, in order to ease its passage in the House.
By Joe Gould
About 200 US Marines head to Haiti in wake of devastating earthquake
The 200 Marines will be used to provide security to a joint U.S. task force.
By Philip Athey
New Hindenburg documentary sheds light on the decades-old disaster
It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
By Caitlin O'Brien
Alcohol made near Chernobyl’s exclusion zone seized by Ukrainian authorities
1,500 bottles of Atomik, an alcoholic spirit made by apples grown near the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, were confiscated.
By Sarah Sicard
Bill would give US vets of 1966 Spain hydrogen bomb accident benefits
The VA denied them disability benefits based on radiation exposure estimates compiled by the Air Force.
US military prepares disaster response as Central America faces back-to-back hurricanes
Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo prepares to respond to Hurricane Iota after 10 days of providing disaster relief for Hurricane Eta.
By Harm Venhuizen
SOUTHCOM task force saves lives in Panama, Honduras after Hurricane Eta
The nearly 600 members of Joint Task Force-Bravo are participating in rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Eta's devastating floodwaters.
By Harm Venhuizen
A Navy SEAL’s tips for surviving a hurricane
A survivalist guide to getting through a hurricane.
By Sarah Sicard
Hundreds come forward as #IAmVanessaGuillen movement surges online
As more details emerge in the Spc. Vanessa Guillen case, hundreds of survivors are coming forward on social media to share their experiences with military sexual trauma.
By Sarah Sicard