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‘May the 4th be with you’: How World War II influenced ‘Star Wars’
One does not have to stray far to glean that the galaxy of “Star Wars” is rife with WWII-based allegories.
Jill Biden helps launch new employer challenge for military spouses
The spouse employment initiative is an effort to "stave off a national security crisis."
By Karen Jowers
DOD watchdog report warns of issues across military health care system
A lack of timely access to military health care plagues each of the services, according to a new Pentagon inspector general report.
Judge orders feds to stop cutting C-wire Texas Guard put up on border
State troopers and National Guard members placed concertina wire on the Texas-Mexico border in Eagle Pass. Border Patrol agents have cut through it.
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
Military court rules on when unit group chats could get you in trouble
The case involved inappropriate messages sent in a "chief's mess" group.
Fixes could cut months off wait for vets’ fire-damaged service records
An inspector general report said frequent procedural mistakes are adding months to elderly veterans' wait for military records.
Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs
An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.
Defense Department’s COVID-19 data is unreliable, watchdog says
The accuracy rate of the data was supposed to be at least 90 percent, but the IG found errors in 24 of the 25 registry records they reviewed.
Former Army financial adviser accused of defrauding Gold Star families
Officials charged former Army financial counselor Caz Craffy of swindling grieving military families out of survivor and insurance payments.
National organization seeks mentors for Gold Star children
Tuesday's Children, a national organization, is seeking mentors for Gold Star youth.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Were the “four fingers of death” the worst MRE in military history?
These salty meat fingers were typically paired with “Western Beans” to complete the feel of an authentic barracks barbecue.
By Sarah Sicard