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Pentagon upgrades awards for 3 Marines at Abbey Gate attack
The awards come five years after a suicide bomber killed 13 U.S. service members and around 170 civilians at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan.
By Eve Sampson
The ‘unexplained’ reasons female feds make less money
Female feds still make less money on average than their male counterparts, but the reasons why are getting harder to quantify.
By Jessie Bur
US-Canadian disengagement was never on the ballot
Despite disagreements over the last four years, the U.S. and Canada must take advantage of their tradition of cooperation, especially in the Arctic, say the authors of this commentary.
By Charles Jacoby Jr. and Tom Lawson
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Howard Altman
This is what the Air Force can do to recruit and retain women cyber warriors
The Air Force must do more to recruit and retain women cyber warriors, says the author of this commentary.
By Lillian Warner
Naval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black women
Next semester, Midshipman Sydney Barber will be the first Black woman to hold the position of brigade commander at the U.S. Naval Academy.
A call to action: Sexual assault and harassment in the military
This retired Air Force colonel shares her experience of sexual harassment during her service, and calls on Congress and the DoD to support the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in this commentary.
By Lisa Carrington Firmin
The number of veterans in Congress will drop to lowest level since at least WWII
The number of veterans in Congress has declined steadily over the last five decades.
Navy will scrap fire-ravaged Bonhomme Richard
Officials said it will cost too much to resurrect the amphib, which burned for more than four days this summer.
Here’s why these Marines are now wearing the French Fourregere
Marines in these two regiments have worn the green braided rope over their shoulder in their service and dress blue uniforms.
By Philip Athey
Blood sisters and sisters in arms: 2 sets of sisters graduate Marine boot camp together
For five new Marines, the sisterhood was more than metaphorical.
By Philip Athey