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Pentagon small business chief presses to revive innovation fund
The number of small business participating in the American defense-industrial base declined by more than 40% in the past decade.
By Joe Gould
These Medal of Honor recipients were men of God
Both priests lived and died for the grunts they loved.
By Ray Pezzoli Jr., Vietnam Magazine
US troops are leaving, but ISIS is not defeated in Syria
It’s still unclear what the actual status is of American troops on the ground in Syria.
By Shawn Snow
Twice deported veteran buried in Texas with military funeral honors
Carlos Jaime Torres’s family recently gathered under a tree to watch him lowered to his final resting spot at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.
By Daniel A. Flores, The (Mission, Texas) Monitor via the AP
Saving America’s military edge will take money — and new ideas, Dunford says
The U.S. military needs Congress to provide sustained defense spending to maintain its eroding military edge — but also needs to start innovating, its top uniformed officer said Saturday.
By Joe Gould
US-backed fighters resume final offensive against ISIS after pause to deal with Turkish tensions
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are returning to the battle against the Islamic State following a pause to deal with clashes between their northern troops and Turkey.
By Kyle Rempfer
American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might
The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.
By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University
Ro Khanna and progressive Democrats hope ‘Blue Wave’ shakes up American defense policy
Democratic leaders will have to navigate alongside a caucus of moderates who back strong military spending and progressive members who have decried Pentagon largess.
By Joe Gould
Why the CENTCOM chief says a long-term presence in Syria is not a war-footing against Iran
“I don’t think we’re seeking to go to war with Iran,” said Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the chief of U.S. Central Command.
‘Last pocket of ISIS' fighters surrounded, DoD official says
U.S. troops and their local partner forces have surrounded what has been called the “last pocket of ISIS resistance,” according to military officials involved in the campaign.
By Kyle Rempfer