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Tim Kennedy takes veteran suicide forum to nation’s largest gun show
Tim Kennedy ― a Green Beret and former UFC fighter ― is prepared to be called other things when he engages with gun owners about veterans' suicide.
Lawmakers press DOD to update rules for Guard, reserve specialty pay
A report on planned improvements to Guard and reserve pay was due last month.
23 things veterans carry with them for life
Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.
By Sarah Sicard
Putin’s ‘probably given up’ on Kyiv as Ukraine war enters new phase
“I think Putin has probably given up on his effort to capture the capital city and is now focused on the south and east of the country,” says U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
By Joe Gould
Amid Russia crisis, Pentagon nominee criticizes Obama response to Crimea
A top Pentagon pick for President Biden has criticized the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as “too slow and too incremental.”
Disabled combat veteran opens pecan business in Georgia
On Oct. 15, Williams, 32, opened a storefront in a converted old home and the Nut House Pecan Company was born.
By Becky Purser
Senate turns to NDAA after de-linking China competition bill
The Senate could consider the annual defense authorization bill as soon as Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., abandoned a controversial push to merge it with sweeping China-focused legislation.
By Joe Gould
Lawmakers press for more answers on Afghanistan exit ahead of major public inquiry
Several senators left a closed briefing on Tuesday frustrated at the lack of answers from Defense Department officials.
Report slams police for not finding dead vet on VA campus for more than a month
The report by the VA’s inspector general detailed a series of missteps by staffers and police who searched for the missing veteran.
Senate panel OKs Iraq war authorization repeal
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a measure to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq War authorizations, a further step toward curbing presidential war-making powers.
By Joe Gould
No. 2 US diplomat says Iraq war authorization ‘should be repealed’
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Tuesday that the Biden administration supports repeal of the war authorization Congress provided in 2002 to invade Iraq, teeing up action in the Senate on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould