This week in Congress: More unanswered questions on the Afghanistan exit
Once again, a senior Defense Department official is expected to face tough questioning from lawmakers this week over this summer’s withdrawal of U.S. military forces…
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Watch North Korean soldiers obliterate bricks with their heads
What may have been designed as a North Korean show of force will no doubt be a show of North Korean Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in…
Civilian-owned company that won millions in contracts for disabled veteran-owned businesses will pay back $5 million
After receiving almost $21 million in contracts set aside specifically for service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses, the owners of a contracting company, who never served in the…
Homeland Security recovers some NVGs stolen from Fort Hood
Federal and local law enforcement agencies in Texas have recovered some — but not all — of the night-vision goggles missing from Fort Hood in…
Walter Reed National Medical Center still on lockdown after bomb threat
Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Md., remains partially “locked down” due to a bomb threat. According to an update provided by NSA Bethesda at 12:45 p.m.,…
VA relaunches search for top health official after problems surface with previous hiring attempt
Veterans Affairs leaders are relaunching their search for the department’s top health official after problems surfaced with the previous commission assigned to review candidates for…
Fort Sill is at the center of the Army’s plans for big cannons, missiles
The Army Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, houses entry-level and career courses for artillery and air defense. Soldiers that school trains will…
China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties
BEIJING (AP) — Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing…
Quality care, rebuilding trust for all veterans remains top priority for VA health care
The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health system in the nation, serving 9 million veterans at 1,293 health care facilities across the country….
Army Black Hawk pilot builds tool to improve flight training, wins competition
A new soldier-created device could help pilots of all aircraft get immediate, usable feedback on how they’re flying. Army 1st Lt. Mahdi Al-Husseini’s Aura device…