“The orders will soon be going to those bases to change back to the original names that never should have been changed,” he told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. “Veterans and servicemembers across the country who have deployed from Fort Bragg or Fort Bend or Fort Hood or Fort Pickett, there’s…
The Defense Department’s school system for military-connected children is undergoing a reorganization that is designed to increase support for those children, officials said. The changes include adding administrative officers to nearly every school and increasing the number of school psychologists. It also includes eliminating some positions, but it’s not clear yet how many people will…
In 1917, an Army review board rescinded the Medal of Honor that had been awarded to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, an Army surgeon and former prisoner of war, more than half a century earlier. Walker refused to send the medal back, wearing it proudly for the remaining two years of her life. So her family…
President Donald Trump has nominated Karen Brazell to serve as the next Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits, putting the senior advisor in charge of processing and management for nearly $200 billion in financial aid to millions of veterans. The post is one of the top leadership roles at the department, but was unveiled quietly…
For over two decades, Peter Griffin has wreaked havoc on Quahog with unapologetic flair. He’s fought giant chickens in public intersections, started multiple cults and once launched his own cable news network that nearly caused a civil war. To the average Family Guy viewer, he’s a buffoon at best and a walking inspector general complaint…
Thirty-three years after the National Guard was first called to enter Los Angeles, its members are once again back in The City of Angels — this time under different circumstances. Codified in the 1903 Militia Act and the National Defense Act of 1916, the 54 National Guard units of today are a part-time reserve force…
If President Donald Trump opts to launch military strikes against Iran, hostile forces in the region likely won’t be able to launch direct attacks against the U.S. homeland. But American military targets in the region will face significant dangers. During questioning from senators Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said officials are providing a number of…
The U.S. is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict. Trump’s social media posts saying his patience with Iran was “wearing thin” have raised the possibility of deepening U.S. involvement, perhaps by using…
