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We pined for the comforts of home. We got socks for Christmas instead.
“Do they think we’re deployed, or homeless?” Care packages reveal Americans have little idea what modern soldiers need.
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Beware of NATO’s enlargement trap
The tragedy of NATO expansion lies not in beginning it, but in never considering when and where it might end, argues former NATO official Michael Rühle.
Commentary
Opinions on war, Pentagon policy, pay and benefits, deployments, uniforms, weapons and more.
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A Marine father, an Air Force son and the distance between them
My father believed trauma and discipline would result in success and a stronger livelihood. And so he enlisted. Years later, I did, too.
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A whistleblower’s advice: Keep the faith in difficult times
National Whistleblower Day is July 30.
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What 75 years of military desegregation means to us
Two Black veterans – now serving as Maryland’s Governor and its Secretary of Veterans Affairs – reflect on Truman’s promise of equality in the military.
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To my country with love
Too many of us refuse to hear our neighbors, even though all are promised life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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VA’s small steps are leading to a giant step toward surviving cancer
The Department of Veterans Affairs has been at the forefront of the Cancer Moonshot as a member of the president’s Cancer Cabinet.
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It’s past time to unleash the defense commissaries
Releasing defense commissaries from government control could give service members and their families more options and save the federal government money.
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Expanding the Future Soldier Prep Course solves the wrong problem
“A better solution would be to focus on finding those with a desire to serve and fostering that interest, not just getting recruits to pass an exam.”
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Expanding birth control access for veterans and military families
Congress has the opportunity to advance no-cost sharing for birth control for the members and families of our military.
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First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide
Three Indigenous studies scholars draw from colonial histories and explain why listening for alien life can have ethical ramifications.
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White nationalists shouldn’t serve in the military
Even a small number of extremists in the ranks can cause harm far disproportionate to their number.
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Leaders need to be more than allies and work to close the gender gap
Women in the military still face barriers as basic as uniforms that were designed for a man’s body, despite decades of allies championing their service.
