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Why it’s hard to know the damage the US did to Iran’s nuclear program
Opinion: Analysts will need more intelligence from more sources to make a confident judgment about the effects on Fordo and Iran’s broader nuclear efforts.
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What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
An Army veteran-turned-stand-up comedian discusses the importance of laughter in the wake of trauma.
Commentary
Opinions on war, Pentagon policy, pay and benefits, deployments, uniforms, weapons and more.
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Why most of military life rarely makes the screen
Between training and combat exists a long stretch of routine and waiting. Those experiences remain largely absent from military portrayals in film and TV.
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The not-really Next Generation Weapons Program
The author disputes the reliability of the Army’s newest rifle and light machine gun.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is ‘over’ — and the GI Bill needs to adapt
About 900,000 veterans and members of the military-affiliated community use the VA’s educational benefits annually to attend school.
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How Michigan’s Camp Grayling can boost US military’s Arctic readiness
The DoD recognizes the importance of cold weather training, and that training can happen in Michigan.
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Dip, Doritos and drinking: Why the Army can’t get in shape
When CVS banned tobacco products from stores in 2014, nearly two out of five smokers who bought cigarettes at CVS quit rather than travel to another store.
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When it comes to network innovation, we must protect the data ‘pipes’
Because encryption has a shelf life, military networks still need to protect the data pipes that support the warfighter.
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Military families devastated by Camp Lejeune water toxins
A retired Marine master sergeant who lost his daughter to leukemia and a cancer-surviving officer’s son share their stories on The Spouse Angle podcast.
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Fixing the Navy’s suicide crisis, without more mental health personnel
How do we train sailors to be better leaders, better mentors, better “suicide preventers”?
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The best and worst ways to save for retirement as a military spouse
A financial expert discusses what a new law to help military spouses save for retirement means for families on this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast.
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Ease the path to mental health care after military sexual trauma
Preventing military sexual assault is important, but so is access to mental health care after sexual trauma.
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New military hunger data – and how a popular comedian is helping
On this episode of The Spouse Angle podcast, how a military spouse and comedian is using her platform to fight food insecurity among military families.
