White marble, rounded top, a name and a pair of dates, one of thousands in the long rows of Arlington National Cemetery. Section 31, Grave 472. A visitor could walk past it a hundred times and never know. Beneath it, a soldier is buried in a lead-lined casket, sealed in…
An Ecuadorian prosecutor investigating alleged attacks on civilian fishing boats, disappearances and mistreatment, potentially involving U.S. personnel, was shot to death alongside her sister while leaving a café in Manta on June 14. Gloria Alexandra Bravo Cedeño’s killing has intensified questions about the security of Ecuador’s justice system and the…
00:00:07 Speaker 1: A man is alone in a Caribbean prison. He hasn’t hurt anyone, He didn’t mean to break the law. He forgot some ammunition in his vacation luggage, and now he’s been in a foreign jail cell for four weeks. The US government has refused to intervene. He…
Veterans and active-duty service members trying to keep cool while driving in the California heat can find relief under the state’s expanded “Cool Air Rebate Salute” program. Those who couldn’t afford the repair bill to fix a broken air conditioning system in their car are applying to the program, and…
00:00:01 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your guide to the White Tail Woods presented by first Light, creating proven versatile hunting apparel for the stand, saddle or blind. First Light Go Farther, Stay Longer, and now your host, Mark Kenyon. 00:00:19 Speaker 2: Welcome to the…
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is honoring 49 veterans of the Revolutionary War in a series of ceremonies that come as part of a wider effort to commemorate the U.S.’s 250th anniversary. The ceremonies will take place in 16 cemeteries across the country on August 2 at 10 a.m.…
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During peak summer training and field exercises, heat stress injuries can pull Marines out of action faster than many expect. Cold-weather operations bring their own risks when units train or deploy in far-off northern lands or high terrain. The Marine Corps moved on July 9 to give commanders sharper tools…
10 years ago, Pokemon GO presented players with an idea: that they could get together with a community of Pokemon fans and take on one of the most iconic Pocket Monsters from the franchise’s 30-year history, Mewtwo. 10 years later, developer Scopely Explore (formerly Niantic) delivered on that promise with…
Mikhailo Federov was not the first or even the second defense minister fired by Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy—but he is the first whose dismissal has drawn protests around the country, wall-to-wall coverage in Ukrainian media, and condemnation by foreign allies who fear that sacking the politically popular Federov will undermine…
A man with a military spouse collapsed and died earlier this year, highlighting how medical benefits can literally be life-or-death decisions. Derion Blackman had a transplanted heart and the pills that kept his body from rejecting it were not optional, according to reporting earlier this month by the nonprofit KFF…
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The conflict between Iran and the United States has intensified in recent days and an interim deal to end the fighting has collapsed less than a month after it was signed. The Memorandum of Understanding was supposed to halt all military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial…
The House on Thursday abruptly delayed a vote on the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA), shelving one of the largest veterans legislative packages in years after Republican leaders apparently failed to secure enough support amid a growing fight over disability compensation that has divided many of the nation’s…
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To Megan Fotheringham, a small, circular plaque represents what the United States lost when the Trump administration shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development last year.The plaque “was given to a USAID foreign service advisor in 1976 after the first recognized Ebola outbreak was contained in Zaire. For me, it represents 50 years of…
The Senate failed to advance the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, stalling a defense policy bill containing a sweeping proposal for U.S.-Israel military technology cooperation. The plan has drawn intense online opposition from Americans who call it “treason,” arguing that it would compromise U.S. sovereignty…
