A new agreement with Denmark and Greenland gives the United States a path to two additional military sites, wider access across the Arctic island and an expanded role for its only existing base. But key questions remain unanswered. The deal, signed Sept. 22, preserves Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders’ right to…
A movie about a veteran who embarked on a 3,800-mile bike ride after suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that left her blind is being released next month. Blind AF follows the journey of Shawn Cheshire, an Army veteran and Paralympian who suffered a TBI in 2009 while working in…
Fall hunting season is here for most of us, and Brent’s sharing a listener story and one from his Arkansas Bear Camp. It’s that time of year when hunters are chasing critters, and Brent’s in the mix with some of his closest friends. It’s time for MeatEater’s “This Country Life”…
Five Army and Navy reservists who also work as federal civilian employees have accused the U.S. government of failing to pay them wages they say they are owed, filing a legal complaint that seeks to recover compensation withheld despite a 2025 Supreme Court ruling in reservists’ favor. The five current…
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The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded $230 million as part of 26 new infrastructure grants. In a release on Thursday, the DOD said that the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP) grants will fund infrastructure enhancements to support the mission assurance of a military installation, military family quality of life,…
As Michael Jordan says, “If you can’t stop thinking about it, don’t stop working for it.” Throughout life, we have choices and opportunities that come and go. Getting sidetracked on a dream from your youth is easy when other options cross your path. But you will be surprised; it may…
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As Air Force One returned to Washington, D.C., on the night of Sept. 11, 2001, Michael Morell looked out a window and saw an F-16 off the aircraft’s wingtip. Beyond it, the Pentagon was smoldering.Morell, then-President George W. Bush’s intelligence briefer, had spent the day answering the president’s questions and…
A disputed report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a direct warning before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack has reopened questions about one of the most consequential intelligence “failures” in recent history. While the allegation remains unproven and has been denied by Israeli officials, it could affect Israel’s…
President Donald Trump has pardoned a Navy veteran who spent almost four years in prison for possessing and selling unregistered weapons. Patrick Tate Adamiak, a former Navy master at arms, was convicted in federal court in 2023 and sentenced to 20 years in prison after a source with the Bureau…
Officer Candidate School (OCS), or Officer Training School (OTS) as it is known in the Air Force, is the commissioning route generally geared toward college graduates who are entering the U.S. military outside of the military service academies, the (ROTC), or direct commissioning programs. Each branch offers its own version…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two incidents along Ukraine’s borders with Poland and Moldova this week are a preview of potential intensified Russian provocations at Ukraine’s border crossing points with Europe, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Two people died when Russian drones hit the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and…
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Three days after the Sept. 11 attacks, Mark Olsen walked past cars piled on top of one another near the World Trade Center. Some were taxis. One of the most haunting images he recalls? Headlights still burning bright through the fog of rubble. The New Jersey Air National Guard technical…
A new survey of thousands of veterans finds overwhelming opposition to a controversial section of the comprehensive Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (TCAVA) that is currently stalled in Congress. Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, published a new survey on Thursday of more than 4,200 veterans, their family members, caregivers…
Iran appears to possess a U.S. military autonomous underwater vehicle recovered near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called the Dive-LD one of America’s most advanced unmanned submarines, while U.S. officials described it as an older vehicle that had malfunctioned and remained “dead in…
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