On May 18, 1917, six weeks after the United States declared war on Germany, Congress passed the Selective Service Act. It was the first national draft since the Civil War, and it changed the daily reality of nearly every young man in the country almost overnight. If you want to…
Most people assume the World War II draft began the day after Pearl Harbor. It didn’t. The United States started conscripting men more than a year before it entered the war, and the rules that governed who got called up changed dramatically once it did. Whether you’d have gone depends…
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II crashed Friday morning at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, sending black smoke above the base and igniting a brush fire near the flight line. The pilot ejected before impact and reached a local hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. The…
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One of the most consistently underused benefits available to service members and their families is also one of the simplest to access: free, confidential, nonmedical counseling through Military OneSource, up to 12 sessions per issue, with no referral, no diagnosis and no reporting back to anyone’s chain of command. What…
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“The new [U.S.] National Security Strategy does not list Russia as an enemy or a target. Nevertheless, the NATO Secretary General is preparing for war with us. How does that make sense?” Russian President Vladimir Putin said, two hours into his Dec. 19 press conference at the Kremlin. Your answer to…
Strength training is often considered the foundation of physical fitness, earning its reputation for supporting muscle mass, bone density and functional movement. In fact, having strong legs contributes to longevity by enabling independence through mobility and social activity in our later years. Recent scientific findings now provide even more compelling evidence to…
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Capt. Walter Fleming walked through the gap between two small Buddhist altars on a dirt road near Da Nang. One of his men followed a few steps behind. A mine detonated, wounding the sergeant and throwing him backward. Hours later, Fleming’s executive officer triggered another booby trap. Both times, Fleming…
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After more than 80 years, Don Butt received the honor he deserved. Butt, a British military veteran and one of the last remaining soldiers still alive from the D-Day invasion in 1944, was given a medal from France – the nation’s highest military honor – in recognition of his bravery,…
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Trump backs down from tariff war on Europe over Greenland. After a blustery and meandering speech in Switzerland Wednesday, President Trump said he will not impose an escalating barrage of tariffs on eight European nations on February 1, as he had vowed last Friday if America’s European allies opposed his effort…
President Trump’s threats about Greenland have already wounded American security. Annexation or a forced sale of the island would inflect grievous self-harm—far greater than his administration appears to grasp.There is, to begin with, no compelling strategic case for an American takeover of Greenland. Whatever the United States seeks there—overflight rights,…
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