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Does America need its ‘Doomsday plane’?
The E-4B National Airborne Operations Center — also known as “Nightwatch” — is built to withstand a nuclear attack and keep the federal government running from the skies.
Private military housing companies face questions about military families with disabled members
Senators say the housing companies “do not appear to be following federal laws that protect persons with disabilities.”
By Karen Jowers
Amid veto threat, Senate rejects ban on Trump’s big UAE arms sale
The Senate voted Wednesday on two measures to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell roughly $23 billion in weapons to the United Arab Emirates.
By Joe Gould
In F-35 sale to UAE, Senate seeks State Dept. guarantee for US technology and Israel
Bipartisan legislation that the GOP-led Senate Appropriations Committee introduced Nov. 10 represents another potential hurdle for the U.S. sale.
By Joe Gould
Plan to change VA motto to include women draws Republican support
Department leaders have brushed off the effort as political correctness run amok, saying that changing Lincoln’s words would amount to revising history.
In latest message to US, Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise targeting mock carrier
The drill, in a waterway through which 20 percent of all traded oil passes, underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Al Dhafra, Al-Udeid go on temporary alert during Iranian ‘attack’ on mock Nimitz-class carrier
The drill, in a waterway through which 20 percent of all traded oil passes, underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran fires missile at mock Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The drill, in a waterway through which 20 percent of all traded oil passes, underlines the lingering threat of military conflict between Iran and the U.S.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran moves mock Nimitz-class aircraft carrier to sea amid US tensions
The replica resembles the Nimitz-class carriers that the U.S. Navy routinely sails into the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
In an era of fostering inclusivity, the Department of Veterans Affairs fails again
Gender-washing VA cemeteries only serves to keep the contributions of women service members invisible, says the author of this commentary.
By Tara Heidger