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New Mexico asks Guard troops to sub for sick teachers amid omicron
New Mexico is the first state in the nation to ask National Guard troops to serve as substitute teachers amid surging COVID-19 infections.
By Cedar Attanasio, The Associate Press
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawmakers, former officials surge support for Flournoy to be Biden’s defense secretary
As speculation mounts that Biden may look elsewhere, supporters are flooding to back Michèle Flournoy, long seen as the presumptive nominee.
McMaster: Strategic competitors probably view the US as ‘weak’
McMaster’s comments come as he is promoting his new book, "Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World” that was released this month.
By Diana Stancy
Aiming at Trump, Biden says he won’t use military as ‘prop’ in address to National Guard group
Joe Biden said on Saturday that as president, he would never use the military “as a prop or private militia” and accused President Donald Trump of employing U.S. forces to settle “personal vendettas” and violate citizens’ rights.
Russia warns it will see any incoming missile as nuclear
Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday.
The military’s privileged position above the political fray is at risk
Public servants must speak out when politicians are caught maneuvering the military, Guard or active duty, into a partisan corner, says the author of this commentary.
By Ian Bryan
Pilot killed in Shaw F-16 crash ‘loved his family, his country and loved to fly'
Air Force 1st Lt. David Schmitz died in the crash of an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base late Tuesday night.
By Howard Altman
An apolitical military is essential to maintaining balance among American institutions
Together, our U.S. military and civilian leaders must work to keep our military apolitical—as our founding fathers intended.
By Retired Army Gen. Joseph Votel