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US sees ‘footprints’ of Iran-backed group in Tower 22 drone attack
The Defense Intelligence Agency in August showed reporters remnants of Iranian drones discovered in Ukraine, after Russian use, and Iraq.
US still holds back long-range ATACMS missiles from Ukraine
The long-range weapons are seen by the Pentagon as needless for the conflict, and possibly escalatory – at least for now.
By Joe Gould
New book ‘Bravo Company’ is definitive look at Afghanistan IED war
Ben Kesling's new book tells the story of a different side to the conflict.
By Davis Winkie
As National Parks get crowded, reps want spots saved for troops, vets
Several popular parks sites have shifted to a lottery system for admission to control crowd sizes.
More nations expected to sign up for Pentagon’s Ukraine aid group
A group of international defense chiefs convened by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to coordinate military aid for Ukraine is likely to be larger when it meets for the second time on Monday.
The US has spent billions on equipment and training in Europe to deter Russia. Is it enough?
Amid the prospect of Russia invading Ukraine, top experts say the unfolding crisis will test the U.S. military’s ability to seamlessly and rapidly move American troops and heavy armor across the borders of multiple countries and could also magnify potential gaps in both strategy and capability.
NATO chief signals support to Ukraine amid Russian troop buildup
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has assured Ukraine of the alliance’s backing amid what he called an “unusual concentration” of Russian forces in the area.
Pentagon chief stresses security cooperation as key to stopping Russia’s Black Sea ‘aggression’
The Biden administration sees the Black Sea as a front to challenge Russia, but regional relations complicate America's ability to actually make any progress.
By Joe Gould
Use your GI Bill benefits to start a business? Lawmakers push pilot program
Reintroduced legislation would create a pilot program for a few hundred veterans to get business start-up money through the GI Bill program instead of college tuition payouts.
Kosovo sends troops to Kuwait on 1st peacekeeping mission; KSF to operate under US Central Command
Kosovo on Tuesday sent a military platoon to Kuwait to take part in the country's first ever international peacekeeping mission.
Excerpt from ‘A Shot in the Moonlight’ by Ben Montgomery
"A Shot in the Moonlight" by Ben Montgomery is the true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow South.
By Ben Montgomery