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An Afghan individual waits to be processed at the Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2021. The person is part of a group traveling to Fort Pickett, Virginia, to begin their resettlement process into the United States. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. (Cpl. Corey Mathews/Marine Corps)

Military reviewing lessons of Afghanistan evacuation as thousands more seek refuge

As many as 10,000 to 15,000 Afghan evacuees have yet to arrive in America, U.S. Transportation Command's operations director said Thursday.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Air Force Staff Sgt. Renee Scherf, Detachment 23 curriculum engineer and MC-130H subject matter expert, demonstrates a virtual reality training system. Detachment 23’s Tech Training Transformation uses tools like virtual reality training systems and artificial intelligence to transform airman education. (Staff Sgt. Keith James/Air Force)

Virtual training yields real results in early crew chief course

Sheppard AFB will host two full-fledged virtual reality courses for crew chiefs and logistics planners starting in 2022.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Military Times questionnaire: What will the Democratic presidential candidates do for troops, veterans?

Military Times asks the Democratic presidential hopefuls about their military personnel and veterans policy plans.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Military Times questionnaire: Sen. Cory Booker

Sen. Corey Booker gives his responses to the Military Times questionnaire of Democratic presidential candidates.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Navy orders probe into actions of Judge Advocate General Corps leaders

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson also dismissed all charges against a SEAL officer charged with covering up war crimes and stopped the ongoing probe of another special operator who confessed to murdering a detainee in Iraq in 2017.

By Carl Prine

5 years ago

Thanks to SEAL’s immunity deals, confessed killer unlikely to be charged

Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Corey Scott said that he killed the detainee, not the SEAL on trial for the alleged murder.

By Carl Prine

5 years ago

Legal bombshell explodes on SEAL war crimes trial

SEAL medic says that Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” Gallagher didn't kill an Islamic State prisoner of war. He did.

By Carl Prine

5 years ago

On the campaign trail, defense spending fights and confusion

Because of the complex nature of the defense budget, it's an easy target to twist in political attack ads and campaign trail talking points.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

6 years ago

Mark Ingram on USO tour gets a first-hand security dog demo

Celebrities and athletes probably know to expect the unexpected while on USO tours. But being taken down by an Italian security dog probably isn’t high on the list.

By Ken Chamberlain

6 years ago

Report: VA clinic where vet set self on fire was remiss

A Gulf War veteran who set himself on fire outside a Veterans Affairs clinic and later died went nearly a year without a mental health appointment or medication, one of several serious problems government investigators found with the clinic in a report released Thursday.

By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press

6 years ago

Crushed in their racks: Inside the John S. McCain disaster

Living quarters rapidly flooded after the McCain collided with an oil tanker on Aug. 21. The 10 sailors who drowned never had a chance to escape.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

6 years ago

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