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US Senate votes in favor of Finland, Sweden joining NATO

Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO in May, setting aside their longstanding stance of military nonalignment.

6 months ago

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Alex Wagner as assistant Air Force secretary for manpower and Reserve affairs. (Defense Department photo)

Biden to pick aerospace industry official Alex Wagner as Air Force personnel boss

Wagner would become responsible for managing personnel issues for nearly 700,000 military and civilian employees.

By Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

Kendall confirmed as Air Force secretary after senators lift procedural holds

Kendall could be sworn in as the Air Force and Space Force's top civilian official as soon as Tuesday.

By Joe Gould and Rachel S. Cohen

18 months ago

The National World II Memorial needs millions of dollars of repair work. Here’s one plan to fix it

Legislation introduced to fund repairs to World War II Memorial would allow U.S. Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of World War II.

By Lianna Brown

20 months ago

Syracuse launches program to train veterans in political careers

Veterans will learn valuable skills like campaign planning, fundraising, developing an issues platform and crafting policy.

By Joshua Axelrod

4 years ago

McCain given tributes for his values, patriotism at memorial service at Washington National Cathedral

His inspiration to Americans to rise above is called his "last great gift" to the country.

4 years ago