May 6, 2015 The Bergdahl trade and the partisan polarization of America's national security On June 30, 2009, a young solider, Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, decided that the Army life just wasn’t for him. And after writing several missives to spell out his disdain for his current circumstance at his post in Afghanistan ,and mailing off his kit to family and friends, he decided to go on an unaccompanied (and unauthorized) “walk-about” in Afghanistan. This was generally regarded by all as a “bad career move.”
January 13, 2015 Rare and classic photos from the Korean War The brutal Korean War lasted for roughly three years, from June 1950 until 1953. Photos from Life magazine provide a window on the horrors, triumphs and plain, and grinding reality of troops on the ground. See more images from the war at Life.com.
January 13, 2015 Minnesota man accused of stealing military IDs for his militia A member of the Minnesota National Guard and self-described commander of a militia group was charged Wednesday with stealing names, Social Security numbers and security clearance levels of roughly 400 members of his former Army unit in Fort Bragg, N.C., so he could make fake IDs for his militia members.
January 13, 2015 US soldier charged with murder of two civilians in Iraq A U.S. Army soldier has been charged with premeditated murder in the deaths of two civilians during the Iraq war.
January 13, 2015 Army veteran awarded Purple Heart 45 years after injury A North Carolina veteran has been awarded a Purple Heart 45 years after he was wounded in Vietnam.
January 13, 2015 Army units ordered to stop taking anti-malarial drug linked to brain damage The top doctor for Green Berets and other elite Army commandos has told troops to immediately stop taking mefloquine, an anti-malaria drug found to cause permanent brain damage in rare cases
January 8, 2015 US military leaders say it's too soon to evaluate Pakistan offensive in N. Waziristan U.S. military leaders say it's too soon to tell if Pakistan's offensive against militants in North Waziristan has been effective or simply symbolic, but they say the operations have temporarily disrupted the enemy and sent insurgents fleeing into Afghanistan.
January 8, 2015 2 dead, including shooter, at Fort Bliss veterans' hospital A shooting at a west Texas veterans' clinic on Tuesday left two people dead, including the gunman, military authorities said.
January 8, 2015 Connecticut veteran sues Army over diagnosis, benefits A Connecticut veteran of the Iraq War has sued the Army, saying he was denied full education and retirement benefits after he was diagnosed with adjustment disorder while actually suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
January 8, 2015 NATO: 3 US troops killed in Afghan insider attack An Afghan wearing a security forces uniform turned his weapon against U.S. troops Saturday, killing three in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, in another apparent attack by a member of the Afghan forces against their international allies.