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Specialist Douglas Reece conducts anti-extremism training aboard the destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur in the East China Sea on March 22, 2021. The training was part of a worldwide Defense Department stand down ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after several service members and veterans were among the crowd at the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

The military is likely to end its anti-extremism efforts after four years of uncertain results

Republicans have dismissed the Biden Administration's anti-extremism efforts as an unnecessary distraction for the military.

Major General Matthew P. Beevers, the adjutant general of the California Military Department, signs a solar panel during an energy resilience event at National Guard Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos in August 2023. (Photographs by David Loeffler, California National Guard Public Affairs)

Among the Trump Administration's first Pentagon cuts: Programs that respond to climate change

Experts say the Defense Department's decision to de-emphasize climate change will harm national security.

Maximo Purisima Young, 97, displays photographs from his military service. He helped transport supplies and troops in World War II, then fought as a guerilla alongside American soldiers.

Their Last Fight: Filipino Veterans Make A Final Push For Recognition

During World War II, more than a quarter million Filipinos fought alongside American soldiers. Many are still awaiting the recognition promised to…

A U.S. Marine is weighed during an April 2025 commanding general’s readiness inspection at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan.

Experts fear new military fitness rules may worsen disordered eating among troops

As the Pentagon rolls out tougher fitness standards and punishments for troops who fall short, some advocates are criticizing approaches that emphasize discipline over support.

Marine Corps veteran Judi Robinson 'loves' VA care, but had an unpleasant experience waiting for a referral to the Choice program last year.

The VA Is Again Expanding Its Private Healthcare Options, But Many Veterans Remain Skeptical

The VA Mission Act hopes to improve upon the Choice program, which ran over budget and didn't do much to reduce wait times for many veterans.As often as…

98-year-old Normandy survivor Ray Lambert (left) accepts a plaque at a June 2018 ceremony. Fort Bragg paratroopers splashed down in his Moore County neighborhood as part of a salute to his service.

At 98, This D-Day Survivor Has Written A Book And Is Making One Last Trip To Normandy

As he takes part in the 75th anniversary commemoration of the Normandy invasion, Ray Lambert of Moore County, N.C. worries that his generation's values...

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