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During an Army training exercise, Capt. Fazari Mutalib demonstrates a laser system that tests aviators' abilities to avoid detection.

As Russia And China Grow Their Militaries, Army Trains For New Fronts

Under the Trump administration, the military is shifting its strategy back towards more traditional warfare.Since 9/11, American troops have been focused…

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…

Midshipmen from the Naval Academy depart the USS Higgins after a recent training exercise.

Navy Proposes New Pacific Training Plan, But Critics Say It Could Harm Whales

The Navy is rolling out its latest plan to manage wildlife in its ocean training grounds from Southern California to Hawaii. But environmentalists worry…

The Department of Veterans Affairs National Call Center in Canandaigua, N.Y., pictured in this 2013 photo, is one of three operated by the VA.

The VA Has Expanded Its Crisis Line, Helping It Better Respond To Veterans In Need

The VA has opened more call centers and hired hundreds of additional responders after complaints that some callers experienced long hold times or were…

A U.S. soldier salutes during a repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the Korean War and collected in North Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018.

55 Boxes Of Remains Represent New Hope For Korean Veterans’ Families

Families of U.S. troops who went missing during the Korean War gathered in Washington D.C. last weekend with a renewed sense of optimism 55 boxes that...

Visitors at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala. The memorial includes some 800 markers, one for each county in the U.S. where lynchings took place, documenting the killings of more than 4,400 individuals between 1877 and 1950

Memorializing Racially-Motivated Deaths Beyond Lynchings

From the late 1800s through the middle of the 20th century, lynchings were a widespread form of racial violence against African-Americans in the...

Janine Lutz displays her Memorial Wall, which she built with photos of veterans who killed themselves. She said the VA's policy shunning medical marijuana is leading to needless deaths.

As Medical Marijuana Becomes More Accepted, Veterans Urge the VA To Prescribe It

Though medical marijuana is legal in most states, the Department of Veterans Affairs will neither recommend nor prescribe it because of a longstanding…

Alex Hill, who was in the Army Airborne, started a business selling fresh coconut water to tourists along the Florida coast.

As More Veterans Start Businesses, States And Universities Lend A Hand

Around the country, state governments and other agencies are trying to promote entrepreneurship among military veterans.As he transitions out of the…

Army veteran Robert Galang participated in a clinical trial to manage the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatment at the Long Beach, Cal. VA.

The VA Hopes To Make It Easier For Veterans To Join Cancer Trials

An agency pilot program aims to bypass regulations that can make it hard for veterans to get cutting-edge medical treatment.When Army veteran Robert…

Duke University graduate engineering student Matt Hawkins volunteers for a demonstration of a nasal ventilation tube during a class called "Hacking for Defense."

Unable To Recruit Enough Techies, The Military Is Partnering With Universities and Start-Ups

To keep up with potential adversaries such as China, the Pentagon is teaming with civilian technological innovators and trying to adopt some of the…

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