Plan would make military enlistment, retention bonuses tax exempt
Military enlistment and retention bonuses would be exempt from federal taxes under a proposal unveiled this week, a move that could put thousands of dollars into the wallets of eligible service members. The legislation — sponsored by Army veteran Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla. — would...
Hegseth Changes Rules For Women In Combat, Brings Back Common Sense
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How Trump’s team flipped on bombing the Houthis
Before the Trump administration began striking targets across Yemen to reopen global shipping, before many of its top officials included a journalist on a group chat to plan those strikes, in fact even before Donald Trump took office this January, many in his administration didn’t...
Army IDs 3 of 4 soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident
The U.S. Army on Tuesday identified three of the four U.S. soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania last week. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of...
What surviving an IED taught me about being a stand-up comedian
As a comedian, you never forget the first time you bomb. For me, it wasn’t on stage. I was in southern Afghanistan in May 2014 when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near me while covering a routine patrol as a public affairs specialist. It...
The WWI aviators who gave their lives to help the ‘Lost Battalion’
By the time the First Army of the American Expeditionary Forces launched its first major offensive at St. Mihiel on Sept. 12, 1918, the world had been at war for nearly four years. With the success of St. Mihiel, Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of...
How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest
The American landing on Guadalcanal on Aug. 7, 1942 and subsequent seizure of the airbase they would name Henderson Field marked the first American offensive in the wake of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. What followed was six months of savage...
Three US Army soldiers found dead in Lithuanian swamp IDed
Officials have released the identities of three of the four U.S. soldiers found dead in Lithuania. The soldiers, who were discovered in an M88 armored vehicle that sank into a swamp, were all 25 or younger. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt....
Fourth missing US soldier found deceased in Lithuanian bog
The final U.S. soldier reported missing at a Lithuanian training site last week has been found deceased, the Army announced Tuesday. The soldier was the last of four U.S. soldiers of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, to be recovered after they went missing in...
Trump’s pick to lead Joint Chiefs denies MAGA hat story in hearing
Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, sought to reassure lawmakers Tuesday that he would avoid political interference and was qualified for the job, despite having a resume unlike anyone previously tapped for the position. “I...
