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Mindaugas Kulbis / AP

4:13pm Aug 26, 2017

World News World News

U.S. Service Member Still Missing After Helicopter Crashes Off Yemen

by Chris Benderev

U.S. forces rescued the five other troops aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that went down during what officials called a training exercise.
Finbarr O'Reilly / Reuters/Viking

6:46pm Aug 24, 2017

National National Books Arts Health & Safety

A Retired Marine And A Photojournalist Confront War's 'Invisible Injuries'

by Dave Davies

Marine Sgt. TJ Brennan suffered from memory loss after being injured by a grenade in Afghanistan in 2010. Finbarr O'Reilly captured the event on film. Now the two men have written a memoir.

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J. David Ake / AP

5:36pm Aug 09, 2017

National National

Transgender Service Members Sue Over Planned Ban On Trans People In Military

by Camila Domonoske

The five service members argue that the directive — announced via Trump tweet — is destabilizing and harmful. The policy hasn't been enacted by the Pentagon while it waits for White House guidance.
Evan Vucci / AP

4:44pm Aug 05, 2017

National National Politics & Government

With His Back Against The Wall, Trump Again Turns To Grievance Politics

by Domenico Montanaro

After six months of no major legislative achievements and amid sliding poll numbers, President Trump is working to keep his loyal supporters behind him with a return to the culture wars.
Markus Schreiber / AP

9:16am Jun 18, 2017

World News World News

After Arrests, Germany Confronts Issue Of Far-Right Extremism In Its Military

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The arrests in April of two army officers accused of plotting assassinations have raised serious questions about the extent to which far-right and neo-Nazi sympathizers are present in the military.

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5:36am May 26, 2017

Arts Arts Military

New Documentary 'Farmer/Veteran' Traces Long Road To Recovery From PTSD

by David Ford

In the United States, the average principal farm operator is nearly 60 years old, according to the most recent

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John Moore / Getty Images

7:38pm Apr 24, 2017

National National Health & Safety

The Warfare May Be Remote But The Trauma Is Real

by Sarah McCammon

Drone pilots and intelligence analysts who work with them may not be in physical danger themselves but "no doubt are war fighters" who experience psychological stress, says the Air Force.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images

7:00am Apr 15, 2017

National National Politics & Government

13 Eye-Popping Quotes That Defined The Week

by Domenico Montanaro

From the White House press secretary's comparison of Hitler and Syria's President Bashar Assad to Trump's chocolate cake and dropping a bomb in Afghanistan, it was a heck of a week.
AP

5:30pm Apr 06, 2017

World News World News

Thai King Signs Military-Backed Constitution

by Merrit Kennedy

This paves the way for Thailand to hold elections in the coming months, but critics say that rather than promote democracy, the document only solidifies the power of the military.
Spc. Justin Young / U.S. Department of Defense/DVIDS

8:11am Apr 05, 2017

National National Science Health & Safety

Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?

by Jon Hamilton

Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.

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1:36pm Mar 28, 2017

National National Books Arts

Inside DARPA, The Pentagon Agency Whose Technology Has 'Changed the World'

Journalist Sharon Weinberger discusses the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, which develops innovative scientific technologies for the military. Her new book is The Imagineers of War.

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2:19pm Mar 08, 2017

Health & Safety Health & Safety Human Interest Military

Military Veterans Can Serve Special Role In End-Of-Life Care

by David Ford

One of the Piedmont’s largest hospice networks is putting out a call for a wide range of volunteers to better serve its patients, particularly military veterans.

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