U.S. military

6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, 1945

A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history

2:23pm April 29, 2025

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for decades. Just two of the 855 women are believed to be alive for the ceremony.

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His dad deployed when he was 8. He's still looking for him 50 years after Vietnam War

5:06pm April 28, 2025

by John Ruwitch

Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, one man embarks on a journey to a remote mountain in Laos where his father was last seen during a secret mission in the war.

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Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks

1:17am April 25, 2025

The U.S. has increased its attacks on the Houthis, launching daily strikes since March 15, when President Donald Trump ordered a new, expanded campaign.

Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine confirmation hearing in Washington DC

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What to know about Dan Caine, the nation's newly-confirmed top military adviser

8:35am April 11, 2025

The Senate voted around 2 a.m. Friday to confirm retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump plucked him from retirement to be his top military adviser.

President Trump Meets With NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte In The Oval Office Of The White House

How pro-Trump media is covering the Signal leak

4:57pm March 27, 2025

by Jude Joffe-Block

Some prominent conservative media figures suggested that adding a prominent journalist to the group chat was evidence of the "deep state" though others said it was a security breach.

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Intelligence Chiefs Testify To House Select Committee On Intelligence

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Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

5:00am March 27, 2025

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.

South Korean fighter jets drop bombs in the wrong place, injuring 8 people

10:32am March 06, 2025

The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.

Afghans who helped the U.S. are in dangerous limbo after Trump's order on refugees

3:45pm January 27, 2025

Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the Trump administration issued two executive orders targeting refugees.

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In France, a family reckons with World War II Allies' legacy of rape and murder

11:05am November 16, 2024

In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: a murder and sexual assault so traumatic they are only now coming to terms with it.

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A brief history of swift boating, from John Kerry to Tim Walz

10:50am August 10, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Republicans' attacks on Tim Walz's military record mirror a 2004 smear campaign against John Kerry in some key ways. Here's how swift boating played out then — and what's different this time around.