Trump moves to close Pentagon office focused on curbing civilian death
The Trump administration is laying groundwork to wind down efforts to reduce civilian harm in U.S. military operations.
DEI talk banned at Columbus VA MLK lunch, Franklin County commissioner says
Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce says Donald Trump's orders around DEI had a chilling effect on free speech at a Central Ohio VA event.
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US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security
Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being ...
Outgoing DOD family official: ‘Don’t forget who you’re working for’
Patricia Barron connected with – and listened to – military spouses during her four years as head of DOD family policy.
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Trump’s Blitz on Immigration Aimed to Overwhelm. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The first sentence of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United ...
Trump Pulls the Military Back Into the Political and Culture Wars
The removal of a portrait of Gen. Mark A. Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, from a Pentagon hallway was among the president’s early actions.
He helped the U.S. bomb the Taliban. Now, Trump’s refugee ban has stranded him in Afghanistan
Nasir has barely slept in the three days since he learned that President Donald Trump was indefinitely suspending refugee admissions into the U.S. A former lieutenant colonel with the Afghan Army and ...
Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour ...
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New Orleanians pack into grocery stores for food, booze and king cake after historic snow
Tulane students Miles Wachsteter, left, and Matthew Paley, walk home with several bags of food after shopping at Canseco's Market at the corner of Carrollton Ave. and Oak Street in New Orleans, ...
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Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly ...
Pentagon to deploy about 1,500 troops to the southern border: ‘Just the beginning’
The U.S. military has deployed approximately 1,500 troops to the southern border to aid the Department of Homeland Security’s border security measures.
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Lloyd Austin Fast Facts
1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in ...