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Navy explores how to get ‘forever chemicals’ out of sailor uniforms
One Navy effort to move away from forever chemicals could change the way a shipboard jacket stays waterproof, according to budget documents.
Biden national security guidance calls to increase diplomacy, downplay nukes, end Afghanistan conflict
The guidance calls for the end to "forever wars" and calls for investments in cyber security.
By Aaron Mehta
The hidden cost of America’s forever war: Young love lost
Excerpt from "Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War" by Jessica Donati.
By Jessica Donati
Risk to America of maintaining forever-war status quo dangerously high
America absorbs far more risk by not withdrawing from places like Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan, says the author of this commentary.
By Daniel Davis
Democratic Party platform calls for better pay for troops, ending ‘forever’ wars
The policy guideline is designed to highlight party priorities for the next four years.
Trump suggests US troop levels in Afghanistan could be cut in half by Election Day
He also called U.S. involvement in the Middle East the single biggest mistake in the history of America.
For Kaela, Congress must make PFAS pollution a priority
Congress must direct DoD to quickly confirm the presence of PFAS at hundreds of bases and with a sense of urgency clean up legacy PFAS pollution now — not in 30 years as DoD has proposed.
By Jim Holmes
Trump promises again to ‘bring our soldiers home’ from Afghanistan
The comments come as military commanders are preparing new withdrawal plans for the White House.
Report: Pentagon to present Afghanistan timelines to Trump, including one for a withdrawal by Election Day
Under the February agreement with the Taliban, the U.S. military plans to draw down to 8,600 troops in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer
Their forever age
In an era when military service is the exception rather than the norm, the deaths of our service members in combat overseas is often a concept, says the author of this commentary.
By Frank Biggio