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Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train raid
Pvt. Philip Shadrach and Pvt. George Wilson infiltrated Confederate territory during the Civil War, stole a train, and destroyed the enemy railroad system.
USAF Secretary Heather Wilson appointed president of University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas System on Tuesday formally appointed U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson as president of the University of Texas at El Paso despite opposition from some students and faculty.
This week in Congress: Heather Wilson’s goodbye tour
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 1, 2019.
Maryland National Guard first state with all-female command
For the first time, a state's National Guard command staff is entirely female. The Maryland National Guard's four top leaders are all women, and three are African American.
Disaster aid package includes $2B for military. How much would each branch get?
A bill on Capitol Hill would address hurricane damage at U.S. military installations.
By Joe Gould
Sec. Wilson: Air Force will rebuild flooded Offutt, make it ‘even better than it was’
“Mother Nature can’t beat the 55th Wing.”
Do the floods suggest a national security threat from climate change?
The military has warned in a series of reports under past administrations that climate change is a security threat on many fronts.
Trump’s defense secretary faces ethics complaint over Boeing promotion
The complaint asks officials to investigate whether the acting defense secretary has improperly pushed for Boeing contracts while serving as a government official.
By Tara Copp, AP
Forget it, let’s all run away to El Paso: PODCAST
Defense News' Political Fallout Shelter podcast for the week of March 11, 2019: Pentagon reprogramming, Heather Wilson leaves, veterans' suicide.
This week in Congress: The fiscal 2020 budget finally drops
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2019.
Navy leader in charge of housing resigns
Phyllis L. Bayer's resignation comes at a time of mounting complaints about black mold and other poor conditions in privatized housing at military bases.
By Carl Prine