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Marine corporal awarded Navy Cross 55 years after Vietnam heroics
"How 'bout them Jarheads."
By Todd South
Afghanistan War Commission wants veteran stories and questions
A congressionally-appointed group is seeking insight from those who served in Afghanistan.
Opinion
Overuse of National Guard threatens to undermine preparedness
Nontraditional missions run the risk of diverting resources that could be dedicated to training and preparedness, the authors say.
By Major General Daryl Bohac (Ret.), General Joseph Lengyel (Ret.), General Craig McKinley (Ret.), Brigadier General Allyson Solomon (Ret.), and Dr. Paul Stockton
How a Coast Guard email erupted into a reckoning of sexual assault
The Coast Guard’s #MeToo movement has arrived, as survivors share their experiences and frustrations with how leadership has failed them.
By Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse
These three Iowa Guardsmen aren’t just squadmates — they’re siblings
The Juan-Medina siblings are serving together in the same squad in the Iowa National Guard.
Texas Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border
Texas says Guard members are trained not to aim directly at people, but some migrants say they’ve been shot by the rounds, which leave welts and bruises.
By Alejandro Serrano and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
Coast Guard acted to ‘cover up’ sexual assault report, senators say
The Coast Guard’s top officer fielded questions about the service’s response to a report of decades of sexual assaults at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
By Zamone Perez
Coast Guard Academy official resigns before sexual assault hearing
A Coast Guard Academy official alleges she was instructed to discourage sexual assault victims from coming forward.
By Zamone Perez
Six decades later, Marine Vietnam veteran awarded Silver Star
Lance Cpl. Milo Plank Jr.’s actions likely saved the life of a Marine who would receive the Medal of Honor for his heroics in the same battle.
By Todd South
US troops honored for seizing 2M pounds of explosives in Middle East
The troops seized, searched and then piloted the vessel on a 17-hour, 530 nautical mile trip.
By Todd South