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Government should pay compensation for Cold War testing, victims say
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army used blowers to spray a potential carcinogen into the air surrounding a St. Louis housing project.
SECDEF orders after action review of National Guard efforts during civil unrest duties
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy will lead the review ordered by Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
By Howard Altman
A U-turn, an angry president and a fateful walk to a church
At an Oval Office meeting late Monday morning, tempers were flaring. Trump and some of his senior aides wanted federal troops on the streets, and fast.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The military is supposed to stay out of politics, but it keeps getting dragged in
President Trump's enthusiastic support of sending troops in to tamp down on protests has put the Defense Department in an uncomfortable position.
When to hold the line
The author of this commentary said he hopes the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs chairman avoid risking further harm to the military by considering carefully any decision to deploy active-duty military to America’s streets.
By Andrew Milburn
Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military “battle space” and accused of failing to keep the military out of politics.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Senate confirms Anderson, Mercado to defense policy jobs
There are still 13 seats at the Pentagon that have no nominee announced.
By Aaron Mehta
Trump offers ‘domination’ of DC protests as model for states
Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority,” President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Why veterans need more than Transition Assistance Programs
The transition to civilian life is a difficult process, but the good news is there is much support available, says the author of this commentary.
By Matthew J. Louis
Trump taps private equity executive for top special operations job
Louis Bremer, a former SEAL, is the choice to fill a seat that has been empty since the start of 2019.
By Aaron Mehta