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Use of medical helicopter to target protesters is under investigation, National Guard says
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On the battlefield, the roar of helicopter blades paired with a Red Cross is salvation for wounded troops and civilians. But the thwomping blades of military helicopters, inc...
By Dr. Kyleanne Hunter
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Trump stokes backlash with threat to use military against protesters
President Trump’s threat to deploy active-duty military to quell protests across the country has raised concerns about the appropriateness of using U.S. armed forces to bolste...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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As veterans face heightened unemployment risk, ‘Call of Duty’ lends a hand
Over the last nine weeks, more than 38.6 million Americans have filed unemployment claims as the covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the U.S. economy. Massive layoffs due to...
By Nathalie Grogan
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For most of Afghanistan war, U.S. ‘never really fought to win,’ Trump declares
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President Trump on Monday declared that the United States had “never really fought to win” in Afghanistan, except early in the nearly two-decade-long war, making a sweeping st...
By Richard Fontaine
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Military faces another potential coronavirus toll: Budget cuts
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As the novel coronavirus has swept the globe, Pentagon officials have scrambled to adjust everything from basic training to submarine deployments to prevent the pandemic from ...
By Robert F. Hale
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Veteran unemployment up to nearly 12 percent amid coronavirus crisis
Veterans unemployment jumped to nearly 12 percent in April as the country’s total jobless rate rose to its highest levels since the Great Depression because of the ongoing cor...
By Nathalie Grogan
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CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program Launches New Initiative: Unfit: Addressing the Military's Eligibility Crisis
The CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program today announced the launch of “Unfit: Addressing the Military's Eligibility Crisis,” an initiative examining the national secu...
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Military ‘Burn Pits’ Trashed These Veterans’ Lungs. Then the Virus Hit.
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When she contracted the novel coronavirus, Elana Duffy remembered the acrid smoke she breathed in from her Army tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, where jet fuel burned everything...
By Emma Moore
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CNAS Launches New Initiative: America and the Post-Pandemic World
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) today announced the launch of a major initiative on America and the Post-Pandemic World. Leveraging CNAS’ unique multidisciplinar...
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Military branches were set to cut nearly 18,000 medical workers. Coronavirus brought that to a halt.
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The agencies that oversee the health of U.S. military personnel and veterans were pushing ahead this spring with the biggest overhaul of their health systems in three decades....
By Kayla M. Williams
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Navy Docks Carrier, Marines Weigh Buzz Cuts as Virus Spreads
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The Pentagon is struggling to stay ahead of the expanding coronavirus pandemic as early missteps start piling up, a scattershot response sows confusion and the Navy is forced ...
By Emma Moore
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Bringing Back the Draft: 5 Possibilities for the Future of Military Conscription
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Late in the evening on Jan. 2, as Americans contemplated a return to work after the New Year holiday, shocking news began to ricochet across the internet: The United States ha...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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ROTC at black colleges? How Pentagon aims to diversify military brass.
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As a first-generation college student in Texas, George Bolton was hooked on an Army career through the stories of the Buffalo soldiers, the black cavalry units formed in 1866 ...
By Nathalie Grogan
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Veterans Of Afghanistan Conflict React To Negotiations Between U.S. And Taliban
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By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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Inspector general to probe whether VA chief Wilkie tried to discredit Democratic aide who reported sexual assault
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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ inspector general has opened an investigation into allegations that Secretary Robert Wilkie tried to dig up dirt on an aide to a top Democr...
By Kayla M. Williams
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US, Taliban Reach Deal for 7-Day 'Reduction of Violence,' SecDef Says
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday that a tentative deal has been reached between the U.S. and the Taliban on a seven-day "reduction of violence" in Afghanistan. "The...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How to Enroll in VA Health Care
If you are a veteran who served in active duty for at least 24 consecutive months and were honorably discharged, you're eligible to enroll in health care from the U.S. Departm...
By Kayla M. Williams
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Taliban’s Continued Attacks Show Limits of U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
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The Taliban and other groups carried out a record number of attacks in Afghanistan during the last several months of 2019, according to an inspector general report released Fr...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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How veterans may be overwhelmed by too many programs to help them find jobs
A flood of new initiatives to help recently separated servicemembers find post-military employment may be overwhelming veterans in their job searches, according to a new repor...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Amy Schafer
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White House Seeks to Establish More ROTC Programs at HBCUs
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The White House Initiative on historically black colleges and universities wants HBCUs to expand Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs on their campuses and modernize...
By Emma Moore
