Meet the Mexican Soldier Trying to Revamp a Musical Genre Accused of Glorifying Cartels Captain Eduardo Barrón, who performs under the name “Eddy Barrón," began releasing music videos and songs on Spotify last...
Mexico's Security Chief Quietly Forms an Elite Force to Take On the Drug Cartels The government has yet to formally announce the new National Operations Unit, known by its Spanish initials UNO, but its...
DoD Trumps State: Smoke Marijuana, Risk Clearance Marijuana may now be legal for most people in Colorado, but the drug is still banned by federal law and the Defense...
Mexico Sends Drug Lord Caro Quintero and 28 Others to the US as Officials Meet with Trump Team Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA...
Trump Administration Labels 8 Latin American Cartels as 'Foreign Terrorist Organizations' President Trump has made securing the U.S.-Mexico border among his top priorities, vowing to carry out mass deportations...
Homegrown Trips: Desperate for PTSD Relief, Veterans Turn to Each Other for DIY Psychedelic Treatments The budding DIY psychedelics network is bypassing more traditional or trendy treatments, such as overseas organized retreats...
'You Can't Fix the Problem If You're in Denial:' The Military's Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, and tiny amounts can kill.
Defense Secretary Hegseth Says 'All Options Will Be on the Table' When Asked About Military Strikes in Mexico President Donald Trump designated cartels operating in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations on Jan. 20 during a slew of...
Trump Seeks to Designate Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist...
VA Funds Ivy League Research into MDMA as Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress, Alcohol Abuse The research, some of it already underway, is the first of its kind at the VA in more than 50 years.
Drill Sergeant Under Investigation After Having Soldiers Do Push-Ups Under MAGA Flag The Army has launched an investigation after a drill sergeant posted a video showing soldiers being hazed beneath a MAGA flag...
Taller Boots, Shorter Eyelashes: Air Force Releases Stricter Uniform Guidelines The new set of rules comes amid a widespread push started earlier this year by Air Force leadership to place more emphasis on...
Alabama Military Base Redesignation Ceremony Set for This Week After Hegseth Orders Renaming The base’s new namesake is Capt. Edward W. Rucker, a Missouri native who was called into service in 1916 and saw action in...
Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense...
Retired Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Leaking National Defense Info on Foreign Dating Website David Slater, after retiring from the Army, was an Air Force employee assigned to U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force...
![A soldier plays an accordion at a military base in Mexico City](http://images05.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-04/ApNewsroom_APTOPIX_Mexico_Military_Corridos_49442.jpg?itok=iI1L5vbT "A soldier plays an accordion during the performance of the "corrido" rhythmic style for the media at a military base in Mexico City, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)")
![A drug user prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-02/ApNewsroom_Opioid_Epidemic_Test_Strips_97115.jpg?itok=LdzYuaXF "A drug user prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination, Wednesday Aug. 22, 2018, in New York. If the strip registers a "pinkish" to red marker then the heroin is positive for contaminants. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)")
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