After Legal Battles, Sikh Graduates Marine Corps Boot Camp with Beard, Turban In a historic legal win for religious freedom in the military, a member of the Sikh community graduated from Marine Corps...
A Complicated Legacy: Army Officer Who Exposed Iraq Abuse Was Under FBI Suspicion at the End of His Life During his military career, Army Maj. Ian Fishback reported 82nd Airborne Division abuses of prisoners in Iraq, prompting...
Veterans Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and Earlier Bans Sue Pentagon to Correct Records While veterans who were discharged under the policy that banned gay and lesbian troops from serving openly can apply to have...
Chinese Agents Allegedly Paid 2 US Sailors for Info on Ships, Facilities, Exercises China "compromised enlisted personnel to secure sensitive military information that could seriously jeopardize U.S. national...
Veteran Advocates Sue over 'Discriminatory' Fertility Treatment Policies at DoD, VA Legal services groups, representing service members and veterans, say the government policies discriminate against unmarried...
Veterans in Congress Press for Bowe Bergdahl to Be Retried After Sentenced Was Dismissed Five House Republicans wrote Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Attorney General Merrick Garland protesting a judge's...
Bowe Bergdahl's Sentence Is Thrown Out by Judge as Case Takes New Turn A federal judge ruled in favor of the government in one argument but agreed with Bergdahl on the other, ultimately vacating...
Court-Martial Convictions Would Need Unanimous Jury Verdicts Under Measure Added to Defense Bill The amendment would change one of the last ways the military justice system differs from civilian courts after a series of...
14-Year-Old Girl Found in Pendleton Barracks May Have Met Marine on Tinder, New Documents Show The documents also show that investigators have begun to look into the claims that the girl was a victim of human trafficking...
Military Couple at Center of Lawsuit Challenging Porn Restrictions in State Law In Louisiana, a state law requires users to verify their age on pornography sites using a driver's license or other ID...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
![Pfc. Jaskirat Singh hugs Lt. Col. Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-08/1time-jaskirat-singh-and-kamaljeet-singh-1800.jpg?itok=PTP0F6FI "At his Marine Corps graduation, Pfc. Jaskirat Singh hugs Lt. Col. Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, founder of the Sikh American Veterans Alliance. Pfc. Singh is wearing a turban, beard, unshorn hair and a "kara" -- a metal bracelet traditional to the Sikh faith. (Courtesy Sikh American Veterans Alliance)")
