Opinion

The Navy has been forced to confront a global pandemic, all while continuing to carry out its mission, day in and day out.

"Hero" is a loaded word.

"The COVID-19 pandemic has produced an enormous expansion of governmental authority at both the state and federal levels."

China's early missteps in containing the virus have turned relations from competitive to downright adversarial.

"The GI Bill is not a panacea for offsetting their cost of higher education, though the motivation is understandable."

Infectious disease has always been one of the military's greatest threats.

"On the last day of January 1968, Gostas was writing his wife when he heard the sound of an AC-47 firing its miniguns."

Sadly, even before the pandemic, military families faced "food insecurity," unsure of how they would feed their families.

The DoD must preserve its military force readiness while simultaneously providing care for stricken personnel.

Even as much of the world shuts down because of the novel coronavirus, terrorism continues in Afghanistan.