The Top 10 Military News Stories of 2020 Despite the chaos in the wake of COVID-19, the military services found ways to stay ready to defend the nation.
New VA Secretary Vows to 'Redouble' Efforts to Help Military Sexual Trauma Survivors In a message to employees and veterans, McDonough vowed to ensure that the VA is a welcoming place for all vets.
Military Leaders Given 2 Weeks to Show Their Sexual Assault Prevention Efforts Are Working In one of his first actions as defense secretary, Lloyd Austin is ordering his top generals to report on the measures they're...
6 Major Veterans Orgs to White House: Fire VA Secretary Wilkie Now The request comes after a VA IG report found that Wilkie denigrated a female vet who alleged she was sexually assaulted.
Military Rape Cases Have No Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court Decides In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the crime of rape in the military has no time limit for prosecution.
Wilkie Disparaged Congressional Aide Who Alleged Sexual Assault at VA Facility, IG Probe Confirms VA Secretary Robert Wilkie was 'defensive' and 'unprofessional,' the report states.
Lawmakers 'Appalled' by Revelations of Sexual Assault, Harassment Culture at Fort Hood The review of Fort Hood found that 1,339 soldiers observed a sexual assault and 2,625 observed incidents of sexual harassment...
Gag Order: How Marine Corps Culture Silenced a Victim of Sexual Assault During Ohu’s seven-year career, she graduated from multiple military courses and was promoted to the prized rank of sergeant.
Former VA No. 2 Says He Was Fired for Refusing to Help Discredit Alleged Sexual Assault Victim In an extensive interview with Newsweek, Jim Byrne, a former Marine and federal attorney, said the VA secretary sought to...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...