Spouses and vets are key to changing ‘broken’ narrative, experts say
Changing narratives around veterans and their military experience is key, according to advocacy groups.
By Karen Jowers
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Republicans pick defense hawk to usher spending bills
Republicans have selected a traditional defense hawk and Ukraine aid proponent as the new House appropriations chairman.
US military’s elite commando forces look to expand diversity
Leaders see greater diversity as a way to combat extremism in the ranks, even as they increase other training and education programs.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget
Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.
By Joe Gould
$20 million bail set for man accused of killing Yale grad student, a National Guard member
A Connecticut judge set $20 million bail Thursday for a man charged with killing a Yale graduate student and eluding authorities for three months.
Arrest warrant issued for suspect in killing of National Guard officer and Yale student Kevin Jiang
Officials issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the killing of 2nd Lt. Kevin Jiang, a National Guard officer and Yale grad student.
Police name person of interest in shooting death of Yale student, an Army National Guardsman
Kevin Jiang was shot multiple times and found lying outside his car on a New Haven street on Saturday night.
Book excerpt: ‘The Compleat Victory: Saratoga and the American Revolution’
"The Compleat Victory" offers an authoritative history of the American victory over British forces at the Battle of Saratoga, which stunned the world and changed the course of the war for independence.
By Kevin J. Weddle
Better understanding irregular warfare in competition
Irregular Warfare is one way the military can apply its power complementarily with diplomatic, economic, financial and other ways to secure strategic outcomes, says the author of this commentary.
By Kevin Bilms
Excerpt from ‘Rock Force’ on the retaking of Corregidor during World War II
In this excerpt from Kevin Maurer’s 2020 book “Rock Force,” we meet Pvt. Lloyd McCarter as he and the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare for the airborne assault in February 1945.
By Kevin Maurer
Previously sentenced on federal charge, Connecticut charges ex-soldier for stealing nearly $1M from veterans charity
Kevin Creed, an Army veteran and former state trooper, was sentenced to prison on a federal charge on Nov. 9 and ordered to pay $1.4 million restitution to Fisher House Foundation in Connecticut.
Army Special Forces colonel faces sexual assault charges
Col. Kevin M. Russell is assigned to Army Special Operations Command, with duty at the overarching U.S. Special Operations Command.
By Kyle Rempfer