Travis Tritten
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Austin Recounts Childhood Struggles With Racism in University Address Focused on Military Inclusion
Austin's visit comes at a time when the services are struggling to meet recruiting goals. → Read More
Pentagon Approving New Rules for Mental Health Access More Than a Year After Passage of Law Requiring Changes
The Pentagon is moving forward with a series of changes to mental health care access required by a 2021 law that was passed in memory of a sailor who killed himself in 2018 after receiving little help from leaders. → Read More
Pentagon Sends 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border as Pandemic Immigration Restrictions End
The Pentagon is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwest border as federal immigration agencies and local communities brace for the expiration of pandemic-era restrictions used to quickly send migrants back to Mexico. → Read More
2 Air Guard Leaders in Accused Pentagon Leaker's Massachusetts Unit Suspended
The 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron's operational commander and federal orders administrative commander have been suspended during an investigation into the alleged leaking by Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira. → Read More
The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing. Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence.
The U.S. intelligence community deemed racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism -- with adherents such as white supremacists, Nazis and other racist groups -- the "most lethal threat" to Americans in its annual 2023 threat assessment released in March. → Read More
New Video Shows Russian Fighter Jet Buzzing US Drone Over Black Sea
Russian jets can be seen directly approaching and apparently dumping fuel twice on the U.S. drone as it flew over international waters. → Read More
Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, Finally Awarded Medal of Honor at White House
Retired Army Col. Paris Davis stood in the White House as President Biden draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, nearly six decades after he saved the lives of three troops during the Vietnam War. → Read More
Trading on Patriotism: How Extremist Groups Target and Radicalize Veterans
The issue of extremist groups has gained attention after the riot on Jan. 6 aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer of the presidency in 2021, violence that was spearheaded by several groups that actively recruit veterans. → Read More
4 US Troops Wounded During Raid that Killed ISIS Leader in Syria
The raid in northeastern Syria killed Hamza al-Homsi, whom the military said was a senior leader in the Islamic State terrorist group. → Read More
US and Allies Load Ukraine with Armor and Weapons Ahead of Expected Russian Offensive
The 11-month-old war may be approaching a crucial inflection point as intelligence points to Russia working and planning to rebuild its military. → Read More
A Top Pentagon Official Used Racist Language at Work and Made Sexual Comments to Women
Doug Glenn joined the office of the department's deputy chief financial officer in 2018 and performed the duties of the comptroller for a few months in 2021. → Read More
Pentagon Ramps Up Ukrainian Troop Training as Bradleys Are Added to Flow of Weapons
The new combined arms and joint maneuver training is slated to begin within a couple of weeks in Germany. → Read More
China's Nuclear Arsenal Ballooning as Competition Rises in the Pacific, Pentagon Says
China could triple its nuclear stockpile over the coming decade as it pursues more coercive and aggressive tactics in the Pacific, the DoD predicts. → Read More
Pentagon Bankrolls Soviet-Era Tanks for Ukraine's War Against the Russians
The Pentagon is buying T-72B tanks to give to Ukraine as part of a new $400 million weapons package. → Read More
Privatized PCS Moves May Finally Be Coming After Court Decision
For more than two years, the shift to private management has been snared in legal fights. → Read More
Ash Carter, Former Defense Secretary under Obama, Passes Away Suddenly at Age 68
Carter served during the latter years of the Obama administration from 2015 to 2017 and helped lead the department strategy in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. → Read More
Space Force Guardians Are Officially Eligible for the Bronze Star and Other Awards, Biden Says
The changes made by President Joe Biden add the Space Force, founded in December 2019, into executive orders issued over the decades that govern the awarding of the Bronze Star, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal and others. → Read More
Here's Why Putin Is Calling Up Veterans to Fight in His Ukraine War
Putin announced he will pull 300,000 troops from Russia's reserve forces -- veterans who have past military training -- and put them into the war. → Read More
Arlington Confederate Memorial Should Be Removed and USS Chancellorsville Renamed, Panel Says
The 108-year-old monument should be stripped and removed down to its granite base plate, the commission will tell Congress in a forthcoming report on its recommendations. → Read More
All Troops Who Took Part in Afghanistan Evacuation to Receive Meritorious Unit Commendation Award
The uniform ribbon is awarded by the individual services and it can signify valorous or meritorious service in combat, non-combat or a support role. → Read More