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References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the first women to pass Marine infantry training are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content, according to a database obtained by The Associated Press. The database,...[Read More]

The 82-kilometre canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific in Central America. It was built at the beginning of the 20th century by the engineering corps of the US Army.

Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups are warning veterans and military families to be wary of new financial scams targeting their communities amid the White House’s move to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Board. The CFPB was founded in 2011 to serve as an independent bureau within the Federal Reserve, to ensure that financial products and services offered to Americans are fair and ...[Read More]

A federal watchdog on Thursday criticized Veterans Affairs leaders for accounting mistakes and procedural errors last year which led to fears of a possible department budget shortfall despite sufficient funding available to cover benefits and medical care. The report from the VA Inspector General’s Office comes after months of criticism from Republican lawmakers about how previous department leade...[Read More]

A federal watchdog on Wednesday criticized Veterans Affairs leaders for failing to refund millions of dollars in canceled medical co-pay charges to veterans, despite knowing about the problem for years. The reprimand from the Office of Special Counsel, or OSC, comes after a whistleblower report that department administrators had “no agency policies, procedures, or plans” to get the backlog of repa...[Read More]

The conservative organization Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon this month in an attempt to obtain information that could shed more light on an Army antiterrorism training that labeled several legitimate nonprofits as terrorist groups. Photos of slides shown during an antiterrorism training at Fort Liberty were posted online this summer, prompting outrage about the groups labeled...[Read More]

The conservative organization Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon this month in an attempt to obtain information that could shed more light on an Army antiterrorism training that labeled several legitimate nonprofits as terrorist groups. Photos of slides shown during an antiterrorism training at Fort Liberty were posted online this summer, prompting outrage about the groups labeled...[Read More]

As his years in the military progressed, Shaun Gamble began finding it harder and harder to keep his weight in check. Gamble, 46, characterized the last few years of his nearly 25-year career as a struggle to stay in fighting shape. That changed in April 2023, when a civilian doctor prescribed him Ozempic. He soon shed 44 pounds, he told Military Times, getting down to about 200. Gamble was medica...[Read More]

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point colonel was arraigned for a second time in military court on Dec. 2 on charges related to allegations of drinking with a cadet, tampering with witnesses and falsifying information, according to court documents. Col. William Wright has been charged with three counts of failure to obey order or regulation, two counts of making false official statements and three...[Read More]