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A total of 189 veterans are squaring off in 170 separate House and Senate races this election cycle, and the outcomes could determine which party controls Congress next year. However, the results may not be known for several days or weeks. That’s because each state has different rules regarding absentee voting, counting of mail-in ballots and verification of vote totals. In 2020, the presidential ...[Read More]

The seasonal greeting “Merry Christmas” is made possible by the reality captured in the greeting “Happy Holidays.” This duality underscores a uniquely American commitment to the freedom of religious expression enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution. It is a reminder of the delicate balance between our secular status as a nation-state and the religious freedom that typifies our legal ...[Read More]

The seasonal greeting “Merry Christmas” is made possible by the reality captured in the greeting “Happy Holidays.” This duality underscores a uniquely American commitment to the freedom of religious expression enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution. It is a reminder of the delicate balance between our secular status as a nation-state and the religious freedom that typifies our legal ...[Read More]

NORFOLK, Va. – Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 hosted a former aviator from its predecessor squadron, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6, to walk through squadron history and heritage following the 249th birthday celebration of the U.S. Navy.

Hundreds of airmen and more than a dozen bombers are temporarily relocating Air Force bases beginning this month, the service announced Dec. 2. Eight hundred service members and 17 B-1B Lancers will move from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, for the next 10 months as Ellsworth undergoes runway construction to prepare for the arrival of the new B-...[Read More]

The Navy has selected Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Washington CO Capt. Omarr Tobias for rear admiral, making him the first Black civil engineer to be promoted to the rank. The sea service last month announced the selection of Tobias, who has led the command since June 2023. He is expected to advance initiatives outlined in Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti’s Project 33...[Read More]

An Indiana Army National Guardsman deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve died Saturday in a non-combat incident, Defense Department officials announced Monday. Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died on Dec. 28, according to a brief release. The Pentagon did not provide additional details regarding Hart’s death, which is currently under investigation. Hart w...[Read More]

“I’m so thankful that his blood runs in our veins,” said Tewanna Anderson-Edwards of her great uncle Otis W. Leader, a World War I Choctaw code talker. Leader, a corporal in the Army’s 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, once destroyed a machine gun nest singlehandedly after some of his men had been killed, capturing two machine guns and defeating 18 enemy soldiers in the process. He wo...[Read More]

For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting.