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August 30, 2022

Naming commission recommends Army and Naval academies scrap names of Confederate alumni

The Army and Navy academies should change the names of landmarks and memorials honoring Confederate leaders, according to the final Naming Commission report to Congress.

August 30, 2022

Air Force members to drive school buses in Anchorage, Alaska

The Anchorage School District is facing a shortage of bus drivers. To help with staffing, members of the U.S. Air Force at the Alaska base will drive school buses for 90 days.

August 30, 2022

Mother of late Army sergeant blasts Biden for 'unnecessary' loss of lives in Afghanistan: 'America is angry'

Paula Knauss Selph said America as lost it's way after her son, Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, was one of 13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan.

August 30, 2022

Mother of Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan: 'America is angry'

Paula Knauss Selph describes her grief and anger after her son, Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, was one of the 13 U.S. servicemembers killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan

August 30, 2022

Lankford presses Pentagon to explain 'horrific' conditions for unvaxxed sailors seeking religious exemptions

A top GOP senator is demanding the Pentagon provide Congress answers regarding allegations that unvaccinated Navy sailors are being transferred into deplorable living accomodations.

August 30, 2022

Afghanistan Withdrawal: A political turning point for way public felt about Biden

The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan one year ago was a watershed moment for President Biden, who had been enjoying high approval ratings prior to the pullout.

August 30, 2022

What is Taiwan's 'porcupine strategy' and how effective is it?

Former defense official James Anderson argued that the U.S. must drop its policy of ambiguity regarding Taiwan to maximize the effectiveness of its asymmetric strategy.

August 29, 2022

Parents of fallen Marine reflect on their son's legacy and the US Afghanistan withdrawal

Darin Hoover and Kelly Barnett, parents of fallen Marine Sgt. Taylor Hoover, remember their son one year after he was killed in a bombing at Kabul Airport on 'America Reports.'

August 29, 2022

Marines delay deployment of new Amphibious Combat Vehicle after July incident: report

Deployment of the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle will be delayed while the Marine Corps investigates a training incident in July, according to a report.

August 29, 2022

Putin sidelines Russia's defense minister over stalled progress in Ukraine, according to the UK

Putin has sidelined Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over stalled progress in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.K. wrote in an intelligence update on Monday.