Troop suicides drop from 2020, but still up over decade: Pentagon
WASHINGTON – The rate of active-duty military suicides declined by 15% in 2021, but a top Defense Department official said Thursday it was too soon to say whether the dip … Read More
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Xi Jinping says Beijing will never ‘renounce’ using force to reunify Taiwan
President Xi Jinping declared on Sunday that it is up to the Chinese people whether to reunify Taiwan, insisting that Beijing will never “renounce” using force to do so and … Read More
Biden admin drafts resolution for rapid military deployment in Haiti
The Biden administration drafted an emergency resolution with the United Nations Security Council calling for an immediate rapid military deployment to help stem a spiraling series of health and security … Read More
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator Kazuki Takahashi died trying to save woman, child
“Yu-Gi-Oh!” creator Kazuki Takahashi’s July death came after he tried to save a child, woman and a soldier from a treacherous rip current off the coast of Japan, a new … Read More
US military seeks to address mental health as suicides rise
After finishing a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, Dionne Williamson felt emotionally numb. More warning signs appeared during several years of subsequent overseas postings. “It’s like I lost me somewhere,” … Read More
BTS members face possible South Korean military conscription
South Korea’s military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given … Read More
Sailor Ryan Sawyer Mays suspected of arson fire on USS Bonhomme Richard acquitted
A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a blow to the Navy as it faces allegations of improper … Read More
Russian deserters will be treated in ‘civilized manner’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged that Russian soldiers who surrender will be treated in a “civilized manner,” comments made just hours after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ramping up … Read More
Inside the high-stakes Afghan rescue mission after Kabul fell
It was August 2021, and Afghanistan had turned into a tinderbox ready to explode in the wake of President Biden’s botched evacuation of American troops. Nezamuddin “Nezam” Nezami was an … Read More
U.S. veterans Alex Drueke, Andy Huynh return home after disappearing while fighting in Ukraine
Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared three months ago while fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia arrived home to Alabama on Saturday, greeted by hugs, cheers and tears of joy … Read More
