Troops at two dozen bases exposed to toxic chemicals in drinking water
An internal Defense Department study completed this year found that the drinking water at 24 installations exposes about 175,000 service members a year…
Domestic extremism is rare in the military, ‘but it is an issue’
The Pentagon is still working on getting an idea of just how common extremist activity and affiliations are among service members. Total complaints…
Study recruits troops to see how sleep deprivation affects the brain
A high-tech MRI may be able to detect precisely how brain function changes with lack of sleep. It’s part of a troop study…
The military fielded over 200 domestic extremism reports last year
The services took in 211 reports of domestic extremism between October 2021 and September 2022, 183 of which launched investigations, according to data…
Politicization contributing to Americans’ low trust in the military
The American public’s historically low confidence in the military as a public institution is not due solely to the action of civil or…
Army veteran suing timeshare company over predatory lending practices
The Federal Trade Commission has joined a lawsuit filed last year by a former soldier and his wife, alleging that the timeshare company…
Afghan government didn’t think US would actually leave, report finds
Six main factors led to the collapse of the Afghan government as the U.S. drew down its last troops in the country, according…