Arizona Republic's take on Paris attacks

Opinion

My little sister is deployed in the Middle East. Her base was hit.

In this commentary for The War Horse, the sister of a U.S. airman deployed to the Middle East describes staying connected through a spreading war zone.
El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.
How defense bureaucracy is driving elite warfighters out of the military

An unexpected driver is forcing elite operators to hand in their uniforms: a broken defense healthcare policy that penalizes their special-needs children.
Widespread hormone replacement could yield long-term detriments that outweigh benefits

Widespread hormone replacement among troops could yield health and operational risks that outweigh benefits, former VA Secretary David Shulkin argues here.