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Viewfinder: A World War II Veteran Who Took Part in D-Day Is Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Members of the United States Army's 3rd Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," carry the flag-draped casket of World War II Army veteran Carl Mann to his final resting place.

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

The Army Is Discharging Immigrant Recruits Who Were Promised Expedited Citizenship

At least 40 people have been discharged.

Rebecca Worby

Social Justice

Foreign-Born Soldiers Are Seeing Their Careers Stall

Dysfunction in a U.S. Army recruitment pipeline for foreign-born soldiers has created chaos and uncertainty for thousands.

Sabrina Toppa

News in Brief

Should You Thank a Soldier for Their Service?

Maybe think twice about it.

James McWilliams

News in Brief

The U.S. Military Needs a Major Makeover

Our military’s ranking system is the enemy in our ranks. By David Spencer U.S. Army soldiers salute during…

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

Deployment Not Necessarily Behind Military Suicides

A military study finds the length of service and dishonorable discharges have a much larger influence on suicide risk than being sent to war.

Nathan Collins

News in Brief

The Pentagon Has Finally Identified the Remains of a POW Lost Since 1942

Long buried alongside hundreds of unknown U.S. soldiers in the Philippines, Private Arthur “Bud” Kelder is on his way home after a lawsuit by his family.

Megan McCloskey

News in Brief

The Pentagon Finally Decides to Dig Up the Remains of a Long-Lost Soldier

The military will exhume a grave in the Philippines that may hold the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family has long been fighting the Pentagon to get him home.

Megan McCloskey

Economics

The Staggering Costs of Kickbacks, Bribery, and Theft in the Military

The structure of the military means that when people high up in the chain of command aren’t held responsible for the crimes they commit, that message will quickly ripple down the ranks.

Lauren Kirchner

News in Brief

The Highest Paid People on the Pentagon’s Budget: 3 Football Coaches

The head coaches at Army, Navy, and Air Force make the most money in the Pentagon—and it's not all that surprising.

Ryan O'Hanlon