Military

The Supreme Court has allowed the ban to take effect, in a win for the Trump administration—and a loss for thousands of active transgender service members.

The Supreme Court voted Tuesday to enact the Trump administration's policy prohibiting people with a gender identity that differs from their biological sex from serving in the military.

There's been much ado about data suggesting there are fewer post-9/11 veterans starting their own businesses than in generations past. But those statistics may be misleading.

How can a country that spends so much on its military be at such a disadvantage?

A Vietnam War veteran points to names of fallen soldiers on the wall of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., on November 12th, 2018.

Homelessness, a chaotic VA, PTSD, and a shrinking cohort are just some of the challenges for the group—and the country.

A picture taken from a United States Marines C-130 transport aircraft shows the area near Brekstad, Norway, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Trident Juncture 2018 exercise on October 31st, 2018.

For the Air Force, climate change just got personal.

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a study on the militarization of police to a look at Ohio Governor John Kasich's expansion of medicaid coverage.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers united on Monday to call for action from both Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Hundreds of veterans seeking treatment for sexual trauma they experienced while in the military had their claims wrongly denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

I grew up drinking and bathing in the toxic waters around a military base in North Carolina. Thirty years later, I went back to investigate.

Sweeping military reforms include new guidelines for how the Department of Defense must handle child-on-child sexual assault on military bases.

After news broke in July that the United States Army was quietly discharging immigrant recruits, high-ranking military officials have ordered a halt to the discharges.

A congressional committee moved on Wednesday to bar the Trump administration from deporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients who served in the military.

At least 40 people have been discharged.

Despite the ongoing ascension of non-state armed groups in the Middle East, the U.S. military seems to be pivoting to a power competition against Russia and China.

A protester is removed by police officers during a sit-in to block construction vehicles working on the expansion of Camp Schwab, a United States military base, on May 31st, 2018, in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, Japan.

A legal principle intended to protect service members after World War II has spawned a dangerous precedent.

Major Peter Norton GC grips a program in his prosthetic hand as he waits to greet Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (not seen) at the door as he attends the bi-annual service of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Association.

On its 60th birthday the North American Aerospace Defense Command continues to look for ways to remain a vigilant defender of the continent.

Despite some positive trends, society needs to do more to help ease service members back into civilian life.

The Pentagon has paid more than $42 billion to clean up contaminated sites—mostly to private contractors—with little evidence of improvements, a ProPublica investigation found.