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The Future of Transgender Troops in the United States

As it stands, transgender troops already in the military have been able to serve openly since then-Secretary of Defense Ash Carter's statement last year. But transgender recruits have not yet been allowed to enlist.

Susannah Rodrigue

News in Brief

Russia Suspends Use of Military Hotline After U.S. Attack on Syrian Warplane

Russia suspended the use of a hotline that has helped to prevent air conflict between the intervening powers in Syria.

Jack Denton

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is saluted by a member of his U.S. Army helicopter crew as he arrives at Resolute Support headquarters on April 24th, 2017, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

News in Brief

Mattis, Not Trump, Is Now in Charge of America’s Military Might

The Department of Defense may send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the real news is who's ordering their deployment.

Jared Keller

Field Notes: Watching Over the Korean Demilitarized Zone

Goseong, South Korea: A South Korean soldier looks over the DMZ from a guard position on top of Observation Post 717, on the edge of the North Korean border.

Pacific Standard Staff