Air Force Airman Benjamin E. Dorsey graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits […]
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Trump approves sending more forces to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran
The decision to send the additional forces to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations across the Middle East, was made late Thursday.
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Dana Milbank: Republicans will take from constituents to give to Trump
They’ll uphold his emergency declaration even though it puts military projects in their districts on the block.
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Kathleen Parker: Don’t tell Martha McSally what she can’t do
The Arizona senator, who recently disclosed having been raped in the military, wants to continue to speak for women.
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The View From Here: There’s not much room for compromise between the parties anymore
Even in ‘odd’ years, powerful political forces drive elected officials away from common ground.
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Another View: Why make anyone register for the military draft?
Progress isn’t adding women to what may be an obsolete system.
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Maine Voices: Mainers should know how the Pentagon is spending their tax dollars
Sen. Angus King should keep up the pressure to address inconsistencies revealed by the agency’s first-ever audit.
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Putin warns U.S. against deploying new missiles in Europe
The Russian president threatens retaliation and accuses the U.S. of bad faith in abandoning a 1987 arms accord.
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Trump orders Pentagon to plan for new Space Force
It would be part of the Air Force, not the separate military service he originally envisioned.
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Trump plans to get wall funding by scrapping some military projects
The president intends to draw $3.6 billion from military construction funds and $2.5 billion from a military drug interdiction program to help build 234 miles of new barriers along the border.