Watch 7:13
How Pentagon efforts to claw back recruitment bonuses have affected soldiers
Amid a mounting outcry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter halted Pentagon efforts to recollect money given to thousands of California National Guard members. Soldiers were asked to repay bonuses of $15,000 or more, which had been doled out improperly by recruiters…
Column: How I answer my students’ tough questions about military service
Darrell Jones, who served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, shares how he teaches his classes about the history of Memorial Day and how he answers the question often posed by his students: does he know anyone who…
Mitsubishi apologizes for using American POWs as laborers in WWII
Senior executives from Mitsubishi Materials held a press conference at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles on Sunday to formally apologize for using American prisoners of war as forced laborers during World War II.
Watch 8:28
Soldiers find special bond with dogs trained for war
Some 2,500 dogs have accompanied American warriors on patrol and in close combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tasks like bomb detection and protection demand dedication to their human handlers, with whom they often form a special bond in the face…
U.S. defense officials said Thursday that Russia has pulled most of its forces away from the Ukraine border, a withdrawal that the U.S. has been demanding for weeks. They said about seven battalions remained, amounting to a couple of thousand…
News Wrap: Senate clears way for final vote on bipartisan budget deal…
News Wrap: Hamid Karzai sets conditions for his signature on U.S. security deal…
News Wrap: Wave of Baghdad bombing attacks target Shiite areas…
Former Army captain receives Medal of Honor…
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