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Opinion
When admirals obstruct justice
Regaining trust and respect after a military scandal requires accountability at the highest levels of leadership, our guest opinion writer argues.
![A service member sleeps after his duty day at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas, March 24, 2023.](jpg/thj3a4trsnfcjoq4iwpkqyu33m.jpg)
Opinion
A lack of sleep is breaking the US military
From the very start, unspoken principles are ingrained in service members. One such principle is that "sleep is a crutch."
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Opinion
Why improve Ukraine’s deep-strike capability?
Some NATO members have decided that providing deep-strike weaponry is important for Ukraine’s defense and worth any risk of escalation.
![Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG, veterans and Vietnamese Montgard pose together during MACV-SOG heritage week, Fort Bragg N.C., Nov. 10, 2021.](jpg/qzn5oa4znzfntcvcpuojcatpb4.jpg)
Opinion
Readers react to op-ed on honoring Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
Readers applaud the call for a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG.
![Noelle Wiehe says she had it fairly easy in the military — no horror stories, other than lousy leadership. But a stranger assumed otherwise.](jpg/vy4vily5brh6lhcj3uotvq2vhu.jpg)
Opinion
Because I was a woman who served, I was stereotyped by a stranger
Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.
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Opinion
Saving the next Nick: suicide prevention is a moral imperative
A word of encouragement from me wouldn’t have solved his problems, but it just might have given him enough hope to press on for a bit longer.
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Opinion
Don’t believe the hype about Fort Bliss
"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."
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Opinion
Ramaswamy’s plan to fire 300,000 veterans is reprehensible
The Republican presidential candidate has said he wants to cut 1 million federal jobs, and roughly 30% of federal employees are veterans.
![Forrest Powell, left, deputy director, state of Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs, assists local veterans with their earned benefits during an outreach event at the Aurora Inn in Nome, Alaska, July 9, 2022.](jpg/mrhohjz5orcozkomuydwfo4eva.jpg)
Opinion
Vets don’t deserve to be preyed upon by unaccredited ‘claims coaches’
Veterans should have a choice in how they pursue benefits, but also protection from those who will take advantage of the VA disability system.
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Opinion
Tuberville’s stall tactics harm junior troops and senior leaders
Military readiness is paramount, and politicians should step back and let the DoD focus on preparing for future wars.
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Opinion
Pentagon’s suicide prevention blueprint lacks focus on brain injuries
Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.
![A fence is decorated with pride flags during a pride month event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 28, 2023.](jpg/2dqjpr2wtjgzhc45oiabhmouem.jpg)