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Air Force EOD Technicians Earn Rust-Colored Beret in Recognition of Combat Role

A small piece of headgear is carrying significant symbolic weight for one of the Air Force's most specialized career fields. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians are set to receive a new rust-colored beret, marking a formal recognition of their role in some of the military's most technically demanding and hazardous operations.

When AI Gets It Wrong, Military Families Pay the Price: The Pentagon’s Polygraph Overhaul and What’s at Stake

When a soldier loses their security clearance, the consequences ripple far beyond their career — they can lose the income that pays for their family's health insurance, their children's doctor visits, and the prescriptions that keep a household running. Now, the Pentagon's push to use artificial intelligence to assess whether military and intelligence personnel are trustworthy enough to hold those clearances is raising serious alarms — not just about civil liberties, but about the real-world fallout for families who depend on the financial stability a clearance provides.

Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan to Be Executed by U.S. Army Firing Squad

Seventeen years after one of the deadliest attacks ever carried out on a U.S. military installation, the man responsible is finally facing a date with justice. The Pentagon has announced that Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army officer who opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, will be executed by U.S. Army firing squad.

Supreme Court Takes Up Incarcerated Veteran’s Fight Over VA Benefits Appeals Process

A former Army soldier serving a 40-year prison sentence has pushed a legal question all the way to the nation's highest court — one that could reshape how veterans across the country challenge decisions about their benefits. The case raises a fundamental question: when the federal government's own review system may fall short, where does a veteran go for justice?