Coast Guard personnel approach another missed check: Commandant calls it ‘unacceptable’

Coast Guard personnel approach another missed check: Commandant calls it ‘unacceptable’

Adm. Karl L. Schultz, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, appeared in a video on Tuesday alongside the branch’s Master Chief Petty Officer Jason M. Vanderhaden to express his gratitude to the American people for support while calling the continued shutdown “unacceptable.” He cited the stress it’s placed on  men and women throughout the […]

The ban on transgender service members gets a green light from the Supreme Court

The ban on transgender service members gets a green light from the Supreme Court

Nearly a year and a half after President Trump first announced his plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military, the U.S. Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the administration to carry out its plan. According to a report from Time, the ruling—decided Tuesday, January 22—has “cleared the way” for the implementation […]

Recent battle between rival drug cartels in Mexico resulted in more than 20 dead on the border

Recent battle between rival drug cartels in Mexico resulted in more than 20 dead on the border

Earlier this week, both President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders addressed the nation regarding the government shutdown, border security, and the proposed border wall. The president referred to the situation at the border as a crisis. However, his opposition stated the President Trump’s claims are false or exaggerated. Recently, CNN correspondent Jim Acosta tweeted himself […]

Opinion: The dangerous idea that ‘right’ is more important than ‘true’

Opinion: The dangerous idea that ‘right’ is more important than ‘true’

When you start working on a piece like this, you need to frame it properly in your mind. The fact that I chose to include images of two controversial politicians in the feature photo all but guarantees me a limited audience for this piece, because a large portion of the readers who scroll past this […]

Opinion: Why are military recruitment numbers down? Broken promises

Opinion: Why are military recruitment numbers down? Broken promises

A recent influx of headlines about the U.S. Army failing to hit its recruiting goals last year and the U.S. Air Force facing a longstanding pilot shortage prompted a resurgence in concerns about how to effectively draw young Americans to the clarion call of service. You’ll find proposed solutions (“give them more money!”) to assigned […]

Read outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis’ farewell to the troops

Read outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis’ farewell to the troops

Late Monday night, as Americans were preparing to ring in the new year, Defense Secretary James Mattis was having a very different sort of evening. After decades of service, the former Marine general relinquished authority over the Pentagon to his former deputy secretary and current acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan. According to the Department of […]