Seasonal Depression: Mission Roll Call Helps Veterans Overcome Holiday Anxiety
For many people, the holidays can be a stressful time, but particularly for veterans, the period from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day can bring about depression, loneliness, anxiety, and isolation. But there are places veterans can turn to for help. Jim Whaley is the CEO of Mission Roll Call, a nonprofit organization that advocates for […]
Guardsmen Pulled off LA Mission as State Warns Troops Are 'Stretched Thin' Amid Wildfire Season
Some National Guardsmen deployed by President Donald Trump to Los Angeles last month in response to anti-immigration enforcement protests will be taken off the deployment as California readies for an active, potentially life-threatening wildfire season. U.S. Northern Command said in a statement Tuesday that approximately 150 members of the California National Guard were released from […]
When the Mission Is Over, Who Am I Outside the Army?
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. I was never late. Not once. In a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by minutes and uniformity, being dependable became more than a habit. It became my identity. I was […]
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission
Lawmakers from both parties are demanding answers from senior Army leaders regarding a Pentagon plan to strip $1 billion from funds earmarked for barracks repairs and facility upkeep and redirect that money to support the military’s growing mission at the U.S.-Mexico border. The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of […]
Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion from Army Barracks to Fund Border Mission
The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for maintaining and renovating Army barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that coincides with the service’s gradual deprioritization of quality-of-life initiatives for soldiers. Redirecting the barracks funding erodes much of the additional money the Army started pouring into living quarters […]
Pentagon Sends 1,100 More Troops to Border in Continued Mission Ramp-Up
The Pentagon is sending 1,115 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border from over half a dozen units across the different services in support of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, the military announced Thursday. They will join more than 8,000 troops on active-duty orders who have been part of the mission since late January, though a […]
Investigation into Gaza Pier Mission Finds Funding Cuts, Poor Planning Hindered the Operation
A newly released watchdog investigation into President Joe Biden’s mission last year to deliver aid to Gaza via a military logistics system known as JLOTS has confirmed years of cost cuts left the system seriously imperiled and military officials also failed to properly plan for the effort. In the spring of 2024, in the wake […]
Military's Border Mission Now Includes Coordinated Patrols with Mexican Counterparts
In a sharp escalation of border security efforts, U.S. and Mexican forces will soon begin synchronized patrols along their respective sides of the southern border, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The joint effort underscores the Trump administration’s push to have an aggressive posture on the border, a part of a key campaign promise President Donald Trump […]
Soldier Critically Injured During Gaza Pier Mission Dies at 23
A soldier who was seriously injured under unknown conditions this summer during the Pentagon’s temporary Gaza pier mission has died, the Army confirmed. Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley, 23, passed away Oct. 31, according to an online obituary. The Army confirmed to Military.com that Stanley was the soldier injured during the humanitarian aid mission, adding that […]
Airmen's Search for Remains Recalls Top Secret WWII Mission to Turn Planes into Flying Bombs
Dozens of U.S. airmen in England assisted with an archaeological dig earlier this year aimed at finding the remains of an Army pilot lost there during World War II, and in the process helped shine a light on one of the war’s most ambitious and ill-fated secret operations against the Nazis. The search for Army […]