Ten retired general and flag officers, including the former director of the National Security Agency, have filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting expansion of draft registration to include women. Retired Air Force Gen. Mike Hayden, former director of the National Security Administration; Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal; Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy and …

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The Navy’s first black female four-star admiral and a former commandant of the Marine Corps are among the names put forward by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to a commission to recommend a process for renaming Army bases and other landmarks named for Confederate leaders. The members representing the Pentagon on the congressionally mandated panel …

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There’s always time for feel-good love stories, but this year makes them even better. After almost a year of isolating lockdowns, virtual schooling, limited vacations, and news cycles filled with violence and hate, it’s nice to see love prevail. And Valentine’s Day seems the perfect time to share this particular story. Dennis Reynolds met Diane …

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The Biden administration formally went ahead Friday with revoking the State Department’s terrorist designations of Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, citing concern about the humanitarian disaster gripping the Mideast nation. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the designations, which the Trump administration issued against the Houthis in its final days in office, needed to be …

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Thousands of Navy personnel are about to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine ahead of an upcoming deployment — and while sailors aren’t required to take the shot yet, they soon could be. Members of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group will get the option to receive the first dose of the …

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