Tag: military
Martha Roby: Honor veterans in your hometown
In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, the armistice ending World War I was signed. Originally...
Terri Sewell to host Fourth Annual Veterans Resource Fair
In support of those who served our nation, Alabama 7th District U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell will host her Fourth Annual Veterans Resource Fair on...
John McCain demands accounting from VA on money for private care
Sen. John McCain is demanding a full accounting from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the financial status of its private-sector health care program...
Groups seek to halt Donald Trump transgender military policy change
Two LGBT-rights organizations asked a federal judge in Washington on Thursday to bar President Donald Trump from changing the government's policy on military service...
New Birmingham organization encourages hiring veterans
Up to 360,000 men and women leave the military annually and a new Birmingham-based initiative is hoping to make their transition a little bit easier for...
America’s 16 years in Afghanistan: From triumph to stalemate
Sixteen years of U.S. warfare in Afghanistan have left the insurgents as strong as ever and the nation's future precarious. Facing a quagmire, President...
US and South Korean troops start drills amid North Korea standoff
U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in...
Bradley Byrne: Improvements for Alabama’s veterans
In my office, there is no greater priority than ensuring veterans are appropriately taken care. These men and women sacrificed so much for our...
Donald Trump to visit Marine base in Yuma before Phoenix rally
The White House says President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit a Marine Corps base in Arizona along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump is set to...
Estimates of North Korea’s nuclear weapons hard to nail down
The U.S. intelligence agencies' assessments of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal have a wide gap between high and low estimates. Size matters...
