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Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

Faced with tough questions about leaving Afghanistan, including Americans left behind, President Joe Biden planned to address the nation Tuesday about the way forward after 20 years of U.S. war.

 
Veteran turning historic airfield into Army Air Force museum

During World War II, Wendover’s airfield served as a base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews and was the training site of the B-29 unit that dropped the atomic bombs.

 
Pentagon ends ban on transgender troops

The Pentagon announced Thursday that transgender people will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces.

 
Obama honors fallen military at Arlington National Cemetery

President Barack Obama challenged Americans on Memorial Day to fill the silence from those who died serving their country with love and support for families of the fallen, “not just with words but with our actions.”

 
Obama to deploy dozens of special operations forces to Syria to fight ISIS

U.S. President Barack Obama plans to deploy dozens of special operations forces to northern Syria to advise opposition forces in their fight against Islamic State, a major shift and a step he has long resisted to avoid getting dragged into another war in the Middle East.

 
Shinseki resigns amid veterans’ health care issues

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned Friday in a personal meeting with President Barack Obama, shortly after publicly apologizing for deep problems plaguing the agency’s health care system that Obama called “totally unacceptable.”