Archeologists find musket balls from early Revolutionary War battle
Nearly 250 years ago, militiamen fired a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first major Revolutionary War battles.
By Michael Casey
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Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery
A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, a cemetery official said.
Under fire from all sides, Esper’s next move may dictate his future
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has reportedly angered President Trump and may be on thin ice with the administration.
By Aaron Mehta
When to hold the line
The author of this commentary said he hopes the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs chairman avoid risking further harm to the military by considering carefully any decision to deploy active-duty military to America’s streets.
By Andrew Milburn
Handling of street protests creates crisis for Pentagon boss
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is facing the most politically charged crisis of his tenure, criticized for calling protester-filled streets a military “battle space” and accused of failing to keep the military out of politics.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Trump offers ‘domination’ of DC protests as model for states
Claiming he is backed by a “silent majority,” President Donald Trump turned the nation’s capital into a model for the overwhelming force he believes critical to stop sometimes-violent protests that have spread across the country in a time of racial unrest.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press
Former Joint Chiefs chairman blasts Trump and the portent of US troops on American streets
Retired Adm. Mike Mullen blasted Trump's Monday night "stunt" outside the White House.
DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests
Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back Tuesday on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, with the mayor flatly rejecting a Trump administration proposal for the federal government to take over its police force and one county in Virginia pulling its officers from Washington.
Cruise passengers arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base to begin quarantine as Georgia reacts to virus
Some of the passengers from a cruise ship in California that carried people infected by the new coronavirus arrived at an air base in Georgia to begin a two-week quarantine, as more than 100 schools in two districts were closed Wednesday and public events were scrapped.
By Jeff Martin, The Associated Press
Gold Star families could get free access to national parks
Families of people who died during military service would receive free access to national parks if Congress approves a proposal from two Maine lawmakers.
New sculpture pays tribute to military working dogs
A new sculpture honors military working dogs.
By Olivia Vermane