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News Articles: Military

A military servicemember holds a cellphone up for a child

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UGA study looks at how many military families use food pantries

The state has one of the nation’s largest military populations. And while most families can make ends meet without assistance, a new UGA survey shows about 13% are receiving help with food. Researchers say the next thing they want to look at is how much of an undercount that number could be. 

November 10, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth testifies during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in May 2022.

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  • National Security

The U.S. Army is falling short of its recruitment goals. She has a plan for that

For years, the U.S. Army has not been able to meet its annual recruitment goal. The Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, is rolling out a plan to address that.

October 05, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Mark Milley, the retiring chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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  • National

'The military has no role' in politics, says retiring chair of the Joint Chiefs

The nation's most senior military officer has retired. He talks to All Things Considered about Donald Trump, democracy, and whether the U.S. military has been politicized.

October 02, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 1 more
Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR's studios for an interview with NPR's Jonathan Franklin.

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  • National

She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military. Here's how it happened

Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600 soldiers.

September 24, 2023
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By:
  • Ajani Daniel and
  • Jonathan Franklin
The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

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  • National Security

Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
From left: Janessa Schilmoeller, Tonya Murphy, Sarah Streyder, Brandi Jones and Kate Marsh Lord.

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  • Politics

These military spouses are fighting one senator's hold on military promotions

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's disagreement with a Pentagon policy on abortion is upheaving life plans for hundreds of military families. Now those families are petitioning Senate leaders to intervene.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Sen. Ossoff pictured with a service member.

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  • National Security

Ossoff touts successes in extending care for service members and national security improvement

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has successfully led bipartisan efforts to improve national security and the quality of life for Georgia service members, military families, and veterans. The success comes from his work with the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act, which Ossoff helped pass last week in Congress.

August 03, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, pictured here speaking to reporters in the U.S. Capitol on July 10, has blocked hundreds of military nominations, causing logistical hurdles across the service.

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  • National Security

One senator's abortion protest leaves the Marine Corps without a permanent leader

The Marine Corps' highest-ranking officer position fell vacant on Monday thanks to a move from Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who continues to block nominations to protest a Pentagon abortion policy.

July 11, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A nationwide survey by the RAND Corporation found that veterans were less likely than the general population to support extremist groups.

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  • National Security

Survey: Surprising to some, veterans are less likely to support extremism

A RAND Corporation survey found that Americans who served in the military support extremist views at rates lower than nonveterans.

May 23, 2023
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Dr. David Kieran is associate professor and Colonel Richard R Halleck, distinguished chair in military history at Columbus State.

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  • News

Iraq War Symposium in Columbus reflects on the conflict's purpose, impact

Twenty years ago this month, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. How has that conflict changed us as a nation?

March 09, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Two Leopard 2 A6 heavy battle tanks and a Puma infantry fighting vehicle of the Bundeswehr's 9th Panzer Training Brigade participate in a demonstration of capabilities during a visit by then-Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht to the Bundeswehr Army training grounds in February 2022 in Munster, Germany.

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  • World

Germany signals it hasn't ruled out sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Western defense officials are meeting to coordinate military assistance to Ukraine. Germany has resisted their efforts to persuade the country to export its Leopard 2 tanks, or allow others to do so.

January 20, 2023
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  • Rob Schmitz
In this photo taken Friday, April 21, 2017 a United States flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C.

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  • Family

Members of the military will now get 12 weeks of parental leave

The new guidance is for birthing and non-birthing parents, including parents who recently adopted a child and parents who used a surrogate.

January 05, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
The new Columbia-class submarines are likely to be stationed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base

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  • News

Georgia bases land priority projects in national defense bill

President Joe Biden signed the $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Friday, legislation that approves fiscal 2023 funding requests for Georgia military bases from St. Marys to Marietta.

December 28, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Mohammad Hashim, a former officer in the Afghan National Army, now picks apples for a living.

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  • World

For Afghans who fought against the Taliban, life is fraught under their rule

Those who put their lives on the line in the Afghan National Army and can't find a way out of Afghanistan are working menial jobs, sometimes moving locations every few days in fear for their safety.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • Fazelminallah Qazizai,
  • and 1 more
Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir, seen here on Nov. 1, has been appointed to replace Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa as head of Pakistan's army when Bajwa completes his term on Nov. 29. Munir, Pakistan's former spy chief, begins his new role amid bitter feuding between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former premier Imran Khan. Khan has accused Bajwa of playing a role in his ouster, a charge Bajwa has denied.

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  • World

Pakistan names a new military chief amid bitter political feuding

Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir replaces Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retires on Nov. 29. Munir begins his new role amid bitter feuding between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and former premier Imran Khan.

November 24, 2022
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