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25 July 2023

Stars and Stripes | Pentagon announces new long-term arms deal for Ukraine worth $1.3 billion

A new long-term U.S. arms purchase for Ukraine is worth $1.3 billion in air defense weapons and other munitions, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.

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Military Times | Congress set to rush through defense work ahead of August recess

Congress is poised to advance two major pieces of defense legislation ahead of the start of its end-of-summer break, but completion of either measure is still months away.

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NBC News | No new talks over U.S. soldier detailed in North Korea, U.S. officials say

There have been no new communications between the United Nations and North Korea since Pvt. Travis King first bolted across the border to the secretive state, U.S. officials said Monday, contradicting an earlier statement by the U.N.

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Defense News | With eyes on Trump, Senate votes to make NATO withdrawal harder

The Senate on Wednesday passed a provision to the annual defense bill that would make it more difficult for a U.S. president to withdraw from NATO, a precautionary measure against former President Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.

New York Times | The risks of one of the most severe tools in America’s foreign policy arsenal

There is nearly universal consensus that certain egregious violations of international laws and norms demand a forceful and concerted response. Think only, for example, of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the development of nuclear weapons capabilities in Iran and North Korea. Harsh economic sanctions have long been viewed as the answer. The eternal question, though, is: What comes next? When do sanctions stop working? Or worse, when do they start working against the United States’ best interests?

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Stand Together | A new cold war with China wouldn’t be like the last one. It could be worse.

Decades later, a Cold War is as much a cultural concept as a geopolitical one. It summons thoughts of American exceptionalism and inevitable triumph; and of safety on home turf, with violence occurring on faraway soil, if at all. As tensions between the U.S. and China boil to a head, many are framing a potential conflict as a cold war, with all of the preconceptions that come along with it.

MSNBC | Jason Beardsley discusses the current situation in Ukraine

Beardsley delves into the current landscape of Russia and Ukraine, offering expert analysis on recent events and their impact on the potential of peace negotiations and some of the greater global implications.

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The Overwatch | #VAFail: VA mistakenly marks Nevada veteran dead, shutting off access to benefits and bank account

But Department of Veterans Affairs left Tom Hayden behind, recently marking him dead in their system even though he is alive.

CNN | Serving those who served our country: Meet the North Carolina woman who found her purpose in helping homeless vets

In 2008, a stroke and subsequent traumatic brain injury (TBI) nearly killed Stacey Buckner. Today, she says her miraculous road to recovery led her to the outreach work that has become her life’s mission.

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Military.com | Operation Homefront gives recently discharged vets a chance at owning a home

Started in 2018, Operation Homefront's Transitional Homes for Veterans program provides rent-free housing to veterans who apply and qualify.

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