The Dead Zone and the Empty Battlefield - Modern War Institute In a letter to his mother, British World War I poet Wilfred Owen described no man’s land, the piece of territory between belligerent trench lines, as “like the face of the moon, chaotic, crater-ridden...

During two recent brigade rotations at the National Training Center, both the OPFOR and the Rotational Unit suffered the highest total losses in two and a half years. Here’s why

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American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed

American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/w...

ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy

“It’s fundamentally harmful to national security to be doing this to members of the military, particularly while there is a war going on,” Ms. Stock said. “This is a major crisis for this soldier. His mind can’t be on the job.”

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Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.

Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners. n.pr/4c5heWU

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran If President Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.

SCOOP: The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran, U.S. officials said, as thousands of American soldiers and Marines arrive in the Middle East for what could become a dangerous new phase of the war should President Trump escalate.

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Pentagon Adopts New Limits for Journalists After Court Loss The Defense Department said it would close the Pentagon’s work area for journalists, among other changes, after a judge found the existing media policy unconstitutional.

Breaking News: The Pentagon is adopting new limits for journalists after a judge found the existing restrictions unconstitutional.

Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president’s anger.

Breaking News: Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI chief who led the Russia inquiry during President Trump’s first term, has died at 81.

Mullin Said to Have Credited the King of Jordan for a Helicopter Rescue

Mullin Said to Have Credited the King of Jordan for a Helicopter Rescue

The homeland security nominee brought up a mysterious trip in mid-2016 at a confirmation hearing. He visited Jordan that August, congressional records show.

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Tonight a judge ruled in favor of the New York Times in its lawsuit against the Pentagon, finding that the department's leadership violated both the first and fifth amendments in its attempts to limit press access.

Our statement:

Independent reporting on the U.S. military is essential to public understanding and trust. Without access, the public cannot fully see, or hold accountable, what is done in its name.

The court affirmed what should be beyond dispute: The government cannot pick and choose which journalists are allowed to cover it or deny access based on their reporting — a core First Amendment protection.

WASHINGTON, March 20 - National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. issued the following statement after a federal judge ruled that key portions of a Trump administration policy restricting reporters' access to the Pentagon violate the Constitution:

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional

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Aww. Hopefully in the future!

Are you able to update our mobile wallet smart trip cards to look this nice too?

Israeli security forces violently disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Tarawih prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on March 17, 2026

International media association slams Israeli police for an "unprovoked assault" on journalists in Jerusalem, which it says left a CNN producer with a fractured wrist

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Fund-raising Email Features Trump at Ritual for Soldiers Killed in Iran War

A group seeking donations for Trump sent out an email showing the president watching the somber transfer of US troops killed in the Iran War. The email says donors can get "private national security briefings and "the inside scoop DIRECT" from Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/u...

The Pentagon has identified all 6 of the US servicemembers killed during a refueling accident Thursday in Iraq in operations to support the war in Iran.

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Pentagon plan expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content The plan puts barriers on the use of wire service content and prohibits information that is not “consistent with good order and discipline.”

Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer said he has not been contacted directly by anyone from the Pentagon about the changes, despite reaching out to them.

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Four U.S. military servicemembers in uniform read a Stars and Stripes print newspaper. (Stars and Stripes)

The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that expands Defense Department oversight, restricts purchased content and signals a shift away from print.

The eight‑page memo marks the first formal guidance since the January social media post by a DOD spokesman. #Flashes

John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81 In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.

Breaking News: John F. Burns, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist for The New York Times best known for his work in Iraq, died at 81.

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

NEW: Under Trump, mental health care for vets is getting squeezed

VA is bleeding shrinks & *not replacing them*

One told me she's so overloaded her sessions can be *16 mins*

She's had to online sessions w/ 35 vets

How is that therapeutic? It's not, she said

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Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEWS: An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed US service members in the early hours of war was more severe than previously known. 30+ remained in hospitals yday. About 20 arrived at Landstuhl Tuesday with injuries the military designated “urgent." @cbsnews.com
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#BREAKING: About 140 US military personnel wounded in Iran war: Pentagon

Pentagon identifies seventh soldier killed in action during Operation Epic Fury Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after a March 1 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after a March 1 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs | CNN Business In a victory for Voice of America staffers, a federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year.

In a victory for Voice of America staffers, a federal judge ruled that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year. The mass layoffs and other actions undertaken during that time “are void,” the judge wrote. https://cnn.it/46LPSTM

The public deserves to know when Iran war reporting is stifled An unprecedented censorship infrastructure will obscure the fighting

"Journalists covering the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran should be telling their audiences not only what they know but what they were prevented from finding out, and by whom."

Hegseth's remarks highlight the government's reluctance to show human costs of war Remarks by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that the American press emphasizes U.S. casualties in the Iran war because it “wants to make the president look bad” are a reminder of something that has endu...

During his Pentagon briefing on the war on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth bashed "fake news" while addressing the six U.S. Army reservists killed in an Iranian attack on an operations center in Kuwait. https://to.pbs.org/4sv9zYs

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, seated, surrounded by nearly 30 other women, seated around her and standing behind her. 1933. Harris & Ewing, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

As the Great Depression threatened the tenuous foothold of women on newspaper staffs, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt instituted a weekly, women-only press conference at the White House to force news organizations to employ at least one woman reporter.

The first was held on this day in 1933. 🧵