Police Say They Welcome Transgender Recruits Even if Trump Doesn’t

A week after the president said he would bar transgender military personnel, officials in Texas, Ohio, Colorado and elsewhere are responding with invitations.

Coast Guard Still Supports Transgender Troops, Commandant Says

Adm. Paul Zukunft said he remained committed to “our people right now,” despite President Trump’s statement that transgender people were not welcome in the military.

Marine Corps Plane Crash: The Victims

By THE NEW YORK TIMES July 13, 2017 When 16 American service members died on Monday after their transport plane had a midair emergency and plummeted into the rugged, rural farmland of the Mississippi Delta, the military suffered one of its worst...

Alaska Looks at a Nuclear Threat, and Shrugs It Off

By KIRK JOHNSON July 13, 2017 ANCHORAGE — In Washington, the news that North Korea may have developed an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting Alaska set off a wave of anxiety. But here in Alaska — already home to survivalists,...

Marine Plane Had Emergency at Cruise Altitude, General Says

By ELLEN ANN FENTRESS, RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA and DAVE PHILIPPS July 12, 2017 GREENWOOD, Miss. — A Marine Corps transport plane that crashed in Mississippi, killing 16 service members, experienced an emergency at high...

Feature: How the Death of a Muslim Recruit Revealed a Culture of Brutality in the Marines

How the Death of a Muslim Recruit Revealed a Culture of Brutality in the Marines By JANET REITMAN July 6, 2017 By JANET REITMAN July 6, 2017 It was late at night on March 7, 2016, when Ghazala Siddiqui heard the phone ring and hurriedly reached for...