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New VA chief Bob McDonald: West Point grad with strong business backgroundPresident Obama is expected to name Bob McDonald Monday as the new head of the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs. McDonald has a military background, but it is his experience as a corporate CEO that likely will prove most useful.
Report: VA had 'corrosive culture' and 'chronic systemic failures'The latest in a series of investigations into scandal at the US Department of Veterans Affairs finds 鈥渟ignificant鈥� failures and a culture leading to long wait times for treatment.- US drone killings: 'a secret war governed by secret law'?A task force of former top Pentagon officials concludes that US 'heavy reliance' on targeted killings for counterterrorism 'risks increasing instability and escalating conflicts.'
Pentagon clarifies what could happen to Bowe Bergdahl if he went AWOLThe Pentagon has not yet begun its investigation into the circumstances that led to the capture of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. But the Pentagon explained what it will be looking into and how that could affect the sergeant.
Iraq crisis: A cautionary tale for US exit from Afghanistan?Some in Congress are alarmed by reports of Iraqi forces throwing down their weapons and fleeing in the face of insurgents. They are asking the Pentagon if the same could happen after US troops leave Afghanistan.
Critics of Obama's troop order to Iraq: 'We told you so'President Obama's decision to order 300 military advisers to Iraq in the face of an Islamist insurgency revives the debate over whether he pulled out US combat forces too soon.
For valor atop a mud hut in Afghanistan, Marine receives Medal of HonorRetired Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter threw his body on a grenade in an effort to save the life of a fellow Marine. On Thursday, President Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor upon him.
President Obama weighs 'do nothing' option in IraqThere's pressure for US air strikes in Iraq. But some current and former US military commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, are making a case for doing nothing.
Would US air strikes work against Iraq insurgents?President Obama has few options as Iraq insurgents move toward Baghdad. Air strikes are one possibility. But their effectiveness might be limited without boots on the ground.
Pentagon moves USS Mesa Verde nearer Iraq. What can it do?The USS comes with quick-reaction forces and MV-22 Ospreys, which come in handy because they can take off and land vertically. It's a sign of how dire the situation is becoming.
Locked in a box: How Bowe Bergdahl coped with captivityAs a prisoner of the Taliban, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was kept in solitary confinement for long periods. How he dealt with that is key to his recovery and to the investigation of his leaving his post in Afghanistan.
Cover StoryHow vets help vets conquer the after-warWhile scandal engulfs the V.A., soldiers are supporting other聽soldiers as they cope with the invisible scars of combat. It may be their most important mission yet.
US naval power steams toward IraqAs Islamist insurgents overrun Iraqi cities, a US aircraft carrier and two more US warships are headed to the waters off Iraq. US interests there include the largest American embassy and three consulates.
Back in the US, Bowe Bergdahl must unlearn the ways he coped as a POWSgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, is in 鈥楶hase III鈥� of his reintegration. His parents probably will reunite with him in Texas, but it鈥檚 unclear when.
Iraq options: Should US send weapons to a military that may give them up?As Obama's staff prepares options for a US response in Iraq, President Obama cautions Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki on the need for steps toward political reconciliation.
Iraq crisis: Why have US-trained security forces folded?Iraqi security forces have been on a steady decline since US forces departed in 2011. Experts see a splintered and unmotivated military that must be wrested from sectarian control.
How Bowe Bergdahl's military 'healing' process could land him in troubleBowe Bergdahl will be asked, repeatedly to share his story in great detail with the US military team handling his reintegration.聽This sharing could ultimately incriminate him, however.
'Friendly fire' deaths in Afghanistan: Relatively rare, they draw attention.Five Special Operations Forces soldiers returning from a joint US-Afghan operation called in air support when they encountered insurgents. A B1 responding to the request reportedly hit the wrong target.
Bowe Bergdahl and 'moral injury': What if 'right and wrong' crumbles?Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had deep reservations about how the US mission in Afghanistan was being carried out. When a soldier's sense of right and wrong is shaken, the effect can be devastating, military ethicists say.
Bowe Bergdahl's complicated storyBowe Bergdahl, who says he was tortured and kept in a cage after a failed escape, is slowly reintegrating to normal life. But his father in Idaho has received death threats.
