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News Articles: Military

Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday. If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black Secretary of Defense.

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  • Politics

Biden's Defense Pick, Lloyd Austin, Seeks To Become 1st Black Pentagon Chief

The retired four-star Army general served in the military for 40 years including as the first Black general to lead U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Surrounded by Army cadets, President Trump watches the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 12.

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  • National Security

Trump And The Military: What An Erratic Commander In Chief Leaves Behind

"Military and some civilian leaders have been in constant damage control over the last four years. The old 'cleanup on aisle 4, then 6, then 8,' " a retired officer says of President Trump's tenure.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday. Members of the branch will be called "guardians."

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  • Space

Space Force Members Will Be Called 'Guardians'

The official moniker, announced by Vice President Pence at a White House ceremony, comes one year after the creation of the newest military branch. The name drew raised eyebrows online.

December 19, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control.

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  • National Security

How Police, National Guard And Military Are Preparing For Election Day Tensions

Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control.

October 26, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Martin Kaste
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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  • Music

Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

May 24, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Actors Rebeca Robles and Joe Sykes photographed on set for "The Hero's Wife."

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  • Theater

In 'The Hero's Wife,' Veteran And Young Wife Grapple With PTSD

We hear stories about the sacrifices military spouses make. But the wife's perspective is rarely at the center. That's why playwright Aline Lathrop...

May 02, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott
The U.S. government is testing hundreds of Marines and soldiers before they ship out, in search of clues that might help predict who is most susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder.

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  • Mental Health

Emory Looks At Innovative Ways To Treat PTSD Patients

Georgia is home to hundreds of thousands of military veterans. The state also boasts tens of thousands of active duty and reserve personnel. Sometimes,...

May 02, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
A bomb explodes behind the al-Nuri mosque complex, as seen through a hole in the wall of a house, as Iraqi Special Forces move toward Islamic State militant positions in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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  • Law

Moral Wounds: Military Documents Detail Elite Navy SEAL's Alleged War Crimes In Iraq

Over his 19-year career with the Navy SEALs, Special Operations Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher earned high honors for valor and leadership as a medic,...

May 02, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Veterans participate in a 2019 music project with Alchemy Sky Foundation in Atlanta.

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  • Music

Atlanta Organization Helps Veterans Find Healing Through Music Project

State officials say more than 100,000 service members from Georgia were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2012. Nationally, about 20...

March 20, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • Music

Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier On Healing War Wounds Through Music

Some say music holds the power to heal, and, on her album " Rifles and Rosary Beads," Nashville-based singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier directs that...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 1 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Today on the show, we heard from the first black flight dispatcher for Delta, Joe Jackson. He retired this year after a career spanning 50 years with...

November 14, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 3 more
Veda Brooks and BriGette McCoy joined "On Second Thought" to discuss issues facing women veterans.

'We Are Veterans And We're Out There': Women Veterans Represent, Reflect

According to the Women Veterans Office , there are over 93,000 women veterans in Georgia. Women veterans are often invisible as a population because...

November 14, 2018
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By:
  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
 JSTARS aircraft crew chiefs recover an E-8C Joint STARS returning from a mission in 2012.

New Defense Plan Lays Out End Of Georgia Based Mission

The new Defense Spending Reauthorization Act lays out the path to the eventual end of a longstanding mission at one of Georgia’s largest military...

August 13, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
The U.S. military's need for longer-lasting rations led to the invention of many modern processed foods.

How The Military Shaped What We Eat

The next time the you open your kitchen cabinets, consider this: a lot of the processed food we eat today started off as food for soldiers. The Army has...

November 22, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Friday, August 4, 2017

First, the average cost of college tuition has jumped by 77 percent over the last 10 years. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is collaborating with The...

August 04, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more
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