Army locked public report after story on overdue suicide regulation
The Army blocked public access to a report on the status of forthcoming publications after Army Times referenced the report in an April 1 story…
Articles by Tony Beasley
Army aviation exercise focuses on communicating with allies
WASHINGTON — In the U.S. Army’s second annual aviation-focused exercise, a unit from the Netherlands digitally requested a casualty evacuation from the U.S., marking new…
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the respite from reality we all need
WARNING: This review contains spoilers from Paramount’s ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’ It’s been 36 years since Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (played by actor Tom Cruise) sped…
Possible motive in Vanessa Guillen murder revealed in new court records
Court documents filed on May 19 by Texas officials revealed a potential motive in the 2020 murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Cecily Aguilar, the…
Air Force’s Haugh confirmed as US Cyber Command deputy
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed a new deputy for U.S. Cyber Command, which guards Department of Defense information networks and coordinates cyberspace operations. Air Force…
Kicking tires and lighting fires with Coyote from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
The ‘80s are back as the much-anticipated sequel to ‘Top Gun’ (1986) flies into theaters. ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ premiered on May 24 with a new,…
US Army signs deal to backfill Stingers sent to Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The Army has awarded a multimillion contract to Raytheon Technologies to build Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to restock its own supply after sending roughly…
Space race for an identity: Why the Space Force needs beards
What is the Space Force’s culture? This is a tough question to answer, mainly because the culture does not fully exist yet. Obviously, a very…
The quiet artistry of bringing the dead home from war
On a muggy Virginia morning, a petite soldier with dark brown hair adjusts her cover tightly on her head. Fifty yards away, in a bed…
Can we honor deaths by suicide on Memorial Day?
In 2016, shortly after my son’s passing, I wrote that “The older you get, the faster time goes by.” Adam was a United States Marine…