
Military
Veterans Day in 2020: Quiet parades, somber virtual events
Cemeteries were silent as well, as many traditional ceremonies were canceled. With infections raging nationwide, several veterans homes are fighting new outbreaks.
4 years ago
Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
Donald Trump has fired Defense Secretary Esper, replacing him with Christopher Miller, counterterrorism head.
4 years ago
Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots rankle some military vets
In his dizzying effort to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote, Trump has been all over the map on mail-in voting.
4 years ago
An Election Day role for National Guard? Maybe, but limited
The Guard’s likely roles will be less visible — filling in as poll workers and providing cybersecurity expertise in monitoring potential intrusions into election systems.
4 years ago
Army-Navy game in December moves from Philly to West Point
By playing the game on Army's home field in New York, the entire Brigade of Midshipmen and Corps of Cadets will be able to attend.
4 years ago
Kim, Richter and Weber spar over veterans’ care in South Jersey candidate forum
The forum focused on issues, not personality. But all the candidates chimed in on how to best take care of veterans.
4 years ago
Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from N.J. income tax
Federal law already exempts combat pay from income tax, but the N.J. law means pay residents earn while in combat zones won’t be subject to the state’s income tax as well.
4 years ago
On 75th anniversary of UN, its chief appeals for peace
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an appeal to preserve the longest period in modern history without a military confrontation between the world’s most powerful nations.
4 years ago
Trump’s attacks put military In ‘presidential campaign minefield’
Eliot Cohen, a military expert at Johns Hopkins, could not recall such a character attack on top military leaders by a commander in chief.
4 years ago
Churchill and the Blitz: “The Splendid and the Vile”
Author Erik Larson on Winston Churchill's leadership through the Blitz, the nine months of German nighttime bombing raids that killed tens of thousands of British people.
Air Date: September 7, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Trump faces fallout from report he calls military ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’
The Military Times this week said a poll of service members in late July and early August showed support slipping for Trump.
4 years ago
With sharks nearby, Coast Guard crew rescues entangled sea turtle off N.J.
Coast Guard members saved a distressed sea turtle from a certain fate Thursday off the coast of Cape May.
5 years ago
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets
Policy changes to slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescriptions
5 years ago
Rumbles and booms: Military training ongoing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Military units are conducting training maneuvers on the base, according to the Toms River Office of Emergency Management.
5 years ago
Does the President have authority to send troops to U.S. cities not asking for aid?
President Trump sent federal law enforcement to Portland to respond to racial justice protests and is now threatening to send troops to U.S. cities who are not asking for aid.
Air Date: July 22, 2020 10:00 am
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