Presidential candidate Donald Trump has hinted at future military policies should he win the 2024 election, including deploying troops against protestors.
Sonner Kehrt
Sonner Kehrt is an investigative reporter at The War Horse, where she often covers the intersection of the military and democracy. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, WIRED magazine, Inside Climate News, and other publications. She studied government at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and served for five years as Coast Guard officer before earning a masters in democracy and governance studies from Georgetown University and a masters of journalism from UC Berkeley. She can be reached at sonner.kehrt@thewarhorse.org or sonner.kehrt@proton.me.
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US Territories Have High Rates of US Military Service, but Battle for Veterans’ Benefits
Guam, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories have some of the highest rates of U.S. military enlistment, but their veterans also face major hurdles accessing benefits after their service.
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US Military Can’t Sustain Arctic Operations, ‘Let Alone Dominate,’ Experts Say
For years, the military and Congress have recognized the strategic importance of investing in Arctic capabilities. But change has been incredibly slow.
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Military, Vets Depend on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Its Future Is Uncertain.
Military families depend on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to combat predatory financial institutions. A Supreme Court case may decide its future.
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Short Changed: Military Comes with Unique Risks for Domestic Violence, Can Silence Survivors
A War Horse review of military women’s noncombat deaths since 9/11 found domestic violence often ended in death.
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Short Changed: Military Women’s Deaths by Suicide Linked to Sexual Trauma
While men in the military have alarmingly high rates of suicide, the rates among military women are rising faster, and their reasons are different.
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US Military Pledges Principled, Responsible Approach to Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon is a lumbering bureaucracy where priorities can shift with political tides, which makes the trajectory of progress on AI unclear.
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‘A False Memory’–As Confederate Monuments Topple, Some at VA Cemeteries Still Loom Large
Confederate monuments across the U.S. have been relocated or toppled in recent years, but those at Veterans Affairs national cemeteries remain.
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Her Flight Instructor Sexually Harassed Her. The Marine Corps Tried to Kick Her Out.
Flight students and instructors painted the naval aviation training program as a training environment that can be toxic for certain students.
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For 50 Years, Recruiting a Volunteer Military Was Salesmanship. Now, Few Are Buying.
Young people report they don’t want to be killed or face the psychological consequences they saw in soldiers on the news as they grew up.
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Black Veterans Have Always Fought Two Wars, Battling the Enemy Abroad and Prejudice at Home
American servicemen and women returned from war to bigotry, exclusion, and overt racial violence—precisely because they had chosen to serve their country.
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America Faces a Tidal Wave of Aging Veterans, Including a 237% Increase in Women Over 65 by 2041
As Vietnam and Gulf War-era veterans age, they bring with them new needs, different expectations for care, and greater diversity than those who came before.
