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Sgt. Josh Wilkinson, a military police soldier with the 29th Military Police Company, Maryland Army National Guard, conducts a simulated shoplifting search during a Joint Multinational Readiness Center exercise rotation in Hohenfels, Germany, on Nov. 2. The soldiers are preparing to deploy to Kosovo. Photo by Sgt. Zachary M. Zippe, courtesy of the U.S. Army National Guard.

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“Everybody We Deal With Is Trained to Kill”—Why Don’t We See Widespread Police Brutality in the Military?

November 6, 2020|Andrea Scott

Police brutality on military bases is rare but reports show that veterans are 2.9 times more likely to fire their weapons than civilian law enforcement.

U.S. Army veteran Tom Bomke takes a selfie with Jon Stewart at the DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony, June 22, 2019, at Amalie Arena in Tampa during the Department of Defense Warrior Games. Photo by Spec. Seara Marcsis, courtesy of the U.S. Army.

<img width="900" height="600" src="https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-900x600.jpg" class="wp-image-14873 avia-img-lazy-loading-14873 attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="U.S. Army veteran Tom Bomke takes a selfie with Jon Stewart at the DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony, June 22, 2019, at Amalie Arena in Tampa during the Department of Defense Warrior Games. Photo by Spec. Seara Marcsis, courtesy of the U.S. Army." srcset="https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-900x600.jpg 900w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-400x267.jpg 400w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-768x512.jpg 768w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jon-Stewart-and-John-Feal-selfie-705x470.jpg 705w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" />

“We’re Better Than This”—Jon Stewart, Veterans Advocates Rally for Bipartisan Burn Pit Legislation

November 3, 2020|Kelly Kennedy

Burn pits have poisoned service members for years. Policy is lacking and defense contractors are not liable for decisions that might harm soldiers at war.

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Camouflaged as Polling Workers, National Guard Presence During Primaries Fuels Worries of Militarized Presidential Election

October 14, 2020|Courtney Mabeus

“Our goal was to make sure that you couldn’t tell whether it was a Guardsman or a volunteer,” said a spokesperson, of the deployments to polling stations.

Brandon Alt, right, was one of at least six Marines and Navy corpsmen who deployed from Camp Pendleton, California, to Afghanistan in 2010 who later developed seizures or seizure-like episodes. Photo courtesy of Brandon Alt.

<img width="809" height="600" src="https://thewarhorse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Brandon-Alt-809x606-web-809x600.jpg" class="wp-image-14413 avia-img-lazy-loading-14413 attachment-rectangle-size size-rectangle-size wp-post-image lazyload lazyload" alt="Brandon Alt, right, was one of at least six Marines and Navy corpsmen who deployed from Camp Pendleton, California, to Afghanistan in 2010 who later developed seizures or seizure-like episodes. Photo courtesy of Brandon Alt." />

Mystery Seizures Haunt Marine Units a Decade after Deployment

September 29, 2020|Amanda Miller

Seizures among veterans are surging. Some blame PTS and TBI. Others blame toxic exposures.

Read more of our investigative reporting.