Congratulations to our managing editor, Mike Frankel, on a well-deserved retirement after 40 years in journalism 🎉 We are grateful that he chose to spend the last years of his career with us. Read his goodbye note: mailchi.mp/thewarhorse/...

My grandpa never came back from World War II. I found his final resting place in France thewarhorse.org/grandpa-worl...

The Pentagon could name thousands of unknown soldiers. Families want to know why it hasn’t. From our colleagues at @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social:

"The most important thing I can do is show up, put on my uniform and prove I can do the work." WATCH: @etskehrt.bsky.social speech to @columbiajournalism.bsky.social 2026 graduating class: youtube.com/shorts/OZqkK...

Forensic DNA experts say it should take the Pentagon years—not decades—to identify the remains of thousands of nameless service members in US military cemeteries thewarhorse.org/missing-troo...

We spend a lot of time talking about “the bombs and the bullets.” But as Thomas Brennan of @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social tells @cnn.com's Brianna Keilar, the real stories that Americans need demonstrate the human impact of military service. Watch the full interview here: www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/u...

The casualty notification manual can outline procedures, but it can’t help you comfort families on their worst day thewarhorse.org/marine-casua...

‘I understand the purpose of annual training … But we are lying to ourselves if we try to wrap suicide into a neat little box’ thewarhorse.org/military-sui...

AI is one of several ways VA has been putting a significant dent in the agency’s years-long disability claims backlog. “You can do something faster. You can do it good,” said Jason Anderson, a former VA claims rater who left the agency at the end of May last year. “It’s really hard to do both.”

Veterans Affairs leaders tout the shrinking claims backlog, but some veterans’ advocates are asking: Does quicker always equal better? thewarhorse.org/ai-veterans-...

"My husband has sworn an oath to serve this country … He isn’t making policy, but he is part of the institution that carries it out." thewarhorse.org/military-spo...

Loss is a thread connecting too many veterans, service members, and military families. As we approach Memorial Day, we invite you to share stories about your loved ones. support.thewarhorse.org/campaign/788...

Go inside our investigation into the Southern Border with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social. Learn about our reporting into the unprecedented expansion of federal power and its impact on border communities: www.theborderchronicle.com/inside-the-n...

As local newsrooms shrink, coverage of U.S. military bases is disappearing—leaving millions with fewer reliable sources of information. Read new research by Medill State of Local News Project's director Zach Metzger here: localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2026/0...

‘There is a profound, sickening duality in being thanked for your service by people who would be horrified if they actually saw what that service required.’ thewarhorse.org/iraq-army-co...

Loss is a thread connecting too many veterans, service members, and military families. As part of our Memorial Day campaign this year, we invite donors to tell us about their loved ones. support.thewarhorse.org/campaign/788...

Patient frustrations with Tricare claims continue to mount in Reddit threads and TikTok posts, with military family members and veterans swapping outrage over stalled claims, scheduling troubles, unpaid bills, and little explanation. thewarhorse.org/tricare-insu...

My latest on the issues plaguing military families' health care. The Defense Health Agency and its contractors say the challenges in processing medical claims was a glitch that's been fixed, but many people I talked to showed that's not the case at all.

A year after the military’s rocky start to a new health care contract, service members, veterans, and medical providers are still up in arms about denied care and unpaid claims thewarhorse.org/tricare-insu...

Pundits debate gas prices, nuclear weapons, and congressional authority, not what soldiers pay in death, toxic exposure, and lives forever changed thewarhorse.org/marine-iraq-...

A WIN FOR US IS A WIN BY YOU! It’s your donations that made it possible to tell the story of a transgender Army officer whose career is at risk, a sergeant whose wife has been deported, and an early female Ranger school graduate watching women’s contributions in combat get sidelined. THANK YOU!

‘I remember standing there, trying to imagine my name in his handwriting, and understanding that no version of it would ever let me go.’ thewarhorse.org/marines-suic...

If the skies aren’t safe to evacuate injured soldiers, prolonged casualty care will become the collective effort by close combat forces. thewarhorse.org/done-war-med...

Studies from the Ukraine war show drone-delivered explosives are more destructive, lead to a wider range and higher severity of traumatic injury thewarhorse.org/done-war-med...

Frequent moves, BX clothing, and commissary meals made it difficult to befriend others, a problem that persisted into adulthood thewarhorse.org/air-force-ch...

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Our profile on Marine Javier Ortiz Rivera that set the standard for our decade of reporting: providing an essential platform for stories about veterans and military families that Americans need to hear. Read the first story we published: thewarhorse.org/echoes-proje...

There are almost 50,000 service members currently deployed to the Middle East with more Marines set to join them soon: thewarhorse.org/military-fam...

Writing ‘pilot error’ would mean spending the rest of your day explaining your attitude to someone who outranked you. thewarhorse.org/air-force-fi...

Troops deployed to the border have brought with them expertise in surveillance and unmanned aircraft systems, supercharging a surveillance network that worries civil liberties experts. Read our investigation in partnership with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/southern-bor...

More than 40% of the southern U.S. border has been handed over to the military Airwars visualised the changes for a major investigation by @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social and @theborderchronicle.bsky.social thewarhorse.org/southern-bor...

One year into Trump's military border buildup: 20,000+ troops, 40% of the border now military zones, battlefield tech in U.S. cities — yet thousands still cross monthly. Our investigation with @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social exposes the illusion of national security. Read the full investigation🔗🦂:

Today we launched an investigation with @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social on Trump's declaration of a "national emergency" and what that means for border communities a year into the declaration. More than 40% of the U.S.-Mexico border is now under military control.

Trump says the border is sealed. The reality is messier. [via @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social]

An investigation into how President Trump’s emergency declaration expanded military power, blurred legal lines, and helped spread the use of military-grade technology thewarhorse.org/southern-bor... In partnership with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social

‘When the injured become people who should never have been part of the fight, it cracks any wall you built.’ thewarhorse.org/civilian-cas...

With Operation Epic Fury growing in the Middle East, four families share how they manage the anticipation and separation of deployment thewarhorse.org/military-fam...

With quotas, waivers, and salesmanship, recruiters race to meet monthly goals when only a fraction of the nation qualifies to enlist thewarhorse.org/military-rec...

A veteran embarked on a spiritual journey to recover from Iraq, divorce, and an arrest. But then the rockets came flying. thewarhorse.org/marine-caugh...

The Defense Department is months behind on addressing a new law’s mandate to fight pregnancy-related mood and anxiety disorders. From @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social:

The Defense Department is months behind on addressing a new law’s mandate to fight pregnancy-related mood and anxiety disorders. thewarhorse.org/military-mom...

Trump threatened military action if Iran didn't negotiate a nuclear deal almost a year ago. Iran said it was at war with the US in Dec. 2025. The military buildup in the region reached its peak in late Feb. 2026. thewarhorse.org/what-led-to-...

A timeline of the buildup to US attack on Iran thewarhorse.org/what-led-to-...

We're hiring a Managing Editor! We're looking for a strategic thinker and problem-solver to manage and grow our editorial team, work with reporters, editors, and partners to publish stories that explore the biggest issues facing the military and veterans. Learn more: thewarhorse.org/listings/ite...

The system is callous. Not maliciously. It just happens. Checkbox by checkbox. Door by door. Doctor by doctor. thewarhorse.org/marine-menta...

The years I spent in the shadow of West Point’s Confederate monuments made me who I am today. Sitting in lectures about West Point’s guiding values of duty, honor, and country. Actually living those values was shaped in resisting alma mater’s Confederate idols. thewarhorse.org/black-soldie...

They will search for remains of four US Army soldiers, including a general who became a hero to many Filipinos after his refusal to obey Japanese orders led to his execution. thewarhorse.org/world-war-ii...

‘So many of my assumptions about the world and how to better it were turned upside down.’ thewarhorse.org/black-soldie...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: American servicemen and women came back from World War II to bigotry, exclusion, and overt racial violence—precisely because they had served their country.

The number of veterans seeking mental health treatment continues to rise, but the number of psychologists at VA dropped last year for the first time in a decade thewarhorse.org/va-psycholog...

Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski, and forgive himself. thewarhorse.org/veteran-retr...