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Crystal Ellington, a Black Army veteran, says she felt she was unfairly disciplined. Meron Menghistab for NPR hide caption
Lyla Kohistany served on active duty from 2001 to 2007 as a Naval Surface Warfare and Intelligence officer and as an intelligence consultant from 2008 to 2013 where she worked from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
As A Child, She Fled The Afghan War. As An Officer, She Returned — And Found Herself
Staff Sgt. Kiara Johnson in the new modular body armor vest. Jay Price/WUNC hide caption
Female Soldiers Are Getting New Body Armor Designed Just For Them
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Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for Vanessa Guillén, a Fort Hood, Texas, soldier whose 2020 killing put a spotlight on sexual harassment in the U.S. military. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo illustration combining photos of grenades collected as evidence in an investigation into stolen military explosives. Nat Castañeda/AP hide caption
The Iranian navy's replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011. AP hide caption
Staff Sgt. Stephen Ahlstrom (left) is an Army recruiter who has been mentoring potential recruits in weight loss to meet his enlistment goals. The work he does with young people such as Robinson (right) is not part of an official military program. Yuki Noguchi/NPR hide caption
Fighting Weight: How Military Recruiters Take On Obesity, Case By Case
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (C) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan group of Senators gathered in support of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, which would move the decision to prosecute a member of the military from the chain of command to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
A special review panel says independent judge advocates, not commanding officers, should decide whether to pursue legal charges in sexual assault cases in what would be a break with longstanding policy. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is now reviewing the findings. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visits National Guard troops deployed at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 29. The troops were deployed in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Under Austin's order, all military units are holding "stand downs" to discuss extremism in the ranks. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption
This Jan. 4 photo shows Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers assembling during military training at Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Brig. Gen. Mark Quander will assume a new leadership post at West Point this spring or summer. One challenge will be to confront extremism in the ranks of the military. Lynda Yezzi/U.S. Army hide caption
'It's Going To Be Hard': A New West Point Leader On Confronting Extremism In Military
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally on Jan. 6. So far, military veterans account for about 15% of those criminally charged in the Capitol riot, according to an NPR analysis. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption
Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is charged with illegally importing walkie-talkie radios, in the first formal charges against her since the military ordered her detention. Here, a military commander visits a Hindu temple in Yangon. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Austin speaks last month in Wilmington, Del., after being formally nominated as defense secretary. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday. If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black Secretary of Defense. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP hide caption
Surrounded by Army cadets, President Trump watches the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., on Dec. 12. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday. Members of the branch will be called "guardians." Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control. Vladimir Vladimirov/Getty Images hide caption
How Police, National Guard And Military Are Preparing For Election Day Tensions
Spc. Vanessa Guillen's family says she did not file a sex harassment complaint because she did not believe such a complaint would be taken seriously. U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command hide caption
President Trump walking from the White House to St. John's Church on June 1. Gen. Mark Milley (far right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was among those walking behind the president. Milley says his presence was "a mistake" that he has learned from, but the incident has prompted discussions about how the military can maintain nonpartisanship within the Trump administration. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption