We shouldn't venerate the military above all others, but service academy grads do deserve some congratulations.

Congress and the president must not let politics dictate our strategy for combating ISIS — and they must make sure the public understands what's at stake.

As Russia's actions in Ukraine rattle its neighbors, the Maryland National Guard is affirming its decades-long partnership with Estonia.

Hours after Congress passed a range of proposals to combat sexual assaults in the armed forces, President Barack Obama ordered military leaders on Friday to conduct a yearlong review of their progress in eliminating rape from the ranks — and threatened further changes if he is not satisfied.

President Obama has demonstrated that he, not the military and not the State Department, decides when the U.S. becomes involved in armed conflicts abroad.

When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks."

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the long-standing ban on women serving in direct combat, Pentagon officials said, opening hundreds of thousands of military jobs previously closed to female service members.