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  • Trump picks Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense

    By on December 2, 2016

    Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: James “Mad Dog” Mattis Position: Secretary of Defense LGBT record: Reportedly opposed allowing open service and the repeal of the military’s...

  • Over and Out

    By on September 21, 2011

    ''That's a dream come true,'' retired Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt said, watching servicemembers celebrating the repeal of ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' on Tuesday, Sept....

  • House Holdouts

    By on September 21, 2011

    After Congress passed and the president signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act in December 2010, all the action that Congress needed to take...

  • The Line to Re-enlist

    By on September 21, 2011

    For former Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Johnson, Sept. 20 could not come fast enough. In 2007, after serving for 10 years, Johnson came...

  • Imagining a Better Future

    By on September 19, 2011

    ''For many of us, this is a dream long deferred,'' Michelle Benecke says. ''I've been working on this for 22 years, since I resigned my...

  • The Final Push

    By on February 3, 2010

    The decision of whether gays and lesbians should serve openly in the military strikes at the core of the integrity of the military itself. The...