The weapons are notorious for their effects on civilians. But five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews have revealed they’ve also killed and wounded scores of Americans.
Author: JOHN ISMAY
7 Combat Deployments in 6 Years, Then a Bullet Nearly Killed Him
Jeffery Dawson wasn’t supposed to be on the mission that nearly killed him, but the Army’s failure to recruit enough bomb-disposal technicians for his unit meant there was no one else to go.
Wounded by Chemical Weapons in Iraq, Veterans Fight a Lonely Battle for Help
Annette Nellis and three other airmen came forward with health issues years after they were exposed to chemicals during a training exercise. When will the military provide the recognition they were promised?
At War: Why Whales and Dolphins Join the Navy, in Russia and the U.S.
A former Navy officer who is now a New York Times reporter explains how the American military trains marine mammals for underwater operations.
At War: This New Generation of Weapons Could Mean More Covert Airstrikes Around the World
The United States has been dropping munitions on Shabab insurgents in Somalia using a dispenser called the common launch tube, which could enable the Pentagon to turn virtually any aircraft into a high-tech gunship.
At War: This Is What Happens When You Call in a Bomb Squad for Centuries-Old Hand Grenades
The Revolutionary War-era grenade cores had been salvaged from a shipwreck and were sitting in boxes in a museum’s storeroom.
At War: How Shannon Kent’s Peers Honored Her Career: With a ‘Sea of Khaki’
In this week’s newsletter, John Ismay recounts the memorial service held for Navy Chief Shannon Kent, who was killed by a suicide bomber at a restaurant in Manbij, Syria, last month.
At War: The Truth Behind a Vietnam War Airstrike Uncovered
In this week’s At War newsletter: An investigative report obtained by The Times reveals new details about one of the Vietnam War’s worst friendly-fire incidents.
At War: The Secret History of a Vietnam War Airstrike Gone Terribly Wrong
An 1968 investigative report obtained by The Times offers new details into one of the Vietnam War’s worst friendly-fire incidents.
At War: The End of the Navy’s Bread-and-Water Punishment
In this week’s At War newsletter, a look at one of the oldest and most archaic punishments in the United States military: three days’ confinement on bread and water.