National Security Headlines

Peter Gaytan, executive director of the Legion’s Washington office, will attend the 2010 Defense Authorization Act signing at the White House today at 2:30 p.m.

American Legion commission members and Legionnaires toured the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center during the 2009 Fall Meetings in Indianapolis.

Decision to show the world a Marine in his final moments crossed the line, says woman who lost her Marine son to war in 2006.

The Associated Press rejected a request by a grieving family and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to withhold a photo of a Marine dying from combat wounds in Afghanistan. The Legion stands by the family.

Adm. Mike Mullen, JCS chairman, says that greater understanding of Middle East culture can help to resolve conflict in that region.

The risk of electromagnetic pulse devastation is greater than ever. Why does Washington dismiss it?