January/February 2019

America at War

The nation's epic, expanding fight against terrorism overseas

A Warrior Comes Home

Corporal Jimenez was on patrol in southern Afghanistan when a mine exploded, changing his life forever

The Priest of Abu Ghraib

Inside Iraq's most notorious prison, an Army interrogator came face to face with a shocking truth about the war—and himself

This Map Shows Where in the World the U.S. Military Is Combatting Terrorism

Fighting to Be American

For centuries immigrants who served in the military could become American citizens. But are the women and men pictured here among the last?

The Legacy of Black Hawk Down

Twenty-five years after the battle chronicled in the best-selling book, the author argues that we've learned the wrong lessons about fighting terrorism

Military Intelligence

In a new Smithsonian poll, conducted with the help of Stars and Stripes, current and former members of the armed forces take aim at conventional wisdom

War Dog

I brought a seasoned veteran of the conflict in Afghanistan into my home—and then things got wild

What We Leave Behind

The once-fortified outposts that protected U.S. troops are relics of our ambitions abroad

Name Rank and Gender

Meet some of the servicemembers at the center of one of the most controversial matters facing the U.S. military

War and Remembrance

Americans have erected countless monuments to wars gone by. But how do we pay tribute to the fallen in a conflict that might never end?