Rachel Nostrant
Breaking News and Features Reporter
Rachel is a Marine Corps veteran and a master's candidate at New York University's Business & Economic Reporting program.
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Adam Driver’s non-profit brings Broadway to vets, service members
Every year, the non-profit organization provides active duty, reserve, veteran and other military-affiliated personnel the chance to experience Broadway.
Marines at consulate in Shanghai are not out of food, despite reports
The latest coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai has been the source of serious controversy worldwide.
Army’s Old Guard horses suffer poor living conditions, report finds after 2 died
The report was compiled in February after two horses with the Old Guard died within days of each other.
The Defense Department is 3D printing barracks
Roaches and black mold not included.
Marine veteran ‘wrongfully detained’ in Russia reportedly ends hunger strike
The former Marine Corps presidential guard member is serving a nine-year prison sentence.
Marine Corps body composition standards may be leading to eating disorders
Female Marines have the highest rate of eating disorder diagnoses across all of the branches.
Here are the results of Army special operations’ annual sniper competition
The top five teams were from U.S. Army Special Operations Command, France, 20th Special Forces Group, Marine Corps Special Operations Command and Germany.
Optics, lasers and radios: 3 charged in $2 million Fort Hood heist
About $2.1 million-worth of thermal scopes, night vision goggles and military radios were stolen from Fort Hood, federal agents say.
No civilian casualties in AFRICOM’s latest quarterly report, but new harm mitigation plan still to follow
The time period covered in the assessment does not include the latest Feb. 22 airstrike in Somalia.
DoD overhauls its body composition and fitness policy
DoD instruction 1308.03 removed much of the previous version's restrictive language, freeing branches to choose their own body fat testing methods, among other updates.
