Zachary Fryer-Biggs

From the nation’s capital to Afghanistan, service members were asked to defend America, Americans and American ideals around the world in 2021.

“We believe the American public, including those military families, has a right to know how and what their troops are doing.”

Here’s an unranked list of the Top 10 stories written by Military.com this year.

All of these stories helped the military community understand what was happening, and helped some receive the care and benefits they’d earned through their service.