The biggest military stories of 2022
By Military Times staff
Dec 31, 2022
A Marine walks away after disposing of trash at the burn pit in Forward
Operating Base Zeebrudge, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. (Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz/Marine Corps)American veterans volunteered to help Ukraine fight after Russia invaded the country in February, Congress passed landmark legislation to help service members affected by toxic exposure and the Defense Department is retiring the National Defense Service Medal on Dec. 31.
Along with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and veterans’ issues, these were the top headlines in 2022 and, as such, the articles most viewed by Military Times’ readers.
Each section below reflects several stories from a significant event or a single story that generated attention in the past year. (When curating the list of top stories, editors chose to leave out stories from the Military Times’ Observation Post).
The war in Ukraine
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