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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) prepare ahead of an honour guard during a review at JGSDF Camp Asaka in Tokyo.

Why Japan’s anti-military stance is unlikely to change

Germany has committed to rebuilding its military, thereby reversing a post-war commitment to pacifism. Daniel Aldrich, a Northeastern professor of political science and public policy, doubts Japan will do the same.

by Ian Thomsen July 13, 2022

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To serve fellow veterans, this former soldier returned to Northeastern

Chris DeWitt graduated from Northeastern in the 1980s before entering the U.S. Army as an infantry officer. He’s back on campus three decades later to answer another call: helping veterans make the shift to civilian life. It’s not an easy proposition for some.

by Peter Ramjug November 10, 2021

Student military vets say US needs to help endangered Afghans

Michael Trudeau and Amanda Knowles served in the U.S. military before coming to Northeastern. Both of them are personally touched by the frenetic refugee situation in Afghanistan.

by Peter Ramjug August 20, 2021

Remembering D-Day 75 years later

Timothy Brown, a history professor at Northeastern, reflects on the D-Day Landing and the Normandy campaign on the 75th anniversary.

by Cam Sleeper June 4, 2019

Evelyn Soon and Gwen Clement will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force after they graduate in May. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Two Air Force ROTC cadets consider life after being commissioned

Evelyn Soon and Gwen Clement will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force after they graduate from Northeastern this spring.

by Khalida Sarwari February 21, 2019

In this August 2007 photo, Phil McTigue (second from right) shows members of the National Interdiction Unit, a specialized counter narcotics law enforcement unit in Afghanistan, how to use a Russian PKM machine gun. The weapons were used by the unit for operations and raids on narcotics compounds throughout the country. Photo courtesy of Phil McTigue.

From war zones to the classroom

Learning to outsmart the Taliban, enduring constant brushes with death, and handling machine guns? Piece of cake. But the thought of stepping into a classroom frightened Northeastern alumnus Philip McTigue like nothing he’d experienced in Iraq or Afghanistan.

by Khalida Sarwari January 3, 2019

Alumna helps military build Afghan-US relations

As a social scientist, Naheed Vadsaria spent two years embedded with coalition forces in Afghanistan, working to win the “hearts and minds” of the Afghan people.

by Bill Ibelle February 22, 2018

Paul Scherlek, DMSB'18, has committed his life to service. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Commitment to service: Student veteran builds community of support

Paul Scherlek is committed to ensuring his brothers and sisters in arms have a place they can call home once they’re out of the military. Having a group like Northeastern’s Student Veterans Organization, of which he is the president, “where these people can come and talk openly about the unique challenges they’re facing is so important,” he said.

by Molly Callahan November 11, 2017

Justine Newman, BHS'20, did a co-op at the Chester County Coroner’s Office to learn more about forensic pathologyPhoto by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘We were there to honor them’: Co-op student identifies, lays to rest veterans’ remains

As part of a co-op at the Chester County Coroner’s Office in Pennsylvania, Justine Newman helped lay to rest, with full military honors, the remains of seven veterans who might otherwise have gone unidentified.

by Molly Callahan November 10, 2017

Charn McAllister primarily studies political skill—that is, the ability to leverage working relationships in order to achieve personal or organizational objectives. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

From the Army to academia: one professor’s journey to Northeastern

Charn McAllister enrolled at West Point in July 2001, just two months before 9/11. During a tour of duty in Iraq, a phone call from his wife changed his professional ambitions. Now, nearly a decade after that call, he’s a newly appointed faculty member in the D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

by Jason Kornwitz September 6, 2017

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