| STARSAND | Official newspaper published for members of the US Armed Forces based overseas, ... Stripes (5,3) |
| CLASSWAR | When in form, have hostile forces based on social differences (5,3) |
| CORRESPONDENT | Journalist based overseas |
| OLDCONTEMPTIBLES | The ____, a nickname for the British Expeditionary Force, based on a description attributed to Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| EUROCORPS | Multinational military force based in Strasbourg (9) |
| PENTAGON | What is the Washington headquarters of the US armed forces? (8) |
| PURPLEHEART | Decoration for members of the US armed forces wounded or killed in action, established as the Badge of Military Merit in 1782 (6,5) |
| MARJORIE | Member of the US House of Representatives from Georgia's 14th district called a traitor by Donald Trump for supporting the release of the Epstein files (8,6,6) |
| PURPLEHEARTS | Decorations awarded to members of the US armed forces for wounds incurred in action (6,6) |
| EDITIONS | Particular formats/versions of books or newspapers published in set print runs of the same name (8) |
| DEMOCRAT | A member of the US political party represented by Joe Biden (8) |
| MARINE | Member of the US armed forces, maybe |
| EUROPEAN | The -, British weekly newspaper published from 1990-98 (8) |
| THETISER | Botched heist reported in territory newspaper published in Australia (3,5) |
| MIL | URL ending for branches of the US armed forces |
| ENLISTED | Belonging to (US) armed forces (8) |
| STARGAZE | Informs about 50% of official newspapers what astrologers do? |
| DOD | Org. in charge of the US Armed Forces |
| GAZETTES | Official newspapers (8) |
| JEEP | First mass-produced for the US armed forces in 1940, which sturdy, all-purpose, high-powered car was |