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Army promotes brother of impeachment witness who was fired by Trump White House

| March 17, 2021 | 16 Comments
Army promotes brother of impeachment witness who was fired by Trump White House

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, USA (Ret) Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, who was fired last year from his job in the Trump White House, is set to be promoted to a full colonel, the Army said Tuesday. He’s the twin brother of Alexander Vindman, who was a key witness in the Ukraine impeachment inquiry. Both Army […]

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Remains of Father Emil Kapaun, US Army MoH recipient, identified

| March 5, 2021 | 25 Comments
Remains of Father Emil Kapaun, US Army MoH recipient, identified

The KoB sends word that the remains of Chaplain (Captain) Emil Kapaun have been positively identified. Father Kapaun was an incredible warrior, who fought in WWII and Korea without a weapon. Earning the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) for his actions after being taken prisoner by the Communist North Koreans during the latter war, he has […]

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Navy SEAL to plead guilty in death of Green Beret

| January 5, 2021 | 22 Comments
Navy SEAL to plead guilty in death of Green Beret

The KoB sends in this breaking news from Military.com; A member of the Navy’s elite SEAL Team 6 has accepted a plea agreement in connection with an Army Green Beret’s 2017 death, his lawyer said. Chief Special Warfare Operator Anthony DeDolph, one of four special operators charged in the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan […]

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Warning signs totally ignored in SF Col’s case prior to his armed standoff with police

| January 4, 2021 | 44 Comments
Warning signs totally ignored in SF Col’s case prior to his armed standoff with police

Army Times is reporting an update on the case of Colonel Owen Ray. Complaint about Green Beret colonel’s ‘overreactions’ was dismissed months before police standoff An inspector general complaint about an Army Special Forces group commander’s alleged overreactions and berating of subordinates was dismissed months before he was accused of domestic violence and engaging in […]

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Army Special Forces Sergeant, 37, charged in shooting

| December 27, 2020 | 20 Comments
Army Special Forces Sergeant, 37, charged in shooting

Webb, 37 has been charged with fatally shooting three people and wounding three others. An active duty serviceman from Florida has been charged Sunday with murder and attempted murder in a shooting at a Rockford, Ill., bowling alley. Authorities are calling the act completely random. Duke Webb, 37, was arrested Saturday night at the scene of […]

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Another soldier sacked for “unprofessional language”

| December 22, 2020 | 89 Comments
Another soldier sacked for “unprofessional language”

Jeff LPH 3 sends us word that the command sergeant major at Fort Hood has been suspended for questionable language. Allegedly this is a temporary suspension while the investigation plays out. Army Times reports; The senior enlisted soldier at Fort Hood, Texas, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he used “unprofessional language […]

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Army’s new boomstick has got some legs!

| December 22, 2020 | 25 Comments
Army’s new boomstick has got some legs!

I really hate to post this, because the perennial FIRST in the Weekend Open Thread KoB is going to be so excited he might get a priapism. The Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system under development hit a target 43 miles away — or 70 kilometers — on the nose at Yuma Proving Ground, […]

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Army’s new official COVID mask has such a long name it needs an acronym

| December 17, 2020 | 58 Comments
Army’s new official COVID mask has such a long name it needs an acronym

What you’re looking at is a fabric mask, unless you’re the Army, then you gotta come up with a ridiculously complicated name that can then be shortened to trigger AW1Ed’s acronym OCD. In that case… The Army’s latest uniform addition is the Combat Cloth Face Covering, also known in simple terms as a face mask. […]

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