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Troop Retention Issues Addressed
These Army jobs have the highest turnover By Hope Hodge Seck When it comes to military job retention rates, not all specialties are created equal. A Marine in an administrative or logistics role, for example, may see a lot less turnover in their specialty than a rifleman or aircraft maintainer. New data from all the […]
Personnel Shortage Halts Coast Guard
Force Alignment Initiative? Hampton Roads braces for effects of Coast Guard’s temporary deactivation of units amid staffing shortages By CAITLYN BURCHETT Coast Guard units will be temporarily deactivated in a consolidation this year as the service grapples with one of the largest workforce shortages in its history. What this means for Hampton Roads — home […]
Covid “Declaration of Military Accountability” Letter
The DOD was forced to repeal the coronavirus mandate by a requirement added to the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law by Biden in December. More than 17,000 service members had balked at taking the shots, roughly half have been discharged. Most of these received a general discharge awarded for conduct unworthy of […]
Operation Prosperity Guardian Falling Apart
Still a cool name, Bro. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced his plans to set up a multinational coalition to safeguard Red Sea shipping called Operation Prosperity Guardian. During a trip to the Middle East, he said the operations would be joined by Britain, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain. Except […]
Extradited!
Fat Leonard ‘Fat Leonard,’ fugitive in Navy bribery case, facing extradition to US By Lolita C. Baldor and Julie Watson The extradition of convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap on Wednesday is the latest twist in a decade-long salacious saga and bribery scheme […]
SECDEF Announces Operation Prosperity Guardian
“Cool name, Bro.” Pentagon announces international mission to counter attacks in Red Sea By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic […]
Smallest Military in 80 Years Gets,
Problems “Institutionalized” Amid recruiting woes, active duty end strength to drop again in 2024 By Leo Shane III Smaller. The smallest U.S. military force in more than 80 years is about to get even smaller. Under end strength levels outlined in the annual defense authorization bill passed by the Senate Wednesday evening and expected to […]
V-22 Osprey’s Grounded
U.S. Military Grounds All Osprey V-22 Aircraft in Wake of Fatal Japan Crash SIMON KENT The U.S. military announced late Wednesday all of its Osprey V-22 aircraft have been grounded until further notice, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan. Hundreds of […]
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