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DOD- Masks Mandatory
In a sweeping “One Size Fits None” decree, the Department of Defense mandated all service and civilian members on board military installations to mask up, with a very few exceptions. This will apply to contractors, dependents and retirees as well. DOD Makes Masks Mandatory on All US Military Installations By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and Brian W. […]
There is no such thing as the “Deep State”, but Biden Admin is purging Trump “loyalists”
New SecDef Lloyd Austin, just over a week into his new job, has ordered hundreds of Trump Administration appointees to Defense Department advisory board members. More “healing” from the O’Biden Admin? Such moves aren’t unheard of. New administration takes over and it is considered good form for all political appointees (such as the SecDef, US […]
New inter-service sniper rifle coming
We’ve talked in the past about forthcoming new sniper rifles for the Army, Marines, and SOCOM, but the Pentagon has selected a single rifle for all three groups. Jeff LPH 3 sends word from Army Times; The great sniper rifle replacement across the Army, Marine Corps and SOCOM has begun with the newest sniper rifle […]
Pentagon orders the military to combat climate change
The new administration and the new Secretary of Defense are commanding the US military to tackle their biggest enemy yet, the world’s weather. The Pentagon will begin incorporating climate analysis into its war-gaming and analysis efforts as well as featuring the issue as part of its future National Defense Strategy. The announcement by Defense Secretary […]
UPDATE- SECDEF Austin’s Day One Message
Just in- the Senate has confirmed General Lloyd Austin, USA (Ret) as Secretary of Defense. Much ado will be made of his ethnicity, which is unfortunate. Like most here, I’m much more interested in his past performance, ethics and professionalism. On these points, from what I’ve read, I’m encouraged. OAM sends. Austin confirmed as new […]
What do you do if you expect an insurrection and nobody shows up?
There aren’t a lot of photos of the crowd that showed up for Biden’s inauguration yesterday. That’s because there wasn’t much of a crowd. People joked that they were deploying tens of thousands of troops and law enforcement to help fill out the audience. Turns out they outnumbered the attendees by about 50-to-1. I mean, […]
U.S. CENTCOM Shift to Arab-Israeli Cooperation
Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, center, will have to figure out how to fold Israel into his mix. (Staff Sgt. Alexandria Brun/Air Force) In a last-minute reorganization of the American defense structure in the Middle East, President Trump has ordered that the U.S. Central Command oversight be expanded to […]
US down to 2,500 troops each in Afghanistan and Iraq, as ordered by Trump
Jeff LPH 3 sends in word from Military Times that the Trump drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan have finished. We’re now down to the lowest troop levels in either country for the past two decades. The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq to 2,500 in […]
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