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More Than 3 Dozen Military Hospitals to Stop Treating Retirees, Families, Memo Shows
Skippy sends us a link to a disturbing memo being distributed to the commanders of 50 military treatment facilities (MTF) by a Lt. Gen. Ronald Pace, who directs the Defense Health Agency. Of course, the specific MTFs affected are not mentioned. I get my health care and referrals from the clinic here at Pax River, […]
About a mile of new wall built each day along Mexico border, Pentagon says
Government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded border wall along the Colorado River, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in Yuma, Ariz. (Matt York/AP) Still winning, and not tired of it yet. By: Military Times staff About a mile of border wall along the border with Mexico is constructed each day, according to the Pentagon. The Army […]
Trump nixes NAMs for 4 prosecutors tied to SEAL case
President Donald Trump walks into the Oval Office for a meeting. (Evan Vucci/AP) No participation NAM for these jokers! By: Carl Prine With a trio of tweets Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump nixed the Navy Achievement Medals recently bestowed on four prosecutors tied to the war crimes case against Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward “Eddie” […]
U.S. Soldiers Surrender Weapons at Border
The American Military News is reporting that U.S. soldiers surrendered their weapons in an incident at the border. The Department of Defense will be evaluating its rules on military engagement after two U.S. soldiers allowed themselves to be disarmed by Mexican soldiers who crossed into the U.S. A senior defense official told the Washington Examiner […]
Secretary of the Air Force Heading to UT At El Paso
Our own Poetrooper sends us this article about Secretary Wilson’s departure from service to her country, to another type of service. Insiders were blindsided by her departure. So who fills her seat in the Pentagon? By Colin Clark WASHINGTON: When I asked Heather Wilson last week if she was going to become the next Secretary […]
Thoughts From Poetrooper
Our own Poetrooper penned this, and asked me to post it up. Agree or not, my only possible response to a master writer like Poe is, Aye-Aye. He’s recovering from a debilitating bout with cancer, and claims to be slow of thought and has difficulty stringing a sentence together. I respectfully disagree, but you, TAH […]
Study released on Sexual Assaults
Color me skeptical but I do not believe that 1 in 25 male Sailors have been sexually assaulted. The issue here is what criteria are they using to define sexual assault. To some, anyone who questions the results of these kinds of studies is supporting a rape culture. Across the services, the safest places to […]
Pentagon Wants Army, Marine Corps to Select Higher-Caliber Grunts
We don’t make this stuff up, there are people who do it for us. From military.com The Close Combat Lethality Task Force is trying to identify “best-of-breed science and programs” to find young Marines and soldiers who have the right mix of physical and mental endurance to excel in close combat, according to Sgt. Maj. […]
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