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Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?

| August 4, 2023 | 39 Comments
Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?

American officials have informed The Associated Press that the US military is considering the positioning of armed troops on commercial vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz. This is being considered to act as a deterrence against the Iranians’ harassing and seizing these ships. The Iranians have been taking commercial vessels as a way to […]

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The U.S. Army is updating its conventional fires strategy based on Ukraine War realities

| August 4, 2023 | 9 Comments
The U.S. Army is updating its conventional fires strategy based on Ukraine War realities

General James Rainey, of the Army Futures Command, declared that the U.S. Army is generating an updated strategy for conventional fires. Actions taken by both the Ukrainian and Russian militaries are presenting scenarios that will factor in to how the U.S. plans and prepares for future wars. Lessons learned from the Russo-Ukraine War are also […]

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Lawsuits filed against DOD and VA over fertility treatment policies

| August 3, 2023 | 44 Comments
Lawsuits filed against DOD and VA over fertility treatment policies

The National Organization for Women was one of three groups that filed lawsuits related to fertility treatments. The Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, were the defendants listed in the lawsuit. The lawsuit argues that DOD and VA fertility treatment policies violate anti-discrimination laws. The lawsuit takes issue with the fact that […]

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Confidence in the US military lowest in 25 years

| August 1, 2023 | 23 Comments
Confidence in the US military lowest in 25 years

Gallup conducted a poll in June measuring confidence in public institutions. They found that confidence in the military dropped to a level it was at a quarter of a century ago. The drop in confidence with the Republicans, as well as with the Democrats, was based on their respective political perceptions. Confidence in the military […]

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America’s Navy and Marines to conduct an exercise spanning 22 time zones

| July 25, 2023 | 14 Comments
America’s Navy and Marines to conduct an exercise spanning 22 time zones

The U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines are getting ready to conduct a global exercise spanning 22 time zones to test their ability to individually and collectively address global hotspots. The Army recently hosted a joint service and multinational exercise that also spanned multiple time zones and continents. In both cases, the services tested their ability […]

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Transgendered servicemembers may skip deployment for up to 300 days, DOD memo

| July 20, 2023 | 58 Comments
Transgendered servicemembers may skip deployment for up to 300 days, DOD memo

The Department of Defense (DoD) published a memorandum in February, 2023. It spells out the care for transgendered servicemembers. The memorandum goes into detail on addressing transgendered issues, and specifies the period of non-deployable status. When service members begin to transition to their gender of choice, they will have a T3 profile entered into their […]

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Female recruit forced to shower and sleep between males who are “transitioning”; considered resigning

| July 19, 2023 | 51 Comments
Female recruit forced to shower and sleep between males who are “transitioning”; considered resigning

An 18-year-old female recruit had to deal with taking showers with men, their packages dangling, and with having to sleep in proximity to them. These men are “in the process of transitioning,” but have not had the surgery to adjust the appropriate parts. Fox News Digital queried the Department of Defense about this event. The […]

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Republicans fight woke initiatives through Defense bill; accused of ‘living in the 1950s’

| July 15, 2023 | 33 Comments
Republicans fight woke initiatives through Defense bill; accused of ‘living in the 1950s’

Republicans pass a defense bill in the House that will not pass muster with either the Senate or with Joe Biden. The bill attempts to roll back woke initiatives that the left has successfully incorporated into the military. One Republican wanted to ban CRT from being taught in the military. Another argued that we should […]

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