Military issues
Republican to file articles of impeachment against Lloyd Austin
Representative Matt Rosendale, Republican, plans to forward articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. This plan comes in the wake of Austin’s health event and covers other defense hiccups. These involved the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the passing of the Chinese spy balloon over the US. From Fox News: Rosendale told Fox News […]
Military and veteran issues anticipated to be among topics for the upcoming presidential campaign
Joe Biden is already leveraging his involvement with approving the PACT Act as well as his team’s outreach to those impacted by burn pits in Iraq and in Afghanistan. Additionally, Biden talked about his late son’s military service including how it impacted the Biden family. However, should military and veteran issues take major roles in […]
Sorry media, the US military is not full of violent extremists
The Pentagon commissioned a report in 2021 aimed at addressing violent extremism within the ranks. The results have been released but the media did not give it as much attention as it could have provided. The report concluded that the ranks are not jam-packed with violent extremists, that there was no “disproportionate number of extremists” […]
The U.S. Military retaliates against Iran back militias in Iraq
An Iran-affiliated terror group launched a drone attack on a military base in Iraq. The attack wounded three U.S. military personnel; one of them is in critical condition. The retaliatory attacks were against targets inside Iraq, resulting in the Iraq side’s criticizing the U.S. action. Three sites were attacked, the Iraqis claimed that one militant […]
Black women’s group supports affirmative action at service academies
The National Association of Black Military Women, allied with leftist legal organizations, supports affirmative action at the military academies. When Chief Justice John Robers exempted the military academies from the decision to overturn affirmative action in universities, a chain reaction began. The door was opened that allowed for litigating service academy affirmative action in the […]
The Military says that recruiting woes are more complicated than ‘woke’ policies
Republican lawmakers are pointing to Joe Biden’s military ‘woke’ policies as a major contributing factor to recruiting challenges. However, the military is saying that there is a combination of issues that are presenting these challenges. Included among these issues are low unemployment, getting the message to younger generations, lack of familiarity with the military, as […]
Service members can leave reviews of military barracks and dining facilities
The internet has websites where customers can review facilities and services. Restaurant and hotel reviews are common, but other customer service areas are also subject to review. An Army Reserve veteran has added to the list of websites where customers can leave a review. The app, Hots&Cots, allows service members to post barracks and dining […]
Russia withdraws from a nuclear pact, China rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal, both invited to sensitive U.S. nuclear site
Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in the treaty banning nuclear weapons tests. China has been working to expand its nuclear strength, and this expansion is going forward faster than what was projected. Undeterred by these events, the National Security Administration invited Chinese and Russian counterparts to tour a nuclear site. This site, located in Nevada, […]
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