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General Mark Milley stripped of Military Awards?

| April 25, 2023 | 130 Comments
General Mark Milley stripped of Military Awards?

Something like this happens every time I think I have seen it all when it comes to strange behavior with medals and ribbons and badges… oh my. So there I was, working on an upcoming valor vulture blog of shame when I suddenly noticed something while watching an unrelated video.  I could use some help […]

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Flushed toilet at military housing resulted in toilet water dripping from multiple spots on the kitchen ceiling

| April 21, 2023 | 27 Comments
Flushed toilet at military housing resulted in toilet water dripping from multiple spots on the kitchen ceiling

After living in hotels for five weeks, a military family finally moved into base housing at Fort Gordon. Events quickly brought the excitement and relief to an end. Someone flushed the toilet. However, instead of the plumbing infrastructure working the way it was expected to work, toilet water dripped from multiple spots on the kitchen […]

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Massachusetts Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents

| April 13, 2023 | 111 Comments
Massachusetts Air National Guardsman suspected of leaking classified documents

The FBI has someone that they want to interview related to the leaking of classified documents from the Pentagon. The individual they are interested in is a 21-year-old Guardsman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard. This individual is assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing. He is also involved with Thug Shaker Central, an online group. […]

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U.S. Military offering up to six figures for AI job positions

| April 13, 2023 | 14 Comments
U.S. Military offering up to six figures for AI job positions

The U.S. Military is hiring from among those who have relevant professions related to developing AI. One of the AI jobs posted to USAjobs.gov offers a pay ranging from $170,000  to $212,000. The military is looking to improve AI to effectively operate in the battlefield as part of a combined arms/combined service effort. From Fox […]

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Classified U.S. military documents leaked, Russia is suspected

| April 8, 2023 | 9 Comments
Classified U.S. military documents leaked, Russia is suspected

Classified U.S. documents were posted on social media sites to include Twitter and Telegram. Some U.S. officials suspect that the Russians were behind the leak. The documents appeared to have been altered to make it look like the Russians had less casualties than what the U.S. actually estimates. The classified documents posted to these sites […]

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The U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion worth of military aid

| April 5, 2023 | 29 Comments
The U.S. to provide Ukraine with $2.6 billion worth of military aid

The Ukrainians are about to receive additional funding from the U.S. as they continue to prepare for their spring offensive. The aid includes equipment, ammunition, radar, and other military related items that the Ukrainians need.  Ammunition, launchers, and vehicles will be pulled from military stockpiles so that they could get to Ukraine quicker. From the […]

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Astronauts chosen to fly around the moon

| April 4, 2023 | 58 Comments
Astronauts chosen to fly around the moon

Four astronauts have been chosen for a lunar mission that could be launched as early as late next year. Two of the astronauts chosen are naval aviators. These astronauts will neither land on the moon, nor orbit it, but go around the moon and return to Earth. NASA hopes to follow this mission with a […]

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AF General says F-35 JIT supply chain wrong. He’s right.

| April 4, 2023 | 18 Comments
AF General says F-35 JIT supply chain wrong. He’s right.

Lt. General Michael Schmidt, F-35 program executive officer,  says the Just In Time F-35 parts supply chain is wrong. I can’t agree with him more. Just In Time, aka JIT, is a principle widely used in modern manufacturing to try and ensure parts arrive as close to when they are needed as possible, reducing the […]

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