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Army Major alleged to have perpetrated sexual assault against at least 20 victims
Major Jonathan J. Batt is looking at three charges involving 76 specifications related to sexual assault. There are at least 20 alleged victims involved with these charges. A military preliminary hearing officer recommended that these charges be addressed at a court-martial. Bratt is facing specifications related to sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, aggravated assault by […]
New toys
MBDA, the European defense contractor (part of their MIC, in other words) just announced a new variant on the venerable Exocet anti-ship missile. Sounds like a winner on paper. “It features a doubled range in the class of 120km with a new turbojet engine, to regain the stand-off distance in anti-submarine warfare,” Pierre-Marie Bealleau, head […]
Navy Leadership and Ethics CO Fired
Captain Lester A. Brown, Jr. Commander of Navy Leadership and Ethics Center Fired over Personal Conduct By Konstantin Toropin The Navy has relieved the commanding officer of its Navy Leadership and Ethics Command in San Diego, a statement announced Tuesday. Capt. Shawn Bailey of the Navy Ethics and Leadership Center relieved Capt. Lester Brown Jr. […]
Donald Trump’s New York sentencing now that he is president elect
Despite Donald Trump’s election victory, he is still scheduled for sentencing on November 26, 2024. Trump’s defense team is asking Judge Merchan to overturn Trump’s guilty verdict. They’re using the US Supreme Court’s ruling regarding immunity that presidents have for official acts as one of their arguments. From Fox News: Trump’s lawyers had asked Merchan […]
Tim Sheehy wins his Senate race
Tim Sheehy was up against Jon Tester, the Democratic Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman. Stories about the inconsistencies related to Sheehy’s claims of being shot in Afghanistan did not appear to deter his chances to win this race. Tester was a prominent Democrat voice for Veterans issues in the Senate. From Military.com: “I’ve been serving […]
Valor Friday
This week must be another re-post, but as we are nearing the 106th anniversary of the end of World War I, we’re gonna re-look at the tragic death of Henry Gunther. An American, he was the last official casualty of World War I. He died one minute before the Armistice ended the war 102 years […]
Daily FGS
FAL SA58 Was I 24 deadly shooting a case of road rage? Police say man claims he was defending himself from a truck driver who assaulted him Collins Parker CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Police now say a traffic confrontation led to the fatal shooting on I 24 yesterday. Their preliminary report says a semi-truck cut off […]
Malcolm Nance loses it, has a persecution fetish
Malcolm Nance is a retired US Navy senior chief petty officer, who was a naval cryptologist in his active duty days. He retired in 2001, and didn’t return to duty after 9/11 like so many recent retirees felt the call to when the country was attacked, he instead went to work for organizations such as […]
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