Military related links 091515

 

Pentagon funding new hightech venture

http://www.daytondailynews.com/ap/ap/top-news/pentagon-funding-new-high-tech-venture/nnSX7/

 

Female Air Force commandos could see combat by 2018

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/01/women-combat-special-operations/71524922/

 

Marines assess women at war

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20150911_Marines_assess_women_at_war.html

 

AllMale Marine Units Outperformed Teams With Women Study Says

http://www.hngn.com/articles/128431/20150911/male-marine-units-outperformed-teams-women-study.htm

 

Special ops diversity woes dog Pentagon

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/03/special-operations-diversity/71598560/

 

Military transgender ban set to end next May

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/25/military-transgender-ban-set-end-next-may/32345385/

 

At West Point Annual Pillow Fight Becomes Weaponized

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/05/us/at-west-point-annual-pillow-fight-becomes-weaponized.html?_r=3

 

Military air defense drill set for Philly next week

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pope/20150912_Military_air_protection_exercise_set_for_Philly_next_week.html#4SHqrseCoEx5m6vc.03

 

Latest military lab concerns involve plague bacteria, deadly viruses

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/10/bioterrorism-military-labs-specimens-mistakes-plague-encephalitis/71888694/

 

4 Pentagon Labs Face Inquiry on Handling of Deadly Germs

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/health/4-pentagon-labs-face-inquiry-on-handling-of-deadly-germs.html

 

House Oversight Committee Investigates Army Childcare Program

https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-gsa-army-fee-assistance-program/

 

As Army families wait and wait, GSA fumbles child-care assistance, inspector says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2015/09/10/army-families-stuck-on-long-wait-lists-while-waiting-for-child-care-subsidy-program-report-says/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_fed

 

Navy Considers Laser Weapons for New Carriers

http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1584146-navy-considers-laser-weapons-for-new-carriers?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HI150910_wk2_2%20(1)&utm_content=&spMailingID=23478633&spUserID=ODkxNTE2OTk3MzES1&spJobID=641057915&spReportId=NjQxMDU3OTE1S0

 

Military Ethics Called Into Question

http://www.moaa.org/Content/Take-Action/Top-Issues/Currently-Serving/Military-Ethics-Called-Into-Question.aspx

 

Explosions Rock U.S. Army Storage Depot Near Tokyo

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/international-home/explosions-rock-us-army-storage-depot-near-tokyo.html