Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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DI Who Hazed Muslim Recruits Gets 10 Years, Dishonorable Discharge


 

House votes overwhelmingly to pass $700 billion defense bill


 

McCain threatens new hold on Pentagon nominees


 

Saudi Power Play Sends Shockwaves Abroad


 

McCain to USNA Midshipmen: It’s Time for America to Wake Up to Threats to Our Freedoms


 

US judge blocks Trump's military transgender ban


 

Lyft Partnership to Support Military Families


 

McCain, Warren spar with Pentagon nominee on future Lockheed connections


 

Green beret killed by SEALs after he uncovered alleged theft


 

Report: Green Beret Killed in Mali Discovered SEALs' Illicit Scheme


 

Pentagon Paid $370,000 to Rent MRI for Guantanamo; It Doesn't Work


 

Navy pilots are in hot water after 'drawing' a penis in the sky over Washington


 

Trump's Plan to Save Air Force From Collapse Due to Pilot Shortage Won't Work, U.S. Military Says


 

Indiana mother fights for help after unexpected birth in combat


 

Making Nuclear Weapons Usable Again The Donald Trump Doctrine


 

Rep. Adam Smith Introduces No First Use Bill: Ploughshares Fund is proud to support this legislation


 

Book Review: The Generals by Tom Ricks


 

General Failure: Looking back on the troubled wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, many observers are content to lay blame on the Bush administration. But inept leadership by American generals was also responsible for the failure of those wars. A culture of mediocrity has taken hold within the Army’s leadership rank—if it is not uprooted, the country’s next war is unlikely to unfold any better than the last two.


 

Book Review: The Generals, by Thomas E. Ricks


 

Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster's Book Dereliction of Duty Rockets to Top of Best Seller List


 

Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam


 

Blame Bad Leaders For Military Waste: Leadership, not technology failures, are at the root of most wasteful Pentagon programs


 

Seven Top U.S. Marines Took Jobs With Foreign Governments and Firms: Including James Mattis and John Kelly


 

The U.S. Air Force Is Still Quietly Killing Off the A-10: Is the Light Attack Experiment a long gambit to eliminate attack planes?


 

Nuclear Modernization Under Obama and Trump Costly, Mismanaged, Unnecessary


 

Announcement from the Chapel of Four Chaplains/Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation:

“The SGT. MARTIN GREENBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.  We are pleased to announce the creation of the Sgt. Martin Greenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Sgt. Greenberg who passed away on Feb. 19, 2017.  His dedication and commitment to the Four Chaplains will always be remembered.  His mission of 15+ years to ensure the Four Chaplains were always remembered at the Annual Conv. For JWV was commendable.  Sgt. Greenberg is the recipient of the Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion, three Purple Hearts, the Silver Star, Bronze Star and was an Army Medic.  This fund will offer scholarships to veterans, active duty personnel and their children in need of certifications, college and or trade school tuition, fees or books.  Two awards will be given each year with amounts to be determined by the fund balance.”

 

The Johnson Family's Military Sexual Assault Story


 

Where Eagles Dare: French military using winged warriors to hunt down rogue drones


 

US Navy at breaking point after tragedies raise questions about operations


 

China claims U.S. Navy accidents in Pacific due to overstretched fleet


 

Esper Sworn in as 23rd Secretary


 

$1.4 Billion Authorized for Army Construction


 

VIDEO: Navy’s Weekly Wire Rundown Nov 20, 2017


 

What’s Buried in the NDAA?


 

All Three Service Secretaries in Place


 

Federal Judge Rules That Military Must Move Forward With Plan Allowing Transgender Recruits: The ruling clarifies an earlier injunction from a federal judge in DC. The Trump administration already has said it is appealing the injunction, which was issued in October.

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