Saturday, December 18, 2021

Military related links 121821

 

After unusual delay, White House nominates admiral for Pentagon’s No. 2 military job

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-11-02/vice-chairman-joint-chiefs-adm-christopher-w-grady-nomination-3470981.html

 

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex: Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/military-spending-afghanistan/

 

We Need to Prioritize Security Needs

http://www.populist.com/27.18.Sibert.html

 

Hands Off General Milley — He Did Nothing Wrong

https://www.nationalmemo.com/mark-milley

 

No War, No Problem: Senate Prepares To Shovel Another Pile of Money at the Pentagon. With Build Back Better on ice, the upper body is moving forward with its regular round of defense spending.

https://newrepublic.com/article/164420/senate-defense-spending-bill-schumer?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Opinion | Republicans aim their fire at the military

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/28/mark-milley-senate-hawley-blackburn/

 

To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them: Land-based nuclear weapons are world-ending accident waiting to happen, and completely superfluous to a reliable deterrent.

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/eliminate-nuclear-missiles/

 

Guam: Resisting Empire at the “Tip of the Spear”: The Pentagon is increasing its forces on the US territory, but Indigenous residents are fighting back.

https://www.thenation.com/article/world/guam-resistance-empire/

 

Sen. Sanders on 'No' Vote to $778 Billion Defense Budget

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwZop7SQE2o

 

Defense Department Forms New Group to Examine 'Threats' Posed by UFOs

https://www.newsweek.com/defense-department-forms-new-group-examine-threats-posed-ufos-1653436?fbclid=IwAR0DfK_izBENOSPNf1gh3VCaNS5JpZNDBuEESVdl2ACDuickVijftZtsLZM

 

Soldiers Who Refuse Vaccination Can Still Serve, But Their Careers Are Over

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/22/soldiers-who-refuse-vaccination-can-still-serve-their-careers-are-over.html?ESRC=army_211123.nl

 

Navy Sub Crews Told to Stand Down After Preventable Collision in the Pacific

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/18/navy-sub-crews-told-stand-down-after-preventable-collision-pacific.html?ESRC=army_211123.nl

 

As US Troops and Families Go Hungry, They Don’t Trust the Pentagon for Help

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/19/us-troops-and-families-go-hungry-they-dont-trust-pentagon-help.html?ESRC=army_211123.nl

 

Japan PM Vows to Step up Defense Amid China, NK Threats

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/11/27/japan-pm-vows-step-defense-amid-china-nk-threats.html?fbclid=IwAR2hGGlfnqGvD0CSojp0GJ6MoxVIogekBHZJkLU2XrlyChmq7lXk0F2A4tI

 

Gravitas: These robots can produce babies | 'Xenobots' capable of 'self-replicating'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsmKUCiPHUY

 

No Pentagon Spending Add-Ins in the Eleventh Hour, Urge Civil Society Groups

https://www.citizen.org/news/no-pentagon-spending-add-ins-in-the-eleventh-hour-urge-civil-society-groups/

 

39 Groups to Senate: Divest from Obsolete Nuclear Bomb, Fund Global COVID-19 Vaccines Instead

https://www.citizen.org/news/39-groups-to-senate-divest-from-obsolete-nuclear-bomb-fund-global-covid-19-vaccines-instead/

 

Congress Is About to Send the Pentagon on a Wild Flying-Saucer Chase: The long lobbying campaign of a handful of UFO obsessives and crank pseudoscientists is finally paying off.

https://newrepublic.com/article/164699/pentagon-ufos-gillibrand-ndaa-spending?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

 

Marine Corps commandant calls for focus on small forces not just hypersonic weapons to challenge China in the Pacific

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-12-14/marine-corps-berger-china-strategy-pacific-3972366.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.2021&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Military Recruits Required to Sign Statement Acknowledging COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Before Training

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/14/military-recruits-required-to-sign-statement-acknowledging-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-before-training?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.2021&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Lithuania’s defense minister: How to tackle threats bleeding into the new year

https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2021/12/06/lithuanias-defense-minister-how-to-tackle-threats-bleeding-into-the-new-year/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.2021&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Huntington Ingalls CEO: Prepare for the next generation of national defense innovators

https://www.defensenews.com/outlook/2021/12/06/huntington-ingalls-ceo-prepare-for-the-next-generation-of-national-defense-innovators/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.2021&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Afghan victims saddened US drone strike to go unpunished

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/afghanistan/2021/12/14/afghan-victims-saddened-us-drone-strike-to-go-unpunished/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.15.2021&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

More than 100 Marines kicked out of the service for refusing Covid vaccine: The Army also announced Thursday it has fired two battalion commanders over the order.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/16/marines-army-kicked-out-covid-vaccine-525101?fbclid=IwAR1oOMfSgXFyrOS8Wme-UW3RO-6zDknv90KS8ol2vimIV76sfnv1WE10xm8

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