Military related links 090920

 

IG: Air Guard intel planes surveilled seven George Floyd protests without proper authorization

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/08/21/ig-air-guard-intel-planes-surveilled-seven-george-floyd-protests-without-proper-authorization/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Mishandling of misconduct reports, retaliation a pattern across the National Guard

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/24/mishandling-of-misconduct-reports-retaliation-a-pattern-across-the-national-guard/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

July’s accident that killed 9 is the deadliest AAV incident in Marine Corps history

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/08/21/julys-accident-that-killed-9-is-the-deadliest-aav-incident-in-marine-corps-history/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Families Honor 9 Killed in AAV Sinking as Investigations Continue

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/21/families-honor-9-killed-in-aav-sinking-as-investigations-continue?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

More than 5 million military family members, retirees are getting new ID cards

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2020/08/24/more-than-5-million-military-family-members-retirees-are-getting-new-id-cards/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Air%20Force%20DNR%208.25.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Air%20Force%20-%20Daily%20News%20Roundup

 

No fresh US military coronavirus cases reported on Guam as USS Ronald Reagan visits island

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/no-fresh-us-military-coronavirus-cases-reported-on-guam-as-uss-ronald-reagan-visits-island-1.642253?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

No dancing allowed for US service members based in Italy amid countrywide health ban

https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/no-dancing-allowed-for-us-service-members-based-in-italy-amid-countrywide-health-ban-1.642042?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US military in Japan reports 17 new coronavirus cases as summer wave continues

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-military-in-japan-reports-17-new-coronavirus-cases-as-summer-wave-continues-1.642035?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops usually cast ballots by mail. This year could be more complicated, Pentagon office says.  As the partisan fight over mail-in voting intensifies ahead of the November presidential election, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops and their families are preparing, as they have for decades, to cast absentee ballots by mail.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/hundreds-of-thousands-of-us-troops-usually-cast-ballots-by-mail-this-year-could-be-more-complicated-pentagon-office-says/2020/08/21/b547eec8-e097-11ea-ade1-28daf1a5e919_story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

National Guard Can Assist at Polling Places with State Approval, Officials Say

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/08/23/national-guard-can-assist-polling-places-state-approval-officials-say.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Navy memo cites 'problematic' State request for Pompeo to get military housing in 2018

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/513086-navy-problematic-state-request-pompeo-military-housing-2018?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

New Army aviators will incur 10-year service obligations, up from six, starting in October

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/08/21/new-army-aviators-will-incur-10-year-service-obligations-up-from-six-starting-in-october/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Missing Fort Hood soldier reported sexual abuse, says Army official

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/08/23/missing-fort-hood-soldier-reported-sexual-abuse-says-army-official/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Why is Fort Hood the Army’s most crime-ridden post?

https://www.stripes.com/news/army/why-is-fort-hood-the-army-s-most-crime-ridden-post-1.642104?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Fort Hood soldier is charged with injuring his 7-month-old daughter who later died

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/fort-hood-soldier-is-charged-with-injuring-his-7-month-old-daughter-who-later-died-1.642165?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

The Army had the most hospital trips among the services for alcohol-related problems, study finds

https://www.stripes.com/news/the-army-had-the-most-hospital-trips-among-the-services-for-alcohol-related-problems-study-finds-1.642078?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_campaign=EBB+08.24.20&utm_term=Editorial+-+Military+-+Early+Bird+Brief

 

Feds charge former Green Beret with spying for Russia in latest legal blow to Special Forces community

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/21/feds-charge-former-green-beret-with-spying-for-russia-in-latest-legal-blow-to-special-forces-community/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Watchdog: 75 percent of sub and aircraft carrier maintenance ended late in recent years

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/08/21/watchdog-75-percent-of-sub-and-aircraft-carrier-maintenance-ended-late-in-recent-years/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Navy SEAL appears in San Diego military courtroom on charge he sexually assaulted fellow sailor in Iraq

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/military/story/2020-08-21/navy-seal-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-fellow-sailor-in-iraq-to-appear?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Navy reports increase in sailors and Marines investigated for human smuggling in the past year

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-human-smuggling-increase?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

This slide from an Air Force brief shows airmen what white privilege looks like

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-white-privilege-training-slide?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Travis Air Force Base lifts mandatory evacuation order: Airmen and their families who had to evacuate from Travis Air Force Base due to a nearby wildfire can return home, the California base announced Friday.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/travis-air-force-base-lifts-mandatory-evacuation-order-1.642162?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

How do we save prisoners of the cultural war within our military?

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/08/21/how-do-we-save-prisoners-of-the-cultural-war-within-our-military/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Leave no one behind: A commitment we must continue to make

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/08/24/leave-no-one-behind-a-commitment-we-must-continue-to-make/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Tom Jurkowsky: The Senate must act to protect military medicine

https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/columns/ac-ce-column-tom-jurkowsky-20200822-iaej3x6eiffljhlgd7v47idgnm-story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

‘Desert One’ Review: Heroism and Heartbreak.  Barbara Kopple’s documentary feature examines the 1980 special forces mission launched secretly by President Jimmy Carter in an attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/desert-one-review-heroism-and-heartbreak-11597957798?mod=opinion_major_pos14&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.24.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US fighter jets intercept 6 Russian spy planes flying near Alaska for hours

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/08/us-fighter-jets-intercept-6-russian-spy-planes-flying-near-alaska-for-hours/?utm_source=smartnews&fbclid=IwAR3ZXxHaC62yh_1_7C4IurWL1o716wJs_L_6s8PgK7a-m0Uh7ckRg6AVZYE

 

Don't trust Donald Trump with your kid's life—or your own

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26NylDiLit8

 

Pentagon Releases Old ‘UFO’ Videos, With Expected Results

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2020/06/pentagon-releases-old-ufo-videos-with-expected-results/

 

Veterans Call Out Trump Over Paid Killings of U.S. Troops | NowThis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3G9PsbhTAU&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3FwWAMiLQhzd06AhOn4ZXUuZskg_0jWIIKJhB3zVghqgxnRP6X6dhxtTg

 

Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says.  The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html

 

Navajo Nation mourns Fort Hood soldier's death

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/navajo-nation-mourns-fort-hood-soldiers-death/ar-BB18Kjeq?ocid=sf

 

Navajo Nation calls for investigation into Fort Hood deaths

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/06/navajo-nation-calls-for-investigation-into-fort-hood-deaths/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper: Members of Congress have objected to the defunding move for months.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/04/pentagon-halts-stars-and-stripes-newspaper-408945

 

Senators to Esper: Reverse Your Decision to Kill Stars and Stripes

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/02/senators-esper-reverse-your-decision-kill-stars-and-stripes.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

Trump: Stars and Stripes funding won’t be cut

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/09/04/pentagon-instructs-stars-and-stripes-to-dissolve/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Medal of Honor recipient confirms Trump has slurred military in blunt-talking MSNBC interview

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/medal-of-honor-recipient-confirms-trump-has-slurred-military-in-blunt-talking-msnbc-interview/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5396&recip_id=151999&list_id=1

 

Lindsey Graham’s warning about Trump re-surfaces after bombshell report on president slurring fallen troops

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/lindsey-grahams-warning-about-trump-re-surfaces-after-bombshell-report-on-president-slurring-fallen-troops/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=5396

 

Court-Martialing Military Retirees Should Be Stopped Until Congress Acts, Lawyers Say

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/02/court-martialing-military-retirees-should-be-stopped-until-congress-acts-lawyers-say.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

Military Not Selected to Be Among First Groups to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/03/military-not-selected-be-among-first-groups-receive-coronavirus-vaccine.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

DoD Set to Roll Out New Policy Targeting Pregnancy Discrimination in the Military

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/01/dod-set-roll-out-new-policy-targeting-pregnancy-discrimination-military.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

Amid Pandemic Pressures, Major Organizations Commit Support for Military Caregivers

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/01/amid-pandemic-pressures-major-organizations-commit-support-military-caregivers.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

It's Official: White House to Award First Medal of Honor for Heroism in Fight Against ISIS

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/03/army-ranger-who-saved-75-hostages-iraq-will-get-medal-of-honor-9-11-anniversary.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

Two of DoD's Biggest Military Contracts Are Now Up for Grabs

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/02/two-of-dods-biggest-military-contracts-are-now-grabs.html?ESRC=mr_200907.nl

 

Nearly half of troops polled support changing names of bases honoring Confederate leaders

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/03/nearly-half-of-troops-polled-support-changing-names-of-bases-honoring-confederate-leaders/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Troops: White nationalism a national security threat equal to ISIS, al-Qaida

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/03/troops-white-nationalism-a-national-security-threat-equal-to-isis-al-qaeda/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-us-lithuania/u-s-troops-to-start-extended-exercises-in-lithuania-amid-tensions-over-belarus-idUSKBN25U1W6?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Report: Trump disparaged US war dead as ‘losers,’ ‘suckers’

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/03/report-trump-disparaged-us-war-dead-as-losers-suckers/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Trump attacks Fox News reporter after she backs up key details of Atlantic story

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/515248-trump-attacks-fox-news-reporter-after-she-backs-up-key-details-of?fbclid=IwAR0cd1p9nIbX4ErwYytWgYm83k0wnLkX7zdk8uMKy_VVTKTOG9fo22xyAPI

 

Second Army reservist in Florida dies from COVID-19

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/03/second-army-reservist-in-florida-dies-from-covid-19/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US Army Japan eases travel restrictions in time for Labor Day weekend

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-army-japan-eases-travel-restrictions-in-time-for-labor-day-weekend-1.643836?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Marines say Palau mission proves deployments are possible without bringing coronavirus along for the ride

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/marines-say-palau-mission-proves-deployments-are-possible-without-bringing-coronavirus-along-for-the-ride-1.643708?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

South Korea’s daily coronavirus count dips below 200; USFK reports seven more cases

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/south-korea-s-daily-coronavirus-count-dips-below-200-usfk-reports-seven-more-cases-1.643711?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Five Military Sites Chosen for Phase III Trial of COVID Vaccine Candidate: AstraZeneca is seeking 30,000 volunteers for the trial, which may lead to an effective vaccine by year’s end.

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/09/five-military-sites-chosen-phase-iii-trial-covid-vaccine-candidate/168222/

 

West Point superintendent says he’s taking action on racism highlighted by nine recent cadets

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/03/west-point-superintendent-says-hes-taking-action-on-racism-highlighted-by-nine-recent-cadets/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Army Cyber Command completes its move to Georgia’s Fort Gordon

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/03/army-cyber-command-completes-its-move-to-georgias-fort-gordon/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

New commander at Fort Hood vows to improve trust among soldiers

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/new-commander-at-fort-hood-vows-to-improve-trust-among-soldiers-1.643812?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Budget dysfunction threatens delays to US Navy’s Columbia program

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/09/03/budge-dysfunction-threatens-delays-to-us-navys-columbia-program/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

National Transportation Safety Board faults US Navy for Fitzgerald collision

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2020/09/03/national-transportation-safety-board-faults-us-navy-for-fitzgerald-collision/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Navy Fires Destroyer Commander Amid Investigation

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/03/navy-fires-destroyer-commander-amid-investigation.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Natural disasters, a pandemic, and unrest. The National Guard remains busy

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/03/natural-disasters-a-pandemic-and-unrest-the-national-guard-remains-busy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

City of San Antonio illegally auctioned off more than 200 troops’ vehicles, DOJ alleges

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2020/09/03/city-of-san-antonio-texas-illegally-auctioned-off-troops-vehicles-doj-alleges/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Norway Expands Key Arctic Port For More US Nuke Sub Visits

https://breakingdefense.com/2020/09/norway-expands-key-arctic-port-for-more-us-nuke-sub-visits/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Why toxic senior leaders survive — and sometimes thrive — in the military

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/09/04/why-toxic-senior-leaders-survive-and-sometimes-thrive-in-the-military/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Demanding positive change

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/09/04/demanding-positive-change/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.04.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Let's talk about Trump, generals, and defending the MIC....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egU80_HoRkQ

 

U.S. Marine HUMILIATES Faketriot Donald Trump for His "Losers & Suckers" Remarks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8xC599uF-Y&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3FuhZBgfOJsoVFLxgH9Y4kW4pZulhn-h6YH8kSSYG_xdGnH4vmBHZASBY

 

Hear why Trump photo infuriated this military widow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxrhrARD4hM

 

Trump ‘Deserves To Have His Real Record’ & ‘Hypocritical Use Of Military As A Prop Exposed’ | MSNBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGoM2_UEUY

 

‘Smart’ Bullet Downs Cruise Missile in 2nd ABMS Test

https://www.airforcemag.com/smart-bullet-downs-cruise-missile-in-2nd-abms-test/

 

COVID-19 Delays Military’s Plan to Downsize, Close Medical Facilities

https://www.airforcemag.com/covid-19-delays-militarys-plan-to-downsize-close-medical-facilities/

 

USAF Wants Airmen’s Stories to Shape Harassment, Assault Prevention

https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-wants-airmens-stories-to-shape-harassment-assault-prevention/

 

Morris Takes Command of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

https://www.airforcemag.com/morris-takes-command-of-air-force-life-cycle-management-center/

 

CMSAF: Airmen, USAF Civilians Can’t Opt-Out of Payroll Tax Deferral

https://www.airforcemag.com/cmsaf-airmen-usaf-civilians-cant-opt-out-of-payroll-tax-deferral/

 

Virtual Events: Mitchell Institute Hosts Conversation with Patel, and More

https://www.airforcemag.com/virtual-events-this-week/

 

Snapshot: DOD and COVID-19

https://www.airforcemag.com/snapshot-dod-and-covid-19/

 

Lockheed Martin’s Greenville campus gets $62B boost with latest F-16 contract

https://www.postandcourier.com/business/lockheed-martins-greenville-campus-gets-62b-boost-with-latest-f-16-contract/article_a9255e64-eeb1-11ea-b804-7b2278f109b0.html

 

Northrop Grumman shares video of Firebird demo at North Dakota facility

https://defence-blog.com/news/northrop-grumman-shares-video-of-firebird-demo-at-north-dakota-facility.html

 

US Navy searching for missing Nimitz sailor in Arabian Sea

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/09/06/us-navy-searching-for-nimitz-sailor-missing-in-arabian-sea/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Respect for troops, military sacrifice becomes an election friction point

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/05/respect-for-troops-military-sacrifice-becomes-an-election-friction-point/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

1 US service member in stable condition after being wounded by al-Shabab attack in Somalia

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/09/07/1-us-service-member-in-stable-condition-after-being-wounded-by-al-shabab-attack-in-somalia/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US commands support partner nations’ COVID-19 relief efforts

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/05/us-commands-support-partner-nations-covid-19-relief-efforts/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

As U.S. air war in Afghanistan surged, investigations into civilian harm plunged

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/04/afghanistan-civilian-casualties-us-airstrikes/?arc404=true&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Training down under: B-1s, B-2s take part in combined exercise with US Marines, Aussies

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/04/training-down-under-b-1s-b-2s-take-part-in-combined-exercise-with-us-marines-aussies/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

B-52s fly to Ukraine to train with fighters there

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/04/b-52s-fly-to-ukraine-to-train-with-troops-there/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Face masks with valves are now off limits for soldiers in South Korea

https://www.stripes.com/news/face-masks-with-valves-are-now-off-limits-for-soldiers-in-south-korea-1.643870?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US Northern Command apologizes for retweeting Trump campaign

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/09/06/us-northern-command-apologizes-for-retweeting-trump-campaign/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Trump: Pentagon leaders want war to keep contractors 'happy'.  President Donald Trump says Pentagon leaders want to keep waging wars in order to keep defense contractors “happy.”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-pentagon-leaders-war-contractors-happy-72870085?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Pentagon makes the most use of emergency contractor paid leave

https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2020/09/04/pentagon-makes-the-most-use-of-emergency-contractor-paid-leave/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

These 5 Military Hospitals Will Support COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/04/these-5-military-hospitals-will-support-covid-19-vaccine-trials.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Trump’s alleged comments about ‘losers’ buried in military cemeteries leave military leaders off balance: Senior and former military leaders appeared to struggle Friday with how to respond to a report that President Trump disparaged U.S. service members killed in combat as “losers,” as the president attacked the allegations as “fake news.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-atlantic-military-reaction/2020/09/04/b0fe0690-eec0-11ea-a21a-0fbbe90cfd8c_story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Trump plays defense with the military weeks before election: It's a difficult situation for the president, who since being elected has surrounded himself with military trappings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/04/trump-military-relationship-election-409257?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Retired lieutenant general: Military members are 'furious' with Trump over alleged comments on fallen soldiers

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/515217-retired-lieutenant-general-military-members-are-furious-over-trump-war-dead?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Lawmakers Want to Know How the Military Is Fixing Its Racial Injustice Problem

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/04/lawmakers-want-know-how-military-fixing-its-racial-injustice-problem.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Marine vet wins Democratic primary for Kennedy’s US House seat

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/09/06/marine-vet-wins-democratic-primary-for-kennedys-us-house-seat/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Officials seek help finding Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier missing since spring

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/04/officials-seek-help-finding-joint-base-lewis-mcchord-soldier-missing-since-spring/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne Will Be 1st Living Delta Force Member to Receive Medal of Honor

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/05/sgt-maj-thomas-payne-will-be-1st-living-delta-force-member-receive-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

West Point General Pledges to Take Action on Allegations of Racism by Former Cadets

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/04/west-point-general-pledges-take-action-allegations-of-racism-former-cadets.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Navy’s new destroyer, damaged in a 2019 collision, heads to its homeport in Florida

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/09/04/navys-new-destroyer-damaged-in-a-2019-collision-heads-to-its-homeport-in-florida/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

US Navy to get new cyber commander

https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/09/04/us-navy-to-get-new-cyber-commander/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Extra-Long Ship Deployments Aren’t Hurting Sailor Retention, Personnel Chief Says

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/04/extra-long-ship-deployments-arent-hurting-sailor-retention-personnel-chief-says.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

'Small number' of sailors on aircraft carrier at sea test positive for coronavirus

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/515188-small-number-of-sailors-on-aircraft-carrier-at-sea-test-positive-for?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

A Navy tale: 2 sisters, 2 different paths.  In a way, the story of Celeste and Courtney Young — two members of a close-knit set of Yorktown triplets — is a story of what goes around comes around.

https://www.pilotonline.com/military/dp-nw-yorktown-sisters-navy-20200905-d55gzfvac5czzo6ii3wlix3ple-story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Marine Corps helicopter makes emergency landing in North Carolina

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/09/06/marine-corps-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-north-carolina/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Christian love wasn’t meant to be weaponized: A retired Air Force chaplain and rabbi’s message

https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/09/05/christian-love-wasnt-meant-to-be-weaponized-a-retired-air-force-chaplain-and-rabbis-message/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Trump’s bad marriage with the military has finally exploded: Reconciling Donald Trump’s self-promoting “Art of the Deal” with the military’s reserved code of loyalty and service was always a stretch. In Trump’s early months in the White House, though, the two cultures seemed to coexist without much damage.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/05/trumps-bad-marriage-with-military-has-finally-exploded/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

My son knows his father wasn’t a ‘loser’ or a ‘sucker’: Jordan lost his father in Iraq. He knows his father was a warrior and a patriot. But the words hurt nevertheless.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/opinion/trump-losers-suckers-military.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

IN 2020, EISENHOWER IS A LANTERN IN THE DARK

https://warontherocks.com/2020/09/in-2020-eisenhower-is-a-lantern-in-the-dark/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Congress must stop the closure of the Uniformed Services University

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/514850-congress-must-stop-the-closure-of-the-uniformed-services-university?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.08.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

Enrique Roman-Martinez: Remains Of Murdered 21-Year-Old Army Paratrooper From Chino Come Home

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/08/19/enrique-roman-martinez-fort-bragg-outer-banks-murder/