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U.S. Nuclear Bomb Overseer Quits After Clash With Energy Chief

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-07/nuclear-bomb-agency-head-quits-after-clash-with-energy-secretary

Former US Army Green Beret Pleads Guilty To Spying For Russia

https://www.barrons.com/news/former-us-army-green-beret-pleads-guilty-to-spying-for-russia-01605723011?tesla=y

Biden's likely pick to lead the Pentagon isn't a win for feminism: Michèle Flournoy might become the first woman in charge of the Pentagon, but it seems unlikely she’ll do anything to actually change US foreign policy for the better

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/21/joe-biden-likely-pentagon-pick-michele-flournoy?fbclid=IwAR1SJUpdpBikp92kZDZgT-01wIC7Yg4ouCooepdb8tp0zq5VItp22eOh7mA

China lashes out at US withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty with Russia

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/11/23/china-lashes-out-at-us-withdrawal-from-open-skies-treaty-with-russia/?fbclid=IwAR3Xwc9XxGec48F5LPR2w8vDFyF_KE-VIN00BP2d32l5zptlpan2oudf-K8

Air Force Accused of Influencing Georgia Runoff in Favor of Republicans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/air-force-accused-of-influencing-georgia-runoff-in-favor-of-republicans/ar-BB1blNKz?li=BBnb7Kz&fbclid=IwAR1HZ2wjAvdG8z8SE7PbaiFbtGgcte6ThbvT2AfDGzioOc0H_SNj2g42qDg

Consistent, widespread racial disparities hurt Black airmen, IG study finds

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/12/21/consistent-widespread-racial-disparities-hurt-black-airmen-ig-study-finds/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2012.22.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

‘Destructive’ Trump loyalists undermining Pentagon transition, retired admiral warns: 'National security issues do not wait, it's going to be a particularly difficult transition in that arena’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-transition-pentagon-michael-mullen-b1764020.html?fbclid=IwAR0uwTlM24ZdsBsa0K9rKIYKYhs_DBWQ9OS_oA-cCGEalrBHljZ1qmiI8o8

Trump Pentagon nominee spreads debunked conspiracies and tweets suggesting Trump declare martial law

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/04/politics/trump-nominee-pentagon-martial-law/index.html

CIA Awards Secret Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract

https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2020/11/exclusive-cia-awards-secret-multibillion-dollar-cloud-contract/170227/

Fulfilling the Need: USS John Paul Jones Sailors Conduct Lay Leader Training

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2413734/fulfilling-the-need-uss-john-paul-jones-sailors-conduct-lay-leader-training/utm_source/LINKEDIN_COMPANY/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100001630631171/utm_campaign/Man/linkId/100000020014404/

Navy Announces FY 2021 Seaman to Admiral (STA-21) Selectees

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2425258/navy-announces-fy-2021-sta-21-selectees/utm_source/LINKEDIN_COMPANY/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100001661843834/utm_campaign/Man/linkId/100000021563611/

14 Fort Hood leaders disciplined as probe finds 'permissive environment for sexual assault' at the Army base. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said 14 leaders at Fort Hood have been suspended or relieved from their positions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/probe-launched-after-vanessa-guill-n-s-death-finds-permissive-n1250372?cid=db_npd_nn_fb_fbbot&fbclid=IwAR3wdGZSp1tfXWVom1e9lVINfqN3QPLy00p4SJVVD2Er-_EHQI7VaPiTiuY

Ex-Marine to remain jailed in probe of paramilitary group

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-north-carolina-paramilitary-groups-indictments-boise-bbf623cb15fec3bdf82f60c5d6f112bd?fbclid=IwAR0wvJPnkgQWmwuLQSUIV3naQtfoCn1wuyuHEBds4jo-Vog9OoCJH2mtFxA

Reserve Organization of America

https://www.roa.org/default.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1dUJNwgvK79aSyLOb6ZTdAhiO-hlWi7R_-aTOq14vE0bjeoawUjhtEQvQ

Fort Everywhere: How did the United States become entangled in a cycle of endless war?

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/united-states-of-war-david-vine-review/

Former Special Operations head decries Michael Flynn's 'totally inappropriate' call for military to overturn election

https://news.yahoo.com/former-special-operations-head-decries-202907185.html

The Military Sisterhood Initiative Holiday Membership Drive

https://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/82543/military-sisterhood-initiative-holiday-membership-drive/

Hypersonic HAWC Won’t Fly This Year Due to Ongoing Test Problems

https://www.airforcemag.com/hypersonic-hawc-wont-fly-by-end-of-2020-due-to-ongoing-test-problems/

US Army prototype cannon blasts target from 43 miles away: A prototype cannon successfully struck a target from 43 miles away at the US Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.Source: CNN

https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/12/24/us-army-precision-artillery-test-orig-bdk.cnn?fbclid=IwAR1JAbPbTzcX__vesMFXXmbd11ZytTGwl8-ETmluCrKKMJ2UBTdfZWbWq4U

RallyPoint - The Military Network

https://www.rallypoint.com/

Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous

https://mailchi.mp/18e7cc3c9530/an-aging-reporter-ruminates-on-covering-the-military-over-two-decades-198210?e=cd21695bb9

Civil-military relations have turned ridiculous. The military's honor is at stake.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/trump-civil-military-relations-democracy/

Congress Prepares to Enact NDAA After Trump’s Veto

https://www.airforcemag.com/trump-vetoes-2021-defense-policy-bill/

President Vetoes FY 2021 NDAA

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/president-vetoes-fy-2021-ndaa/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TMNsend&utm_content=NC+AFHRM+1+ERet+L+NC

Budget-Cutting Options in This New Report Could Cost You Thousands of Dollars

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/advocacy/budget-cutting-options-in-this-new-report-could-cost-you-thousands-of-dollars/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TMNsend&utm_content=NC+AFHRM+1+ERet+L+NC

DoD Faces Difficult Path Ahead in Fight Against Sexual Assault, Harassment

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/advocacy/dod-faces-difficult-path-ahead-in-fight-against-sexual-assault,-harassment/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TMNsend&utm_content=NC+AFHRM+1+ERet+L+NC

Funding Bill Includes Cash Payment, More Time to Pay Back Deferred Taxes

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/troops-cash-payment-pay-back-taxes-funding-bill/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TMNsend&utm_content=NC+AFHRM+1+ERet+L+NC

Army Green Beret charged with murder in Illinois bowling alley shooting: Three people were killed and three were injured in gunfire.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/army-green-beret-charged-murder-illinois-bowling-alley/story?id=74924675&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Monday&utm_term=all_users

Army Suspends Former 1st Special Forces Group CO after Arrest on Domestic Violence Charges

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/28/army-suspends-former-1st-special-forces-group-co-after-arrest-domestic-violence-charges.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

Green Beret Accused in Bowling Alley Shooting Spree Has PTSD, Lawyer Says

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/28/green-beret-accused-bowling-alley-shooting-spree-has-ptsd-lawyer-says.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

Why Military Christmas Care Packages End Up in Burn Pits

https://www.military.com/daily-news/opinions/2020/12/16/why-military-christmas-care-packages-end-burn-pits.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

75 Military Doctors And Nurses Deploy to California Hospitals in COVID-19 Surge

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/29/75-military-doctors-and-nurses-deploy-california-hospitals-covid-19-surge.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

Troops to Get Cash Payment and More Time to Pay Back Deferred Taxes in Funding Bill

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/21/troops-get-cash-payment-and-more-time-pay-back-deferred-taxes-funding-bill.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

Obesity and Other Problems Barring Teens from Military Service Need National Attention, Leaders Say

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/27/obesity-and-other-problems-barring-teens-military-service-need-national-attention-leaders-say.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

'You Were in the Situation Room, We Were High-Fiving:' Airmen Brief DoD Chief on Hostage Rescue Support Mission

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/22/you-were-situation-room-we-were-high-fiving-airmen-brief-dod-chief-sporty-hostage-rescue-support.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

'We Don't Have a Choice:' Military Exercises in 2021 Will Focus on This Big Problem

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/23/we-dont-have-choice-military-exercises-2021-will-focus-big-problem.html?ESRC=army_201229.nl

The Navy’s WWII Corn Belt Fleet

https://buffalo.com/community/the-navy-s-wwii-corn-belt-fleet/article_51d59ee2-38af-11eb-90a1-eb9a42f0a78a.html

Biden eyes cuts to Trump nuclear program as critical arms control deadline with Russia looms

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/politics/biden-nuclear-cuts-arms-control-russia/index.html

Blips on the Screen

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n23/andrew-cockburn/blips-on-the-screen

An Air Force combat veteran breached the Senate: The Texas based pilot was with a group that descended on House …

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-air-force-combat-veteran-breached-the-senate?s=04&fbclid=IwAR19EoV0shNSTD4cWiqv1L_2LQYuHHpNbDZ0b-pi9yGwRRzCe8xGHcGmFHg

THREE WISE MEN by BEAU WISE AND TOM SILEO

https://read.macmillan.com/lp/three-wise-men/?fbclid=IwAR0ryFVyYoqvomzTR_aI5jn8-wxDR-lEUqXvsq6gK2fuHs53UIRuir4DysU

The military has a hate group problem. But it doesn't know how bad it's gotten. The rise of extremism in the ranks is seen as a "crisis issue" but the military's efforts to weed out radicals are "haphazard" at best.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/11/military-right-wing-extremism-457861?utm_source=pocket-newtab&fbclid=IwAR0zABUejKa81iHBXTy0DoNbpFA6xuPEoUT_fAacViVHVz6oRoJRADPRcVw

National Army museum opens Veterans Day, 2020

https://www.legion.org/honor/243588/national-army-museum-opens-veterans-day?fbclid=IwAR3fIGzNxhmfMBDMA3Nb05A0XsBvq0wFm9JbCBiwmllsz7xylye_Ggnqdrc

Acting Defense Secretary orders NSA director to immediately install former GOP operative as the agency’s top lawyer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/acting-defense-secretary-orders-nsa-director-to-immediately-install-former-gop-operative-as-the-agencys-top-lawyer/2021/01/16/b3e06a02-5837-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html

Army reservist with secret-level security clearance among the latest charged in connection with Capitol riot

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/politics/capitol-riot-latest-charged-army-reservist/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3KQuIwXb2TMz870f6b-KpqSZblYvirgoNNse1-Li76YOgKxqkGfD0Ntbo

Nearly 1 In 5 Defendants In Capitol Riot Cases Served In The Military

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/21/958915267/nearly-one-in-five-defendants-in-capitol-riot-cases-served-in-the-military?fbclid=IwAR3tOvkQNz1s2Sw16iULjl0loDoZEEATCzDqH_y1mnDMVPFCm3ZQZU0Bkaw

Biden to lift Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military: Trump put the ban in place that did not allow transgender people to serve.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-lift-pentagons-ban-transgender-people-serving-military/story?id=75460373

'You Shouldn't Be Calling Yourself a Ranger': Tom Cotton's Military Service is Under Scrutiny From a Fellow Army Vet in Congress

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/24/you-shouldnt-be-calling-yourself-ranger-tom-cottons-military-service-under-scrutiny-fellow-army-vet.html?fbclid=IwAR2w9inJ5y8lW1ZWKnPL-87C1RgjSfNS91gasuQ_uPuoziyCacqHJ6IFTaQ

Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to be first Black Defense Secretary
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/politics/lloyd-austin-senate-vote-confirmation/index.html

DOD vaccinating personnel worldwide against COVID-19

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/01/26/DOD-continues-to-vaccinate-from-COVID-19-personnel-worldwide?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

US Army changes standards for women to allow ponytails, nail polish, breastfeeding: The changes will go into effect in February.

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Style/us-army-standards-women-ponytails-nail-polish-breastfeeding/story?id=75516541&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WUC_Thursday&utm_term=all_users

The Pentagon tried to bury an alarming survey about widespread racism in the ranks: Where transparency goes to die.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/pentagon-hide-survey-racism/?mc_cid=3ff6ceed13&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

The Tip of the Spear: Special Operations Forces And Great Power Competition

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tip-spear-special-operations-forces-great-power-competition/id1455885103?i=1000506673285

Pentagon halts Trump appointments to advisory boards: The move effectively prevents a number of Trump allies, including Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, from actually serving on panels.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/pentagon-suspends-trump-appointments-463601?fbclid=IwAR1nRATSlz164A1nVfR9KV2ObKBMXC3itKmSxk6foUkcn8u_aJYynMzpoho

Biden Orders New Review of Sexual Assault Policies in Military: Combatant commanders are to send plans and best practices within two weeks.

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2021/01/biden-orders-new-review-sexual-assault-policies-military/171607/

Biden ends Trump ban on transgender service members

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/25/biden-ends-trump-ban-on-transgender-service-members/

A congressman, a VP, a hate group head, or the wife of a SCOTUS Justice: Who was behind Trump’s transgender military ban the most?

https://www.rawstory.com/a-congressman-a-vp-a-hate-group-head-or-the-wife-of-a-scotus-justice-who-was-behind-trumps-transgender-military-ban-the-most/

Pentagon clears out advisory boards, citing concerns over last-minute Trump picks: The move affects both Trump loyalists and others named by earlier administrations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/pentagon-clears-out-advisory-boards-citing-concerns-over-last-minute-n1256550?fbclid=IwAR1TiLxn8hjs1cnrlTbmZolB-lyGxqMqYfGMCXFSGmf09LHokHIOuu7l2YM

Facial Hair Petition Gains Momentum After SMA Tells Force 'You Will Not Have a Beard'

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/01/29/facial-hair-petition-gains-momentum-after-sma-tells-force-you-will-not-have-beard.html?ESRC=mr_210201.nl&fbclid=IwAR1b_6u7Ao_gczB2hB4hW01G9jr8h7bmMJjfGWKg8bKvOeJhhp5awLXfy7I

DOD experts explain: The science behind the COVID-19 vaccines

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/02/01/DOD-experts-explain-The-science-behind-the-COVID-19-vaccines?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

COVID-19 presents challenges to heart health, physical fitness

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/02/01/COVID-19-presents-challenges-to-heart-health-and-physical-fitness?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

A nation of draft dodgers

https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/02/01/a-nation-of-draft-dodgers/

Marine-Navy Integration Continues as Marines Return From USNS Burlington Deployment

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2484609/marine-navy-integration-continues-as-marines-return-from-usns-burlington-deploy/utm_source/LINKEDIN_COMPANY/utm_medium/social/utm_content/100001817707249/utm_campaign/Fight/linkId/100000030222159/

Defense secretary orders 60-day stand-down to confront extremism in the military

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/02/03/defense-secretary-orders-60-day-stand-down-to-confront-extremism-in-the-military/?fbclid=IwAR3Ii02TY1ePjtp5ugPKMswrbrIAIEbEk4V1JIjZvgCjV2EtgkeAzyJHSho

Capitol riot suspect asks court's permission to vacation in Mexico

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2021/02/02/capitol-rioter-wants-go-mexican-vacation-and-court-lets-her/4358889001/?fbclid=IwAR1lxUx5gB6x93ome3TVP9Tfz-mQh93zkdeOpgHYOajVuH0ZirDv_2dMssY

Lloyd Austin takes first steps to repair a battered Pentagon: The new secretary has installed a slate of well-respected national security professionals who are working to restore order to the Pentagon’s policymaking process.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/09/lloyd-austin-pentagon-467725?fbclid=IwAR1IRKvAnupslzmoyPaYtTRgpSdvp36202Nf77nmgyypXnyOYnFllKbbelo

The Pentagon Finally Admits It Has an Extremism Problem in the Ranks. But Fixing It Won’t Be Easy. ”We don’t know how we’re going to be able to get after this in a meaningful productive tangible way,” the Defense Department’s spokesperson admits.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/02/pentagon-military-extremism-social-media/?fbclid=IwAR1UnpKzVZb3MX1HKufFbFqqWDLqLRPPTvfsCRHFnqKOnNTXDF2CiB6XBxU

Weapons biz bankrolls experts pushing to extend Afghan War

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/02/16/weapons-biz-bankrolls-experts-pushing-to-extend-afghan-war/?fbclid=IwAR0CqZtEi8suCvgZlyBfRil3O-CbTtbJ6QsKqKfP7rF7Nan_4LFktimfDnE

'They Know All About It': Pentagon Report Details Military Reach of Supremacist Groups

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/18/they-know-all-about-it-pentagon-report-details-military-reach-of-supremacist-groups.html?ESRC=eb_210219.nl

Suspended Army War College Commandant Accused of 'Inappropriate Touching'

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/18/suspended-army-war-college-commandant-accused-of-inappropriate-touching.html?ESRC=eb_210219.nl

Some Military Families Displaced as Freezing Temperatures Cause Pipes to Burst at Several Bases

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/18/some-military-families-displaced-freezing-temperatures-cause-pipes-burst-several-bases.html?ESRC=eb_210219.nl

'The Daughters of Kobani' Tells a Riveting Story of Women in Combat

https://www.military.com/off-duty/books/2021/02/18/daughters-of-kobani-tells-riveting-story-of-women-combat.html?ESRC=eb_210219.nl

USAF Launches New Review of Racial, Gender, Ethnic Disparities

https://www.airforcemag.com/usaf-launches-new-review-of-racial-gender-ethnic-disparities/

Extremism 'Has Reared Its Head' in Air Force Special Operations, General Says

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/26/extremism-has-reared-its-head-air-force-special-operations-general-says.html?mc_cid=0a0be2dc1c&mc_eid=5fbd657cc7

COVID-19: DOD vaccinates more than 1 million beneficiaries worldwide

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/03/01/COVID19-DOD-vaccinates-more-than-1-million-beneficiaries-worldwide?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

DOD officials provide COVID-19 response update

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/03/01/DOD-officials-provide-COVID19-response-update?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

US troops just got their asses handed to them by Lithuanian infantrymen: "We couldn’t see them even when we were right on top of them."

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-army-lithuania-training-infantry/

Navy Will Make All Sailors Reaffirm Oath to the Constitution in Extremism Stand-Down

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/02/22/navy-will-make-all-sailors-reaffirm-oath-constitution-extremism-stand-down.html?fbclid=IwAR0p8d1Lxhk5KNqMME3DfNRUYn20YH6l1hVaXVaYd41SibKiZU8PUgr2Ufk

As the Navy Moved to Fire Capt. Crozier, Other Leaders Rallied Around Him

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/10/navy-moved-fire-capt-crozier-other-leaders-rallied-around-him.html?ESRC=eb_210311.nl

Americans' Trust and Confidence in the Military Is Decreasing, New Survey Finds

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/10/americans-trust-and-confidence-military-decreasing-new-survey-finds.html?ESRC=eb_210311.nl

Troops Guarding Congress Won't Just Be 'Free Labor' for Capitol Police, Pentagon Says

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/10/troops-guarding-congress-wont-just-be-free-labor-capitol-police-pentagon-says.html?ESRC=eb_210311.nl

Opinion: How the Pentagon is campaigning against white extremism in its ranks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-the-pentagon-is-campaigning-against-white-extremism-in-its-ranks/2021/03/09/00e0715e-811d-11eb-ac37-4383f7709abe_story.html

Duped by Duffel Blog, a congressman claims that the VFW and American Legion were labeled hate groups: Uh, sir, that's from Duffel Blog.

https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/duffel-blog-american-legion-vfw/?mc_cid=61bf6e255f&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

Marine Corps Officer Warns Congress Against Classifying Christians in Military as ‘Religious Extremists’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/marine-officer-warns-congress-against-classifying-christians-in-military-as-religious-extremists_3748121.html?utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email2&utm_campaign=mb-2021-03-25

Chain Reaction - Great Power Competition Explaine‪d

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/great-power-competition-explained/id1455885103?i=1000514379868

Strategic Assessment 2020: Into a New Era of Great Power Competition

https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/Article/2405626/strategic-assessment-2020-into-a-new-era-of-great-power-competition/

The Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle that sank and killed 9 should never have left the ramp, slides into investigation show

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/03/25/the-marine-corps-amphibious-assault-vehicle-that-sank-and-killed-9-should-never-have-left-the-motor-pool-slides-into-investigation-show/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%202%2003-25-21&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Breaking%20News

'Tragic Mishap Was Preventable': How the Marines Failed 9 Troops Whose 35-Year-Old AAV Sank in the Pacific

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/25/tragic-mishap-was-preventable-how-marines-failed-9-troops-whose-35-year-old-aav-sank-pacific.html?ESRC=eb_210326.nl

'Why Are We Talking About It?' Congress May Face Impasse on Extremism in the Military

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/25/why-are-we-talking-about-it-congress-may-face-impasse-extremism-military.html?ESRC=eb_210326.nl

Army Extremism Training Gets Mixed Reviews from Soldiers

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/25/army-extremism-training-gets-mixed-reviews-soldiers.html?ESRC=eb_210326.nl

National Security versus Global Security

https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/national-security-versus-global-security

DoD Pledges to Make COVID Vaccine Available to All Beneficiaries by May

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/27/dod-pledges-make-covid-vaccine-available-all-beneficiaries-may.html?ESRC=mr_210329.nl

Pentagon reverses Trump's de facto ban on transgender troops

https://www.theweek.com/speedreads/975111/pentagon-reverses-trumps-de-facto-transgender-troop-ban

Reservist Who Claims He Lost NASA Job for Taking Military Leave Gets Win in Court

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/31/reservist-who-claims-he-lost-nasa-job-taking-military-leave-gets-win-court.html?ESRC=eb_210401.nl

The Army is buying thousands of the 'awesome' new rifle that is fast becoming the sniper weapon of choice for the US military

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-buying-thousands-of-awesome-new-sniper-rifles-2021-3?fbclid=IwAR3an78QSC2iZpdar_JmeYEQzGRPEIIgoQ7YVNijI55mmuphTGUfaA10MqA

Graham Nash - Military Madness (101.9 KINK)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKSj-aE7zyc

Military Closes Failing Facility at Guantánamo Bay to Consolidate Prisoners: The move, which took place in a secret operation over the weekend, was conceived during the Trump administration to save on costs and troops at the remote base in Cuba.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/04/us/politics/guantanamo-bay-prisoners.html

All-volunteer force can’t meet Pentagon’s future needs, advocates warn

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/04/05/all-volunteer-force-cant-meet-pentagons-future-needs-advocates-warn/

Getting and Staying Tough: With Elements Borrowed from SEALs, a Navy Pilot Program Aims to Teach Sailors How to Perform Under Extreme Stress

https://seapowermagazine.org/getting-and-staying-tough-with-elements-borrowed-from-seals-a-navy-pilot-program-aims-to-teach-sailors-how-to-perform-under-extreme-stress/

Forecasting for the Fleet: Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command Monitors Weather, Ocean and Atmospheric Conditions to Keep the Navy in the Fight

https://seapowermagazine.org/forecasting-for-the-fleet-naval-meteorology-and-oceanography-command-monitors-weather-ocean-and-atmospheric-conditions-to-keep-the-navy-in-the-fight/

Why It’s So Hard for America to End Its Wars: Is there any way for Biden to achieve peace with honor in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan?

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-its-so-hard-for-america-to-end-its-wars?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_041721&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_Daily

Four Tips for Transitioning from the Military to the Classroom

https://scs.georgetown.edu/news-and-events/article/7779/four-tips-transitioning-military-classroom?utm_source=vm&utm_medium=native&utm_campaign=fy21-dmi-bals-native-vm-pros-content-img-military-2

The Air Force just let in a white supremacist that a Google search could have caught: Yes, seriously.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-white-nationalist-enlist/

DoD Resources for Providers Treating Service Members Disclosing Sexual Harassment

https://www.pdhealth.mil/news/blog/dod-resources-providers-treating-service-members-disclosing-sexual-harassment

The World’s Largest Drone Ship | Sea Hunter #shorts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUxCSyZ0u5g

‘It bothers me a little bit that it’s just going to end like this’ – The pain felt by Afghanistan war veterans

https://mailchi.mp/4b3ba13d6afa/an-aging-reporter-ruminates-on-covering-the-military-over-two-decades-199226?e=cd21695bb9

Soldiers are refusing the vaccine out of spite: ‘This is the first time I get to tell the Army no!’ "It's not about you."

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/fort-carson-coronavirus-vaccine-reasons/

The view through the Army’s new night vision goggle looks ripped right out of ‘Halo’. Master Chief would like his night vision back

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-night-vision-goggles-halo-odst/

Navy SEALs to shift from counterterrorism to global threats

https://nypost.com/2021/04/28/navy-seals-to-shift-from-counterterrorism-to-global-threats/

How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously: For decades, flying saucers were a punch line. Then the U.S. government got over the taboo.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_050121&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_Daily

Are U.F.O.s a National-Security Threat? The government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings can no longer be dismissed. Plus, Dorothy Wickenden on three revolutionary women.

https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/are-ufos-a-national-security-threat?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=tny&utm_mailing=TNY_Daily_050121&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5f108bc3a1573c18f411ce44&cndid=61660189&hasha=c2e7b902faa70db20b1eaaead145c496&hashb=d66eda798d13296a4f50fdc8f2311240bd954c47&hashc=b797ec0058e74865fbe009ec53ab7d2888433ec403939f5df0581e6b656d5101&esrc=subscribe-page&mbid=CRMNYR012019&utm_term=TNY_Daily

How Washington Got Hooked on Flying Saucers: A collection of well-funded UFO obsessives are using their Capitol Hill connections to launder some outré, and potentially dangerous, ideas.

https://newrepublic.com/article/162457/government-embrace-ufos-bad-science?utm_medium=notification&utm_source=pushly&utm_campaign=pushly_launch

Military Budgets Balloon Even Now

https://www.laprogressive.com/military-budgets-balloon/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=e08d73dc2c-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-e08d73dc2c-286987487&mc_cid=e08d73dc2c&mc_eid=dd9216c814

IT health care leaders among DOD’s ‘Top 100 Innovators List’ for 2021

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/04/30/IT-health-care-leaders-among-DODs-Top-100-Innovators-List-for-2021?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

Wave CARSON+ deploys new EHR to 25 more MTF commands

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2021/04/30/Wave-CARSON-deploys-new-EHR-to-25-more-MTF-commands?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

Top general drops opposition to change in sex assault policy

https://apnews.com/article/government-and-politics-e343b149e17bfa5cc104ea354bdf8065

Could the Squad and Their Allies Unite to Downsize Biden’s Military Budget?
https://www.laprogressive.com/downsize-bidens-military-budget/?utm_source=LA+Progressive+NEW&utm_campaign=5dba344629-LAP+News+-+20+April+17+PC_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_61288e16ef-5dba344629-286987487&mc_cid=5dba344629&mc_eid=dd9216c814

America Saultes 2021 FULL

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