Sunday, July 14, 2024

Military related links 071424

 

H.R.1277 - Military Spouse Hiring Act.  03/01/2023 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1277

 

H.R. 2670 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.  Passed the house July 14, 2023, by a 219-210 vote.  This bill was finished being discussed by the whole House of Representatives today. Although the bill enjoyed strong bipartisan support at the committee level, most Democrats were unable to support its final approval due to several amendments that were adopted on the floor. Thus, with four Republicans voting against it and four Democrats voting in favor, the NDAA was enacted on Friday morning by a vote of 219-210.  The bill had 1500+ amendments offered. Only 365+ were included in the final passage.  View amendments at: https://rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-2670

07/27/2023 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Now that both chambers of Congress have approved their versions of the NDAA, a conference committee will be appointed to resolve the differences between the two bills. This bill will be voted on by both chambers and if approved, sent to the president to be signed into law.  08/04/2023 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.  09/19/2023 - On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 393 – 27.  The Speaker appointed conferees.  09/20/2023 -Ms. Houlahan moved that the House instruct conferees.  Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.  On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 – 214.   09/28/2023 - MODIFICATION TO CONFEREES - The Chair appoints the following conferees on H.R. 2670 in lieu of their appointments on September 19, 2023: From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of subtitle J of title X of Division A, secs. 1085 and 1086, title LXVIII of Division E, Division I, and Division J of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. McHenry, Mr. Luetkemeyer, and Ms. Waters. Agreed to without objection. 11/15/2023 - Senate appointed conferees. Reed; Shaheen; Gillibrand; Blumenthal; Hirono; Kaine; King; Warren; Peters; Manchin; Duckworth; Rosen; Kelly; Wicker; Fischer; Cotton; Rounds; Ernst; Sullivan; Cramer; Scott FL; Tuberville; Mullin; Budd; Schmitt.  11/28/2023 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.  11/29/2023 – Joint Conference held. 12/13/2023 - Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 13.  12/14/2023 - On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 – 118.  12/14/2023 - Presented to President. 12/22/2023 – Signed by the President and became Public Law No: 118-31.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670

 

H.R.2693 - Pay Our Coast Guard Parity Act of 2023.  04/18/2023 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 04/19/2023 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2693

 

H.R.3165 - Military Housing Transparency and Accountability Act.  05/09/2023 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. 05/22/2023 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3165

 

H.R.3253 - Reservist Pay Equity Act of 2023.  This bill increases the rate of the differential wage payment tax credit from 20% to 50% and requires that the maximum dollar amount of such credit be adjusted for inflation after 2023. The credit is allowed to employers for their employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services.  05/11/2023 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3253

 

H.R.4365 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024.  06/27/2023 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.  09/13/2023 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 680 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1435 and H.R. 4365. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1435 under a closed rule and H.R. 4365 under a structured rule. The rule provides for one hour of general debate on each measure with one motion to recommit allowed.  09/19/2023 - Rule H. Res. 680 failed passage of House.  09/21/2023 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 712 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4365, H.R. 1130 and H. Res. 684. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4365, under a structured rule; H.R. 1130, under a structured rule; and H.Res. 684, under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on all three bills. 09/27/2023 - The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.  Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX further proceedings were postponed. 09/28/2023 - On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 – 210.  10/16/2023 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 226.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4365

 

H.R.7659 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024.  03/13/2024 - Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  03/14/2024 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.  03/20/2024 -      Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.  Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.  Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 3.  05/08/2024 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  Placed on the Union Calendar.  05/14/2024 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 – 16.  05/15/2024 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7659

 

 

 

 

S.596 - Military Spouse Hiring Act.  This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)  03/01/2023 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)  A qualified military spouse is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/596

 

S.1515 - Retired Pay Restoration Act.  05/10/2023 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1515

 

S.1823 - BAH Restoration Act.  This bill increases the monthly amount of the basic housing allowance for members of the uniformed services inside the United States. Specifically, the monthly amount of allowance for a member must be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in the area, as determined by the Department of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and same dependency status as the member.  06/06/2023 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1823

 

S.2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.  07/11/2023 - Committee on Armed Services.  01/19&20/2023 – Numerous amendments were considered.  07/27/2023 - Passed Senate under the order of 7/27/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 86 - 11.   Now that both chambers of Congress have approved their versions of the NDAA, a conference committee will be appointed to resolve the differences between the two bills. This bill will be voted on by both chambers and if approved, sent to the president to be signed into law. 

https://www.congress.gov/bil1282l/118th-congress/senate-bill/2226

 

 

Principles for Reframing the National Security Narrative

https://belonging.berkeley.edu/national-security-narrative

 

Rethinking National Security: How To Tell A New Story In Which Everyone Belongs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmC2d8AM5LY&t=124s

 

FURIOUS Navy Vet Delivers Major WAKE UP CALL to Steve Bannon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guhd3tc96jc

 

Biden Signs Law Backing Military Pay Increase for 2024. Here's How Much More You’ll Get.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/22/biden-signs-law-backing-military-veteran-pay-increases-2024-heres-how-much-more-youll-get.html

 

Biden signs defense policy bill, extending controversial spying program.  The final version drops an even more contentious rollback of the Pentagon’s abortion travel policy.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/22/biden-defense-bill-spying-program-00133124

 

Pentagon revamps how it prevents, handles collateral damage in strikes

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/12/21/us-revamps-how-it-prevents-handles-collateral-damage-in-strikes/

 

The Army’s first-ever lead special trial counsel just got fired for behaving ethically

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4377537-the-armys-first-ever-lead-special-trial-counsel-is-being-fired-for-behaving-ethically/

 

Partnerships empower military spouses with successful careers. “Don’t wait. You will get back out of it what you put into it.”

https://news.va.gov/127138/partnerships-empower-military-spouses-careers/

 

First female active-duty soldier graduates from sniper school.  Sgt. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, completed the course at Fort Moore, Georgia in November.

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/first-female-active-duty-soldier-graduates-from-sniper-schools/?mc_cid=713c2dd4b0&mc_eid=be364708fa

 

Boston Light's Sally Snowman ending historic run as last Coast Guard lighthouse keeper in US

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-light-lighthouse-hull-sally-snowman-coast-guard/?mc_cid=713c2dd4b0&mc_eid=be364708fa

 

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Offices of Special Trial Counsel

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3627334/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-the-offices-of-special/

 

Sexual Assault Now Tried Outside Military Chain of Command

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3627107/sexual-assault-now-tried-outside-military-chain-of-command/

 

Biden Signs National Defense Authorization Act Into Law

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3252968/biden-signs-national-defense-authorization-act-into-law/

 

Biden Signs Law Backing Military Pay Increase for 2024. Here's How Much More You’ll Get.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/22/biden-signs-law-backing-military-veteran-pay-increases-2024-heres-how-much-more-youll-get.html

 

The Top 10 Military.com News Stories of 2023

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/26/top-10-militarycom-news-stories-of-2023.html

 

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at a Holiday Celebration with Military Families

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/12/23/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-a-holiday-celebration-with-military-families/

 

Inside the Pentagon's Painfully Slow Effort to Clean Up Decades of PFAS Contamination

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/27/inside-pentagons-painfully-slow-effort-clean-decades-of-pfas-contamination.html

 

Independent Military Prosecutors Now in Charge of Sexual Assault Cases

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/28/independent-military-prosecutors-now-charge-of-sexual-assault-cases.html

 

The Air Force Said its Nuclear Missile Capsules Were Safe. But Toxins Lurked, Documents Show

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/29/air-force-said-its-nuclear-missile-capsules-were-safe-toxins-lurked-documents-show.html

 

A Call to Validate the Stress Continuum Model

https://academic.oup.com/milmed/advance-article/doi/10.1093/milmed/usad266/7226270?login=false

 

Ex-CIA Agent Rates All The 'Mission: Impossible' Movies | How Real Is It? | Insider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj-GypmBYG0

 

Top Marine general in ‘good condition’ after open-heart surgery

https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/01/09/top-marine-general-in-good-condition-after-open-heart-surgery/

 

The Department of Defense and the White House became entangled in an unusual personnel scandal when the Secretary of Defense (SecDef), Lloyd Austin, who claimed to be working from home, was actually in the hospital.  Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin’s Mysterious Hospitalization—Which Biden Didn’t Even Know About—Explained

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/01/07/pentagon-chief-lloyd-austins-mysterious-hospitalization-which-biden-didnt-even-know-about-explained/?sh=60402c6d65fe

 

Truth Decay and National Security.  Intersections, Insights, and Questions for Future Research

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA112-2.html

 

Unique ammo key to Ukrainian sniper making longest shot in history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLEl6uG-aN8

 

The Pentagon Just Can’t Pass an Audit.  Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.

https://populist.com/30.01.Koshgarian.html

 

2 US Navy SEALs missing off Somalia coast

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

 

US Air Force officer from Colorado becomes 1st active-duty servicemember to be crowned Miss America

Madison Marsh became the 1st active-duty Air Force officer ever to receive the national title after being crowned Sunday

https://6abc.com/madison-marsh-miss-america-winner-2024/14326249/

 

Overspending on the Pentagon Stealing Our Future?  Massive expenditures have more to do with pork-barrel politics and a misguided “cover the globe” military strategy than a careful consideration of what might be needed for actual “defense.”

https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/overspending-on-the-pentagon

 

Extremism not prevalent in US military, but it’s a concern among veterans, report says

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-01-10/military-veterans-extremism-report-12619856.html

 

Top Enlisted Leaders for Each Service Set to Testify on Quality-of-Life Issues at House Hearing

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/18/top-enlisted-leaders-each-service-set-testify-quality-of-life-issues-house-hearing.html

 

Joining Forces.  OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ALSO SERVE: MILITARY AND VETERAN FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND SURVIVORS.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_5_19_2022_14_55_COPY_01)

 

1 million military family members, retirees now eligible for online ID card renewal | Stars and Stripes

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-01-17/military-families-retirees-identification-cards-12707015.html

 

10 Crazy Ideas the US Military Used That Actually Worked

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/10-crazy-ideas-the-us-military-used-that-actually-worked/ss-AA1nbhCU

 

21 of the Greatest American Generals

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/21-of-the-greatest-american-generals/ss-AA1nbcVa

 

Army Reveals It Fired Female Commander in Troubled Brigade After Claims of Sexual Assaults on Male Soldiers

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/23/female-commander-was-relieved-after-allegations-of-sexual-assaults-harassment-against-male.html

 

Marines Can't Count on Navy Ships to Carry Them to Global Emergencies, One of the Service's Top Generals Says

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/01/25/top-general-says-theres-shortfall-navy-ships-carry-marines-no-clear-solution-sight.html

 

3 US soldiers killed, many more hurt in drone attack at base in Jordan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTOK5z3URLQ

 

Army widens investigation into doctor charged in one of the largest sexual abuse cases in service history

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-01-26/army-doctor-stockin-sexual-abuse-lewis-mcchord-12806898.html

 

20232525 Quality of Life Hearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsgWLVyI8E&t=1242s

 

Global Events and You: What Military Families Want to Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb0gM1chjKU&t=113s

 

U.S. Navy Expands Marijuana Waiver Authority To Address Recruiting Shortfalls

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/u-s-navy-expands-marijuana-waiver-authority-to-address-recruiting-shortfalls/

 

The US Navy is working on a radical new submarine that will slice through the ocean so fast that, even before you are halfway through watching 'Oppenheimer,' it will have zipped underwater from New York to London. - Luxurylaunches

https://luxurylaunches.com/transport/02-07-2024-supersonic-underwater-submarine.php

 

READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE: STATE OF DOD HOUSING AND AGING INFRASTRUCTURE

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/readiness-subcommittee-state-dod-housing-and-aging-infrastructure

 

20240207 Readiness Subcommittee: State of DoD Housing and Aging Infrastructure – February 7, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RhJ5j9v5nE&t=1s

 

US Navy Destroyer Not Allowed To Enter Japanese Port – February 15, 2024

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/02/us-navy-destroyer-not-allowed-to-enter-japanese-port/

 

DOD Releases Resilient and Healthy Defense Communities Strategy

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3677999/dod-releases-resilient-and-healthy-defense-communities-strategy/

 

4 charged in connection with Navy SEAL deaths near Somali coast – February 22, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEJB0CqpJ9M

 

HASC Hearing February 6, 2024, To provide Quality of Life Panel members an opportunity to hear from other members of Congress on their perspective regarding military quality of life issues.

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/quality-life-panel-member-day

 

20240206 Quality of Life Panel: “Member Day”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7XoIDakEA&t=2s

 

SASC Hearing TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON EVOLVING WORKFORCE DYNAMICS AND THE CHALLENGES FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE PERSONNEL – February 28, 2024

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-evolving-workforce-dynamics-and-the-challenges-for-defense-acquisition-and-defense-industrial-base-personnel

 

SASC Subcommittee on Personnel TO RECEIVE TESTIMONY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND BLAST EXPOSURE CARE

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-traumatic-brain-injury-and-blast-exposure-care

 

It’s Started: U.S. Army Terminates 32,000 | You Won't Believe What Happens Next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM8qvaRKLuk

 

Biden Administration Continued Efforts to Recruit, Hire, and Retain Military-Connected Spouses in the Federal Government

https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/blog/2024/02/27/biden-administration-continued-efforts-to-recruit-hire-and-retain-military-connected-spouses-in-the-federal-government/

 

Harris Affirms U.S. Commitment to Stand With Allies, Lead in 'Unsettled Times'

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3679905/harris-affirms-us-commitment-to-stand-with-allies-lead-in-unsettled-times/

 

The U.S. Navy’s new floating base for Marines and Navy SEALs is named for a Vietnam war hero

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-warship-floating-sea-base-uss-canley-marines-seals-2024-2

 

How a $100 Million Submarine 'Sank' a $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-100-million-submarine-sank-45-billion-us-navy-aircraft-carrier-209727

 

Representatives Mike Rogers (AL) and Adam Smith (WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, along with Don Bacon (NE) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Quality-of-Life Panel, sent a letter calling on President Biden to support improving the quality of life for service members and military families in his Fiscal Year 2025 Department of Defense Budget request.

https://armedservices.house.gov/sites/republicans.armedservices.house.gov/files/QOL%20Panel%20Letter%20to%20the%20Administration%202024.pdf

 

2023 Year in Review for the Sea Services

https://mailchi.mp/usni/editors-desk-march24-936645?e=c57ef276e7

 

Soldier 2025

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UUx_A0cGqKs

 

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Charged with Leaking Classified Information on Dating Platform – March 5, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/03/05/you-are-my-secret-agent-love-air-force-civilian-charged-leaking-classified-info-online-dating.html

 

TOP SECRET U.S. Government Tunnels | Cities Of The Underworld (S4, E2) | Full Episode – 7 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKuhF5zFT1M

 

Last Military to March With Swastikas – March 5, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0gWtyCdji4

 

Guest post by NYU student delves into ongoing Christian indoctrination at Air Force Academy and more – March 1, 2024

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/14/2229419/-Guest-post-by-NYU-student-delves-into-ongoing-Christian-indoctrination-at-Air-Force-Academy-and-more

 

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers: The U.S. Navy's Ultimate Weapon.  The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, named after WWII's Admiral Nimitz, have been the backbone of the US Navy since the 1970s. Originally designed with nuclear propulsion for operational and cost advantages, these massive warships boast huge air wings.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/nimitz-class-aircraft-carriers-us-navys-ultimate-weapon-209637

 

US Navy aircraft carrier faces relentless battle against Houthi attacks – March 18, 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68595451

 

Preparing for China: Military firepower on show in the Pacific | 60 Minutes Australia – March 18, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqrJe7Gyr5s

 

Oversight Hearing – Quality of Life in the Military – March 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWqMPWGknS4

 

Army, Navy Help to Open Small Channel in Baltimore as Bridge Salvage Effort Promises to Grow – April 1, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/01/army-navy-help-open-small-channel-baltimore-bridge-salvage-effort-promises-grow.html

 

15 of the Coolest Military Vehicles Ever Made

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/15-of-the-coolest-military-vehicles-ever-made/ss-BB1kzaNO

 

TUE, April 9, 2024, 9:30 AM – SASC Hearing - DoD Budget Request Testimony in 216 Hart

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-department-of-defense-budget-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program

 

WED, April 10, 2024, 10 AM - House Appropriations Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States Navy and Marine Corps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI6bYDVUToc&t=8s

 

WED, April 10, 2024, 10 AM - Full Committee Hearing: U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in Europe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLbWrj3fFxk

 

WED, April 10, 2024, 1:30 PM – HVAC Hearing – Disability Assistance and memorial Affairs Subcommittee on Pending Legislation in 360 Cannon.  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on "H.R. 1083, Caring for Survivors Act of 2023; H.R. 2911, Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023; H.R. 3651, Love Lives On Act of 2023; H.R. 7100, Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act; H.R. 7150, Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024; H.R. 7777, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2024; H.R. 7793, Veterans Appeals Options Expansion Act of 2024; H.R. 7816, Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act; H.R. XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the duty of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a veteran with a medical examination in connection with certain claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes; H.R. XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation, and for other purposes; H.R. XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”

https://veterans.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=6418

 

WED, April 10, 2024, 2 PM - House Appropriations Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the United States Army

https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2025-request-for-the-united-states-army

 

WED, April 10, 2024. 2 PM – House Appropriations – Budget for Army Military Construction. Location: H-140 CAPITOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpZLvAzwoOc&t=2961s

2:00pm. Location: H-140 CAPITO

WED, April 10, 2024, 3:30 PM – HASC Hearing – U.S. Cyber Command Budget Request, 2212 Rayburn

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/citi-hearing-cyber-era-persistent-engagement-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-us-cyber

 

WED, April 10, 2024, 3:30 PM – SVAC Hearing – Ensuring Equity for Women Veterans at VA in 418 Russell. 

https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/4/caring-for-all-who-have-borne-the-battle-ensuring-equity-for-women-veterans-at-va

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 8 AM - Testimony on United States European Command and United States Transportation Command.  Location: Room SH-216 Hart Senate Office Building

https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-posture-of-united-states-european-command-and-united-states-transportation-command-in-review-of-the-defense-authorization-request-for-fiscal-year-2025-and-the-future-years-defense-program

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 9 AM – HASC Hearing – Member Day Hearing on NDAA in 2118 Rayburn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRGOj1A7BFY

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 9 AM - Full HVAC will hold an Oversight Hearing on “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzURWz2UEgk

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 3 PM - HASC Hearing – Joint SPF-RDY Hearing in 2118 Rayburn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b2tb0lszHo

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 3:30 PM - HASC Hearing – A Review of Defense Intelligence to Counter China in 2212 Rayburn. 

https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/iso-hearing-review-defense-intelligence-enterprise-s-posture-and-capabilities-strategic-0

 

THU, April 11, 2024, 2 PM – House Appropriations Hearing - Budget Hearing for Navy & Marine Corps in 2362-B Rayburn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkK9LguYHDc

 

FRI, April 12, 2024. 9 AM – HASC Hearing – FY25 Budget Requests for Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs.  Location: Rayburn 2212

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6mHNygMWBI

Navy fires commander of biomedical research lab 

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/04/05/navy-fires-commander-of-biomedical-research-lab/

 

Will the Congressional Putin Caucus Give Ally Ukraine to a Bloodthirsty Dictator?  If we fail to aid Ukraine and Russia succeeds in overwhelming that country, expect Putin to head to Moldova and Poland or the Baltic states next: his generals and his #2, Dmitry Medvedev have said so…

https://hartmannreport.com/p/will-the-congressional-putin-caucus-0b9

 

Do Your Part is a multi-sector coalition of change-makers seeking to spark a movement and fulfill the Constitution's promise of providing for the common defense by focusing on three areas

https://doyourpart.com/?mc_cid=8fe2ee0056&mc_eid=5fbd657cc7

 

20240416 TAL : FY25 Budget Request of the DOD for Fixed-Wing Tactical &Training Aircraft Programs – April 16, 2024

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

 

Retired Military Officials Issue Grave Warning About Trump’s Claim To Absolute Immunity.  Trump’s claim of blanket immunity from prosecution is “an assault” on the military's “foundational commitments” to the rule of law, the officials said.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-immunity-military-officials_n_66159a15e4b035c82d2716ee

 

The murky role of military contractors in war.  A civil case against US company has revived debate over the increasing use of private security firms in military operations

https://theweek.com/defence/military-contractors-in-war

 

An Unparalleled Vantage Point: The USS Los Angeles and the 1925 Solar Eclipse - April 05, 2024

https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/uss-los-angeles-1925-solar-eclipse

 

Navy continues to struggle in recruiting as other services near goal

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/04/17/navy-continues-to-struggle-in-recruiting-as-other-services-near-goal/

 

Kadena Adds More Stealth Fighters Amid ‘Challenging Environment’ – May 1, 2024

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/kadena-more-stealth-fighters-strategic-environment/

 

In the Name of Democracy.  A feature documentary about the remarkable case of Lt. Ehren Watada, the first officer in the U.S. Army to refuse to deploy to Iraq on moral grounds.

https://tubitv.com/movies/675172/in-the-name-of-democracy

 

US Navy Operations Specialist tells why an F/A-18 fighting against an F-22/F-35 is like a shooter hunting a sniper wearing a ghillie suit – May 11, 2024

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/us-navy-operations-specialist-tells-why-an-f-a-18-fighting-against-an-f-22-f-35-is-like-a-shooter-hunting-a-sniper-wearing-a-ghillie-suit/

 

Jack Reed Chairs Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing On The Navy FY2025 Budget Request – May 16, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od9WVmPUBvc

 

Armed Forces Day on May 18, 2024

https://nationaltoday.com/armed-forces-day/

 

Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds – May 17, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/17/officers-higher-rank-get-better-care-those-lower-ranks-military-hospitals-study-finds.html

 

F-35 Stealth Fighter: Now an Electronic Warfare Beast That Is Untouchable.  The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a $97.3 million contract to integrate the AGM-88G High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs) on all F-35 Lighting II variants, including those used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well as allied nations.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35-stealth-fighter-now-electronic-warfare-beast-untouchable-208649

 

First woman to lead US Navy reflects on her career milestones – May 23, 2024

https://www.today.com/video/first-female-joint-chiefs-of-staff-member-on-historic-milestone-211476037656

 

Military couldn’t test recruits for cannabis under approved bill (Newsletter: May 24, 2024)

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/military-couldnt-test-recruits-for-cannabis-under-approved-bill-newsletter-may-24-2024/

 

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin resumes duties after successful follow-up medical procedure – May 24, 2024

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/24/politics/lloyd-austin-transfer-duties-medical-procedure/index.html

 

The Air Force's B-2 Bomber Nightmare Has Arrived – May 25, 2024

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/air-forces-b-2-bomber-nightmare-has-arrived-211168

 

The Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Beyond Fixing Now – May 28, 2024

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ford-class-aircraft-carrier-nightmare-beyond-fixing-now-211190

 

Constellation-class Frigates: The U.S. Navy Warship That Does It All – May 30, 2024

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/constellation-class-frigates-us-navy-warship-does-it-all-211221

 

Office of Public Affairs | Retired Navy Admiral and Business Executives Arrested for Bribery Scheme | United States Department of Justice - May 31, 2024

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/retired-navy-admiral-and-business-executives-arrested-bribery-scheme

 

US Navy Operations Specialist explains how a B-21 Raider loaded with a gazillion of air-to-air missiles could keep Chinese J-20 stealth fighters at bay

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/us-navy-operations-specialist-explains-how-a-b-21-raider-loaded-with-a-gazillion-of-air-to-air-missiles-could-keep-chinese-j-20-stealth-fighters-at-bay/amp/

 

With a drop of blood, this new device will test for TBIs in 15 minutes – June 4, 2024

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/06/04/with-a-drop-of-blood-this-new-device-will-test-for-tbis-in-15-minutes/

 

Air Force Missileers Get New Workplace Inspections, Health Tracking Amid Ongoing Cancer Cluster Study – June 7, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/07/air-force-missileers-get-new-workplace-inspections-health-tracking-amid-ongoing-cancer-cluster-study.html

 

US Navy 'Shadowing' Russian Flotilla off Florida Coast—Satellite Data – June 11, 2024

https://www.newsweek.com/us-navy-shadowing-russian-flotilla-off-florida-coastsatellite-data-1911106

 

GOP green lights FY25 defense bill, but more social fights ahead – June 13, 2024

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/06/13/gop-green-lights-fy25-defense-bill-but-more-social-fights-ahead/

 

Tight congressional calendar squeezes lawmakers’ defense work – June 23, 2024

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/06/24/tight-congressional-calendar-squeezes-lawmakers-defense-work/

 

As Draft Registration Expands, Is U.S. Preparing for WWIII?  NATO powers are rapidly escalating toward hot war with Russia at the same time the US is expanding its draft policies to make it easier to force more Americans fight in a giant war. – June 24, 2024

https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/draft-registration-expands

 

White House Announces Pardons for Troops Convicted of Sodomy Between 1951 and 2013 – June 26, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/06/26/biden-will-pardon-troops-convicted-of-sodomy-effort-right-past-discrimination.html

 

Army stiffens rules barring extremist, gang activity among soldiers - June 28, 2024

https://www.legion.org/news/261988/army-stiffens-rules-barring-extremist-gang-activity-among-soldiers

 

Army Family Awarded $10.3 Million After Living in Mold-Infested Home at Texas' Fort Cavazos – July 3, 2024

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/07/03/army-family-awarded-103-million-after-living-mold-infested-home-texas-fort-cavazos.html

 

Remarks by President Biden at a Barbeque with Active-Duty Military Service Members and Their Families – July 4, 2024

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/07/04/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-barbeque-with-active-duty-military-service-members-and-their-families/

 

Senate appropriators ready emergency adds to spending bills.  Bipartisan pact would provide billions of dollars more for both defense and nondefense programs in next fiscal year – July 8, 2024

https://rollcall.com/2024/07/08/senate-appropriators-ready-emergency-adds-to-spending-bills/

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