By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon has dialed back assertions regarding allegations that ISIS used chemical weapons against Kurdish fighters, saying that the Defense Department is still investigating the matter and could not confirm ISIS’s capabilities. The White House had previously announced that the United States was investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, most […]
By Debbie Gregory. A Special Forces soldier killed last week in Afghanistan has been recommended for the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor, for his actions during a bloody attack in Kabul that claimed his life. He will also posthumously receive a Purple Heart. Master Sgt. Peter Andrew McKenna Jr., 35, was struck […]
By Debbie Gregory. The largest command in the U.S. military has a new leader. Gen. Mark Milley, an Ivy League graduate and career grunt, is taking over as the Army’s 39th Chief of Staff. The change of responsibility ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow, August 14, at 10 a.m., on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Currently, the US Air Force has about 1,066 pilots who fly armed drones from Creech Air Force Base, NV and other bases. The Air Force says it needs about 1,281 pilots to fulfill the 65 daily missions mandated by the Pentagon. In an attempt to close that pilot shortage, the Air Force […]
By Debbie Gregory. VA medical facilities and health clinics have been under scrutiny in recent years, specifically for the lack of administrative efficiency and the failure to provide patients with appointments in a timely manner. While some facilities have addressed these concerns on the local level, but nationally there are still inconsistencies in making forward […]
By Debbie Gregory. There is no denying that veterans who are battling PTSD are finding resources to manage their symptoms. But more often than not, these resources include medications that ultimately increase in dosages as their efficacy wanes. US Army combat veteran Andrew Collins was frustrated with taking 17 prescriptions daily, and chose to seek […]
By Debbie Gregory. The US Army continues to assure that the most qualified individuals are assigned to any given military position; individuals, meaning no distinction between male or female military personnel. The Army Ranger School is no longer an exception to this guideline. Two female West Point graduates are advancing to the final phase, vying […]
By Debbie Gregory. These celebrities are famous, and they’ve gone on to great things. But they all have one thing in common: they served in the U.S. military. Some of them made use of military education benefits to further their careers. Others used their experiences in uniform as the springboard for a life in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. At the center of a tangled web of bribery and corruption, sits military contractor George H. Lee Jr. The Defense Department has described his case as the largest contracting and bribery case to come out of the Iraq War. In spite of being sentenced to 4 1/2 years in federal prison Lee […]
By Debbie Gregory. Christopher David Wix, a former active duty U.S. Army soldier based at Fort Hood in Killeen, has been sentenced on alien smuggling charges, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Wix, 21, of Abilene, entered a plea to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented aliens Oct. 30, 2014. The former active-duty U.S. Army soldier […]
