By Debbie Gregory. Upon the recommendation of U.S. officials, Iraqi leaders have chosen to withdraw Shiite militias from the Ramadi area of the Anbar Province. The U.S.-led coalition has since stepped up bombing raids and other actions to support the remaining Iraqi forces battling against the Islamic State in that region. After the Islamic State […]
By Debbie Gregory. A Green Beret officer was stripped of a prestigious valor award and dropped from the Special Forces. Maj. Matt Golsteyn fell out of favor with Army officials after the CIA shared information it had gathered about him while Golsteyn was going through screening for a potential job, according to officials familiar with […]
By Debbie Gregory. Today, feminism is stronger than ever. Companies, such as Proctor & Gamble, have started campaigns to tackle the stereotypes that commonly associate women as being the weaker sex. The Always “Like a girl” campaign asks why “run, fight, or throw like a girl,” can’t mean, “Run like a girl and win the […]
By Debbie Gregory. April is observed by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the Month of the Military Child. It is also recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. April was first declared Child Abuse Prevention Month by presidential proclamation in 1983. Since then, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance of families […]
By Debbie Gregory. Oregon authorities are on the hunt for a woman dubbed the “military mistress” and her current military husband. Bobbi Ann Finley, also known as Bobbi Ann House, has been implicated in a spree of check frauds totaling in excess of $13,000. She got her nickname in 2010 when she was spotlighted on […]
By Debbie Gregory. Previously, the Post-9/11 GI Bill had blocked flight training businesses from direct funding because Congress did not want to pay for schools not offering educational degrees. Helicopter schools were struggling financially. But after finding a loophole in the law that allows them to train military veterans completely at government expense, helicopter schools […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon has confirmed that the Islamic State in Iraq is moving some of its resources to Syria in order to reinforce its holdings. Airstrikes against the terrorist group, also commonly referred to as ISIS or ISIL, are having the desired effect. Coalition ground forces consisting of Iraq’s military and Shiite and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Army is edging closer to the full inclusion of female soldiers, as six more women have qualified to attend Ranger School. In January, 2015, the Army announced that it was planning to conduct a pilot program for women at its elite Ranger School, for a cohort beginning on April 20, […]
By Joe Silva So many Veterans today are suffering– alone. Veterans from all eras are struggling from afflictions such as PTSD or a service-connected disability, or from unemployment, underemployment, lack of fulfillment in their civilian lives, and just the general pressures of life. Military conditioning teaches service members not to share personal problems, to keep […]
By Debbie Gregory. The drama of the Bowe Bergdahl saga continues, as an Article 32 hearing is scheduled for July 8, 2015. An Article 32 hearing is the equivalent of a preliminary hearing under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), the laws that govern the behaviors and actions of the U.S. military. Many civilians […]
