By Debbie Gregory. The future of Army warfare will likely involve robotics deployed to perform an array of functions that Soldiers today perform for themselves. To that end, “RoMan”, a small tracked unmanned vehicle, has been built through a collaboration of the military, industry and academic partners. Short for “Robotic Manipulation,” RoMan is equipped with […]
By Debbie Gregory. Supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk, the second naval ship named after the North Carolina site of the Wright brothers’ first powered airplane flight, has been scheduled for disposal. The fate of the first and last active ship of her class has been in limbo for the last eight years after being decommissioned in […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army has crafted new combat operations doctrine designed to better position the service branch for the prospect of warfare against technologically advanced peer rivals. The Army’s Field Manual (FM) 3-0 Operations marks the first major overhaul of the manual since 2011, and represents a shift in focus to adapt to fighting […]
By Debbie Gregory. The three region TRICARE system will soon be history as TRICARE divides into two regions: Tricare East and West, with East being managed by Humana Military and West falling under Health Net Federal Service. But there are other, bigger changes in store for the new year. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has […]
By Debbie Gregory. There was a perfect storm brewing in Portland, Oregon’s DarSalam Iraqi restaurant. Suffering from unsuccessfully treated PTSD, Marine Sgt. Major Damien Rodriguez was allegedly inebriated, a common self-treatment for PTSD, when he and his companion, a retired Marine, took a corner table in the restaurant. He sat where his back could be […]
By Debbie Gregory. It takes an extremely strong and selfless person to be a military spouse. While the sacrifices made by our military personnel are often acknowledged, military spouses are usually unrecognized and underappreciated. Probably the biggest challenge military spouses face are their frequent moves, which makes it difficult for them to build their own […]
By Debbie Gregory. Whether medicinal cannabis is legal varies depending on what state you’re in, what medical issue you have, and what form you’re using. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, medicinal marijuana is a Schedule One substance, a drug that has no “accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” As long as […]
By Debbie Gregory. By all accounts, billionaire inventor Elon Musk appeared to be nervous when he took elite Marines by surprise. Musk was warmly welcomed at the 1st Marine Raider Battalion Ball where he rubbed shoulders with elite Marines under the command of Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC), the Marine Corps’ expeditionary force. Musk […]
By Debbie Gregory. Female military veterans run a 250% higher risk than civilian women for suicide, a startling finding that experts say poses disturbing questions about the backgrounds and experiences of women who serve in the armed forces. Though suicide has become a major issue for the military over the last decade, most research by […]
By Debbie Gregory. The National Geographic miniseries “The Long Road Home,” based on a book of the same name by ABC News Correspondent Martha Raddatz, is the true story of the 2004 deployment of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment out of Fort Hood, Texas to Sadr City, Iraq. This is the story of the […]
