By Debbie Gregory. With the new president’s blessing, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China. The Navy’s 355-ship proposal surpasses the number that President Trump had promoted on the campaign trail, providing a potential boost to shipyards […]
By Debbie Gregory. Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff , said the service is critically short of personnel and needs to expand by more than 30,000 active-duty service members. Otherwise, the service branch may face challenges in meeting its security obligations, including an air war against Islamic State militants. Goldfein said he […]
By Debbie Gregory. Last week, American warplanes unleashed a massive attack on at least two Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) training camps in Libya, killing an estimated 80 militants. This was one of the last short-notice military operations ordered by President Barack Obama. “The fighters training in these camps posed a security risk to Libya, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Technology is advancing at a rate that is difficult to keep up with. As further evidence, the Department of Defense is providing $80 million to establish a bio-research and manufacturing institute to develop transplant tissues and organs for injured American soldiers and other patients. The Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute will be located […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Defense Department, reacting to North Korea’s statement that it plans to test an intercontinental ballistic missile, said it was confident in its ability to protect U.S. allies and the U.S. homeland from threats from Pyongyang. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea.”We remain confident in our ballistic […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 (HR 6416) signed into law December 16th, fails to make truly significant program improvements. The law fails to address several controversial issues, including: a solution to the veterans appeals process, new accountability procedures for VA employees or […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army is looking to the future to determine what will be necessary to support ground warfare in the years to come. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has refined the previously revealed “Big 8” modernization priorities to the “Big 6+1” set of initiatives, with the “+1” referring to soldier and team performance […]
By Debbie Gregory. Lee Anne Walters noticed that the tap water in her Flint, Michigan home had an orange tint to it. Her twin boys also had rashes. Doctors confirmed one of the boys was showing signs of stunted growth. The Walters were living in Flint because Lee Anne’s husband, Dennis Walters, was stationed there. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Financial guru Suze Orman is donating her services to the active-duty Army after a similar partnership with the Army Reserve. Orman hopes to spice up the financial advice offered through official military sources, which can be on the dry and boring side. “For some reason, when you start to get very formal […]
By Debbie Gregory. Last month, President-elect Donald Trump convened a meeting to explore additional ways to enable veterans to obtain private medical treatment Trump met with a group of private-sector health care executives, including Mayo Clinic chief executive John Noseworthy and Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove to discuss overhauling health care for veterans, including by […]
