By Debbie Gregory. Rescuing a downed American pilot behind enemy lines in Vietnam proved to be Air Force Capt. Richard “Dick” Kibbey’s first and last mission. His HH-3E helicopter was shot down, and Kibbey was listed as missing in action after the crash. His wife, Mary Ann Kibbey, never gave up hope that her husband would come home. […]
By Debbie Gregory. As the result of a plea deal, Defense Contractor Philip A. Mearing, the former president of Global Services Corporation, will serve prison time for bilking the government out of more than $15.4 million. In 2004, Mearing, along with his co-conspirators Kenneth Bricker and Ken Deines, made an agreement where fraudulent payments were […]
By Debbie Gregory. TriWest Healthcare Alliance and Health Net Federal Services, the companies charged with administering private health care options for veterans, are both under investigation for over-billing the government by tens of millions of dollars. The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act, expected to cost taxpayers $10 billion has come in closer to $12 […]
By Debbie Gregory. The M16 has been standard issue in the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War. Since then, the design has been updated and a shorter version, called the M4, entered Army service in 1997. The Army has been looking to swap out the M4/M16 rifle platform, especially given its sensitivity to dust and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Maneuver Center of Excellence out of Fort Benning is focused on the development of the Army’s Next Generation of Combat Vehicles (NGCV) that will be the successors to the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank and Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The NGCV is expected to increase overall lethality, tactical mobility, strategic deployability and […]
By Debbie Gregory. In his last moment, Navy Lt. Steven Combs was thinking of saving the lives of his fellow crew members. When his C-2A Greyhound failed only miles from the USS Ronald Reagan, the 28-year-old pilot decided to land on the water. Combs ultimately saved the lives of eight of the 11 people aboard […]
By Debbie Gregory. Attitudes towards the use of medical marijuana have been undergoing rapid changes. For many people who are in pain, medical marijuana is the only medicine that relieves pain and suffering, or treats symptoms of their medical condition, without debilitating side effects. There is a plethora of scientific research establishing medical marijuana as […]
By Debbie Gregory. Former Marine Jason Simcakoski was 35 when he died in 2014 at the Tomah VA facility. His death uncovered a reality of overprescribed opioid painkillers at the facility. From 2006 to 2014, Simcakoski had been treated for a variety of conditions. He was admitted to the Tomah VA’s psychiatric unit on Aug. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Despite the fact that President Trump invoked the National Emergencies Act to address the Air Force pilot shortage, Air Force officials have indicated they have no current plans to act on the authority granted to them by the president’s order to increase pilot numbers. The Air Force needs roughly 20,000 pilots to […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. Army, like the other service branches, is struggling to maintain strong force numbers. In the not-too-distant past, there was talk of a troop drawdown. But now Army recruiters are facing a significant challenge to increase their numbers and reach their target goal. To that end, the Army has launched a […]
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