By Debbie Gregory. They hail from Mexico and the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Brazil, Canada and Vietnam, Ecuador and Guatemala, China and Jamaica, Haiti, Peru and Tanzania. Nineteen young adults, all newly minted Marines, and all brand new U.S. Citizens! During a July 13 naturalization ceremony at Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, the 16 […]
By Debbie Gregory. Despite his displeasure at the current state of affairs in Afghanistan, President Trump has backed away from an option to pull all remaining U.S. forces from the region, days after reports claimed the administration was seriously considering the move as part of its pending plan of action for the 16-year-old war. Contrary […]
By Debbie Gregory. One path to U.S. citizenship is through military service. In fact, joining the U.S. military has always been one of the fastest ways to become a U.S. citizen. The American Civil Liberties Union reported last year that many servicemembers don’t realize their naturalization is not automatic. And unfortunately, veterans who get in […]
By Debbie Gregory. One year: that’s the current estimate that American intelligence agencies have given before North Korea has the ability to launch a missile that can reach the continental United States. Just a few weeks ago, the official estimate stood at about four years. But recent test launches have intelligence experts updating the narrative. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The United States has higher military spending than any other country so that we can defend our borders, uphold international order and promote American interests abroad. Congress is taxed with increasing the size of the Army in 2018, but the House and Senate have not been able to agree on how many […]
By Debbie Gregory. Soldiers and civilians alike will soon have a tool to aid in their survival during an active shooter situation, thanks to a team of civilian employees from the Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Army Training and Doctrine Command and TRADOC Capability Manager-Mobile (TCM Mobile) announced the winner from a […]
By Debbie Gregory. You would think that $5-million would go a long way to end veteran homelessness in Los Angeles. But despite the funding, a program to get homeless veterans off the streets has only helped 268 veterans over an 18 month period, according to a recent Los Angeles County grand jury report. In Los […]
By Debbie Gregory. Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik D. Prince and Stephen A. Feinberg, a billionaire financier who owns the giant military contractor DynCorp International, want to rely on hired contractors instead of American troops to fight in Afghanistan. Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump’s chief strategist, and Jared Kushner, his senior adviser and son-in-law, are pushing […]
By Debbie Gregory. The wife of State Senator John Braun has probably pulled a lot of double duty as a military spouse during the course of her marriage. But now, Marlo Braun has taken this to a whole new level: she was sworn in as a temporary senator in order to fill in for the […]
By Debbie Gregory. After two failed attempts at appointing an Army Secretary, President Trump has selected Raytheon executive Mark Esper as his third and hopefully final nomination. The first pick, Wall Street trader and businessman Vincent Viola, dropped out due to financial entanglements involving federal contracts. Viola is a West Point graduate and former major […]
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