By Debbie Gregory. Last week, President Trump made comments about the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ) Treaty, calling it “a one-sided deal” and a “bad deal,” and pledged that “if countries are going to have nukes, we’re going to be at the top of the pack.” The treaty, with the formal name Measures for the […]
By Debbie Gregory. On July 20, 2016, the VA issued a proposed rule to amend part 14 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide for the recognition of tribal organizations that are established and funded by tribal governments. The amendment would allow representatives of the organizations to assist Native American veterans and their […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Navy-Marine fighter fleet is in a “death spiral” and the only long-term fix is to buy new jets faster, both F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. For many years, the F/A-18 Hornet has been the Navy’s front-line combat jet, taking off from aircraft carriers around the world, enforcing […]
By Debbie Gregory. Some 16 million honorably discharged military veterans will soon be able to make purchases from online military exchanges, under a recently announced Department of Defense policy change. Slated to begin appropriately November 11, Veterans Day, the move is a way to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families, as […]
By Debbie Gregory. In 2011, Congress passed and President Obama signed into law a program giving employers tax credits to encourage veteran employment. Other programs also have encouraged companies and government agencies to hire veterans. In spite of those efforts, the unemployment rate for the youngest generation of veterans jumped to 6.3 percent in January, […]
By Debbie Gregory. It took nearly three weeks for President Trump to contact Chinese President Xi Jinping, but in the call Trump affirmed the “One China” policy that Beijing insists upon with regard to Taiwan, but which Trump in December was threatening to ignore. In a statement, the White House said Mr. Trump and Mr. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Trump administration, just three weeks in, seems to be an exercise in chaos. Michael T. Flynn has resigned his post as the national security adviser after it emerged that the Justice Department informed the White House that it believed Flynn could be subject to blackmail. The resignation also came after previous […]
By Debbie Gregory. A growing number of military reservists are learning that benefits they thought they were earning may not be there for them after all. Under legal authority 12304b, when the Pentagon determines that it is necessary to augment the active forces in support of a combatant command, it can call up reservists and […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army has been steadily drawing down the force since 2012, decreasing its numbers from a war time high of 570,000 active Army soldiers. But following the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act in December, the Army is poised to increase its end-strength by 16,000 more soldiers than originally planned. What […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary James Mattis has requested that President Trump exempt Iraqi nationals, who risked their lives to help American troops in wartime, from the executive order halting immigration from Iraq. Trump’s executive order, published Jan. 27, put an immediate temporary halt to immigration from seven countries, including Iraq. Mattis has the backing […]
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