By Debbie Gregory. President Obama’s veto of the 2016 defense authorization bill will not sideline next year’s military pay raise. Last week, Obama sent the $612 billion bill back to Congress, saying it “fails to authorize funding for our national defense in a fiscally responsible manner. While the veto may jeopardize other compensations, it does […]
By Debbie Gregory. A U.S. service member was fatally wounded during an Iraq mission to rescue about 70 hostages from the Islamic State (known as IS, ISIS, and ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler is the first U.S. servicemember who has died in Iraq during combat since the United States began its […]
By Debbie Gregory. Although Bowe Bergdahl’s fate lies in the hands of Gen. Robert Abrams, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said that Bergdahl should have been executed. Having previously called Bergdahl a “dirty, rotten traitor,” Trump has often railed against the prisoner swap that returned Bergdahl to U.S. custody. In March, Bergdahl was charged with […]
By Debbie Gregory. President Barack Obama vetoed a $612 billion defense policy bill, insisting congressional Republicans send him a better version, one that doesn’t tie his hands on some of his top priorities. Obama praised the bill for ensuring the military stays funded and making improvements on armed forces retirement and cybersecurity. Yet, at the […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and Marine Corps veteran, is demanding the resignation of the Navy’s secretary for his plans to open Marine Corps infantry positions to women. A lengthy Marine Corps experiment involving about 300 men and 100 women who volunteered as research subjects found […]
By Debbie Gregory. JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citi, GMAC Mortgage and Bank of America will be paying out more than $311 million to over 2,400 servicemembers as compensation for wrongful foreclosures on those servicemembers’ homes. The payments are a result of the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act portion of the 2012 settlement known as the National […]
By Debbie Gregory. In a stark reversal from earlier pledges to end the war on his watch, President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan. The announcement that the United States will keep thousands of troops in the country indefinitely will prolong the American role in the 14-year war. While Mr. Obama […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Senate and House Armed Services committees have reconciled their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act, setting the stage for a veto showdown with the Obama Administration. The House passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act Thursday after the House and Senate Armed Services committees reached agreement on a final conference […]
By Debbie Gregory. It is widely known that Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone risked his life to stop an Islamic extremism aboard a train in France. But since the incident occurred in the French countryside, far from any declared combat zones, Stone was not eligible for traditional valor medals, such as the Bronze Star or […]
By Debbie Gregory. In answer to an increase in global threats, the US Army is stepping up to the plate to put more “eyes in the skies.” The Army is planning to expand its aerial exploitation battalion forces, which fly manned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions around the world. According to the Pentagon, the […]
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