By Debbie Gregory. Congress asks for unfunded lists from each service on an annual basis. The documents help guide lawmakers as they work through the budget requests and form policy and spending bills. The Air Force’s $10.7 billion unfunded priorities “wish list” submitted to Capitol Hill last month is heavy on research and development, but […]
By Debbie Gregory. China’s deployment of missiles, able to deliver nuclear warheads to U.S. bases on Guam, is among the military advancements closing the gap with Western military power, according to the Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on China’s military, released on June 6th. The report came just days after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis […]
By Debbie Gregory. Lt. General (Ret) Samuel Wilson, who was known as “General Sam” and helped created Delta Force died on June 10th at the age of 93. Wilson had a distinguished military and intelligence career. He served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Wilson was also known for coining the phase “counter-insurgency.” […]
By Debbie Gregory. Lt. Colonel Megan A. Brogden has made history. She is the first female commander of a Special Forces battalion in the history of the U.S. Army. Lt. Colonel Brogden assumed the command of the Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. The Group Support Battalion has an amazing reputation. It is the […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is researching, developing and testing a next-generation Iron Man-like suit called Tactical Light Operator Suit (TALOS) designed to increase strength and protection to keep valuable operators alive when they kick down doors and engage in combat. The Command is also looking at using nutritional supplements and performance-enhancing […]
By Debbie Gregory. A former Marine Corps staff sergeant has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 worth of gear and equipment from Marine Helicopter Squadron One. From September 2013 to April 2015, Branden Roy Baker of Stafford, Virginia stole nearly $100,000 in night vision equipment from Marine One, the Quantico, Virginia-based unit that transports the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Marine Corps is having a hard time getting people with essential IT and information security skill sets as the services struggle to build a force of “cyber-warriors.” In an effort to circumvent this problem, these cyber specialists might be able to skip boot camp altogether. The proposal, initially proposed last year […]
By Debbie Gregory. David Howe is a 2017 Red Wing High School graduate in Minnesota. As a senior, Howe applied to all five military services academies. He covered all the bases, and it certainly was successful for him, as he was accepted by all of them! It is very difficult to obtain acceptance to one […]
By Debbie Gregory. Army Colonel Anthony Roper, along with his wife and others, has been accused of participating in what federal prosecutors are calling a bribery and kickback scheme. They allegedly conspired to seek and accept bribes in order to rig more than $20 million in Army contracts to individuals and companies. It is alleged […]
By Debbie Gregory. Integrated training of men and women soldiers has played out at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in a public way since early 2015, when 19 women became the first soldiers to attend Ranger School. Eighteen women at Fort Benning, GA., just became brand new privates and specialists, graduating from One Station Unit […]
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