By Debbie Gregory. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin may be an unlikely choice to overhaul veterans services. Although he is the son of an Army psychiatrist, for the first time, the head of the agency is not a veteran. His family has a history of military service and providing military medical care. Both his […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary James Mattis has added three new appointees to his team at the Pentagon. Mattis has appointed Vayl Oxford to Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Stephen Kitay to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy; and Sergio de la Peña to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western […]
By Debbie Gregory. In order to meet the growing demand for advisers, the U.S. Army is authorizing $5,000 bonuses to troops interested in participating in a new training brigade. The creation of five training and advising brigades signals the Army’s intent to shift away from the conventional units and tactics that yielded a significant number […]
By Debbie Gregory. General Mark Milley, the Army Chief of Staff, said he supports additional troops in Afghanistan. He also supports a residual force in Iraq. General Milley has not yet decided on whether or not to send more troops to South Korea. General Milley was asked these questions by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) […]
By Debbie Gregory. A former Army Ranger played a big role on the set of the recently released film “The Wall.” Nicholas “The Reaper” Irving was responsible for making sure the film’s stars, John Cena and Aaron Taylor-Johnson stayed technically true to their roles as Army snipers. “Having Irving on set really helped make sure […]
By Debbie Gregory. From 2010 to 2015, the Department of Veteran Affairs has taken almost half a billion dollars in military separation pay back from disabled veterans. Why? Two words- double dipping. Close to 25,000 veterans were penalized as a result of a decades old federal law that bans the “double dipping” of government benefits. […]
By Debbie Gregory. A 25-year-old Air Force veteran and federal contractor has been accused of leaking classified information regarding a 2016 Russian military intelligence cyberattack to an online news outlet. Reality Leigh Winner was arrested on June 3 and charged with leaking classified material to a digital news outlet, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. […]
By Debbie Gregory. North Korea has long been a threat to South Korea and Japan. The country’s arsenal of ballistic missiles and nuclear weaponry grows on a daily basis. For this reason, previous administrations have avoided confrontation with Kim Jong-un’s regime. Indeed, it would be South Korean and Japanese civilians who would take the brunt […]
By Debbie Gregory. Firearms manufacturer Steyr Arms claims that their 2001 patent for a removable gun chassis system has been infringed upon by Sig Sauer’s P320 and P250 series handguns. The company has filed a patent infringement case. Sig Sauer had recently been awarded a contract to make the Army’s next service pistol based on […]
By Debbie Gregory. While incidences of sexual assault in the U.S. military is on the decline, retaliation and ostracism still pose a significant problem among victims who report these crimes. According to the Department of Defense Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military 2016, the department’s main program efforts are: Advancing Sexual Assault Prevention […]
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