By Debbie Gregory. Captain Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel’s main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. On March 26, Marvel Studios announced that production on Captain Marvel has officially begun. In the upcoming film, Brie […]
By Debbie Gregory. When it came time for the Pentagon to chose a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one of their top choices turned out to be tainted rattled by the “Fat Leonard” scandal. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard” because of his size, has admitted to bribing Navy officials with […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army Reserve is preparing 10,000 soldiers for major war with intensive training on machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Called Operation Cold Steel II, the first iteration spanned two months, from Oct. 12 to Dec. 15, 2017, at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA. During that time, the 79th Theater Support Command (TSC), […]
By Debbie Gregory. The US Army’s Basic Combat Training (BCT) will soon receive an overhaul intended to build more discipline fighting force. By early summer, the Army’s BCT will be implemented in an attempt to instill strict discipline and pride. But that doesn’t mean that there won’t still be a heavy focus on physical fitness, […]
By Debbie Gregory. President Donald Trump wants to deploy members of the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. No time frame for the deployment has been announced. Trump has promised to build a “big, beautiful wall” on the border since early in his campaign, claiming it will help […]
By Debbie Gregory. Nearly 100 civilian police officers hired to augment military police on U.S. military bases in San Diego County are being asked by the federal government to pay back tens of thousands of dollars in wages after it was discovered the federal government had made an error in determining their pay scale. Sixty […]
By Debbie Gregory. With a number of military spouses facing deportation, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he would need to look into whether there may be additional protections for them. While Mattis said he had reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that active duty forces, Reserve, Guard and honorably discharged […]
By Debbie Gregory. Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, 36, of Austin, Texas, was killed near Manbij, Syria on March 30th by an improvised explosive device. A member of the Army’s elite Delta Force, Dunbar was on a mission to kill or capture a member of the Islamic State terrorist group. In recent weeks, Manbij has seen […]
By Debbie Gregory. Every military spouse knows that finding employment is difficult, but a new bill aims to incentivize employers to hire them. On February 27, the bill to provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families was introduced by Sen. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Long-range, gun-launched, high-velocity and hypervelocity projectile (HVP) technologies are highly desired as potential cost-effective solutions for force protection and ballistic missile defense applications. Now, the Department of Defense is preparing to test-fire its next-generation HVP within the next year, a development that could significantly augment that Pentagon’s existing missile defense systems. HVP […]
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