By Debbie Gregory. Although the U.S. State Department has strongly discouraged Americans from traveling to Iraq or Syria, much less taking up arms there, a new report estimates that more than one-third of all anti-ISIS Western volunteer fighters are Americans. Compelled by reports of the Islamic State’s gruesome activities, the first volunteers came in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information or to restricted areas. A security clearance alone does not grant an individual access to specific classified materials. Rather, a security clearance means that an individual is eligible for access. In order to gain access to specific […]
By Debbie Gregory. Gen. Robert B. Neller, commandant of the Marines Corps, says it’s time that his troops to step away from their cell phones. Neller said today’s Marines have gotten a little too soft with their mod cons, and they need to get back to the more stereotypical Marine, which will serve them better […]
By Debbie Gregory. Several Air Force officials have reported that the U.S. Air Force is facing a shortage of more than 1,000 fighter pilots. The acute shortage of fighter pilots could grow even worse, with nearly a third of all jobs becoming vacant in the coming years, senior service officials said. Lieutenant General James Holmes, […]
By Debbie Gregory. Although the United States Army Marksmanship Unit didn’t medal at the Rio Olympic games, Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks won Olympic bronze, following what he called “the most enjoyable pole vault competition of his life” on Monday, August 15th. But perhaps more notable than the medal win is the fact that […]
By Debbie Gregory. August 21st through August 27th has been proclaimed by President Obama as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. The president said, “For more than two centuries, brave patriots have given of themselves to secure our fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness — and in times […]
By Kim Forsythe, MSW Candidate 2017 USC School of Social Work What is really going on with the veteran suicide rate? That is the problem right there… no one really knows. In 2007 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proclaimed their primary focus as reducing the number of veteran suicides. The VA announced this focus […]
By Debbie Gregory. Pvt. Richard Faler is not one to take “no” for an answer. Although he weighed in at 305 pounds, his family had a long military history, and he wasn’t going to let his weight get in his way of serving his country. So Faler began working out with his brother Christian, and […]
By Debbie Gregory. In a move that is long overdue, two bills in front of Congress could be a big boon for Guard and Reserve members. Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act contains two no-cost initiatives that would honor their service by granting “veteran” status to 200,000 Reserve and National Guard retirees who, according to federal […]
By Debbie Gregory. It all began when ordinary citizens gathered together to create an event to raise funds to help honor and support our veterans and active-duty military. The initial effort raised somewhere around $50,000, which was donated to the American Legion. Having experienced such success in their freshman endeavor, those responsible decided to keep […]
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