By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Mac Thornberry has introduced a defense bill that would increase, rather than decrease, the size of the U.S. Army. Thornberry has floated a brash plan to get around spending limits on the military. His defense budget dramatically boosts spending by $16 billion, pumping that money into the Army and troop pay […]
By Debbie Gregory. In what could potentially be really good news in fighting terrorism and really bad news for terrorists, researchers at the University of Wisconsin at Madison have developed drones that can detect improvised explosive devices and active land mines. The technology can detect chemical and nuclear weapons and drugs. Robot drones can be […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Archdiocese of the Military Services is looking to increase the numbers of priests serving in the military. Though Catholics account for roughly one quarter of all U.S. service members worldwide, there are slightly more than 200 Catholic chaplains. “For God and Country” was a retreat sponsored by the archdiocese, the endorsing […]
By Debbie Gregory. Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland’s Army career changed course during his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. The Green Beret was facing discharge for striking an Afghan local police officer, one who had allegedly confessed to raping a boy and then beating the child’s mother for telling authorities. Called bacha bazi, or “boy play,” the custom […]
By Debbie Gregory. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently visited a firebase in Iraq to award Purple Hearts to four Marines injured in a March rocket attack carried out by the Islamic State group. “In all the years, I have not awarded anybody a Purple Heart on the ground where they received […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. has sent a platoon of 25 Marines to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad following recent protests led by firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The embassy “continues to operate normally,” State Department Spokesman John Kirby said. Protestors loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Green Zone last […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s attempt to take a stand against women in combat backfired. Hunter (R-CA), who is against integrating combat forces, proposed opening up the Selective Service to include women. “This is about a big war, meaning when you have tens of thousands of people dying — tens of thousands — that […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. is worried that its military advantage is getting smaller. Russia and China are improving their ability to target U.S. aircraft and ships, closing the advanced weapons gap and challenging the US military presence in their regions. Experts say the two countries are pushing the U.S. military farther away, in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. For the first time in the competition’s 33 year history, a National Guard team has won the Army’s Best Ranger. After coming in second place two years in a row, Capt. Robert Killian and his partner, Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, were named the winners of the 2016 Best Ranger Competition. The grueling […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV was killed during a rescue mission north of Mosul. Keating was part of the Quick Reaction Force team sent in to rescue U.S. military advisors who were under attack by 120 plus ISIS fighters. The advisors and Kurdish Peshmerga forces were overwhelmed by a surprise ISIS […]
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