By Debbie Gregory. Currently, the US Air Force has about 1,066 pilots who fly armed drones from Creech Air Force Base, NV and other bases. The Air Force says it needs about 1,281 pilots to fulfill the 65 daily missions mandated by the Pentagon. In an attempt to close that pilot shortage, the Air Force […]
By Debbie Gregory. The US Army continues to assure that the most qualified individuals are assigned to any given military position; individuals, meaning no distinction between male or female military personnel. The Army Ranger School is no longer an exception to this guideline. Two female West Point graduates are advancing to the final phase, vying […]
By Debbie Gregory. These celebrities are famous, and they’ve gone on to great things. But they all have one thing in common: they served in the U.S. military. Some of them made use of military education benefits to further their careers. Others used their experiences in uniform as the springboard for a life in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. At the center of a tangled web of bribery and corruption, sits military contractor George H. Lee Jr. The Defense Department has described his case as the largest contracting and bribery case to come out of the Iraq War. In spite of being sentenced to 4 1/2 years in federal prison Lee […]
By Debbie Gregory. Christopher David Wix, a former active duty U.S. Army soldier based at Fort Hood in Killeen, has been sentenced on alien smuggling charges, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Wix, 21, of Abilene, entered a plea to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented aliens Oct. 30, 2014. The former active-duty U.S. Army soldier […]
By Debbie Gregory. In a dramatic shift for the US military, the Army is considering the use of bullets that can expand and break up when striking a target, making new pistols more lethal. After a recent legal review within the Pentagon, the Army can consider expanding the use of fragmenting ammunition, such as hollow […]
By Shelly Howard Veteran of the U.S. Navy “You don’t know how to relax,” was one of my wife’s criticisms. “You don’t know how to rest your body and mind. She was right. Like the proverbial chicken, I have always been a busy person. Some might even say “taskmaster.” But there comes a point when […]
By Debbie Gregory. Federal law may guarantee military student loan deferments, but more reports to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are indicating that many loans are either being denied or mishandled by financial institutions. Protections should be in place for borrowers under the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act. The bill states that lenders cannot charge […]
By Debbie Gregory. In two unrelated stories with a related theme, two members of the military have been court martialed for crimes against children. Spc. Nicholas Marcum, a 28-year-old soldier who was stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska was sentenced to 20 years for raping a 15-year-old girl, according to a U.S. Army spokesperson. Marcum was […]
By Debbie Gregory. Basic Training – often called boot camp – prepares recruits for all elements of service: physical, mental and emotional. It gives service members the basic tools necessary to perform the roles that will be asked of them for the duration of their tour. Each of the Services has its own training program, […]
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