Agent Orange: The Settlement Details you need to know There have been a variety of settlements made to Agent Orange victims since the chemical warfare in Vietnam ceased over 40 years ago. While some settlements had immediate payouts, there may be funds still available, depending on your condition and infliction. The VA is providing assistance, […]
Agent Orange: The Fallout Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso The chemical warfare efforts of Operation Ranch Hand were active for just 10 years of this country’s military history. Those 10 years of active efforts have had nearly 50 years of fallout, and the impact on future generations still remains unknown. When the military began the chemical […]
Agent Orange: Facts to know Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso Operation Ranch Hand was the codename for the US program that ordered over 20 million gallons of herbicide to be spread over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during a ten-year span of the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was the most commonly used herbicide. Intended to be the […]
Navy & Marine Corps Take Iceland by Storm… Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso More than 7,000 American Sailors and Marines arrived in Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavík last week – and local businesses were completely unprepared. The Americans were there to participate in NATO’s Trident Juncture, but upon docking, made a swift course to the city’s […]
Super Typhoon Devastates US Territories Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso Military forces across the globe are combining efforts to bring aid and relief to areas impacted by Super Typhoon Yutu, particularly Saipan and Tinian. The Super Typhoon, a Category 5 storm, made landfall last Thursday and immediately took out power and clean water supply for the […]
Flu Facts: What you need to know this season Contributed by Kris Baydalla-Galasso We are rapidly approaching the holiday season, and carving pumpkins turns into carving turkeys and decking the halls, we all need to be reminded and aware of the uninvited guest: Influenza. There are a few important things you need to remember about […]
The Reuters News Agency reports that Belgium has chosen Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth jets over the Eurofighter Typhoon to replace its aging F-16s, a move that would cement the U.S.-made war plane’s position in Europe. The country has been deliberating for months over a multibillion-dollar purchase of 34 new fighter jets, with a late October […]
Over 500 Immigrant Recruits Expelled from the U.S. Army in One Year Contributed by Debbie Gregory During a 12-month period the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were promised a path to citizenship. The enlistees were part of the Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest (MAVNI) recruiting program, which allows legal […]
Recovery a Long Process at Tyndall Air Force Base Contributed by Alan Rohlfing As the recovery from Hurricane Michael continues, many of those who were forced to evacuate from Tyndall Air Force Base – Service members, civilians, family members – are searching for answers about their future. Where they will be able to live, […]
Pilots Can Control Multiple Simulated Aircraft Telepathically Contributed by Debbie Gregory For the first time ever, the U.S. military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that it has demonstrated the use of telepathic thought from a human brain embedded with a specific kind of computer chip that allows a person to command and […]
