By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is researching, developing and testing a next-generation Iron Man-like suit called Tactical Light Operator Suit (TALOS) designed to increase strength and protection to keep valuable operators alive when they kick down doors and engage in combat. The Command is also looking at using nutritional supplements and performance-enhancing […]
By Debbie Gregory. A former Marine Corps staff sergeant has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 worth of gear and equipment from Marine Helicopter Squadron One. From September 2013 to April 2015, Branden Roy Baker of Stafford, Virginia stole nearly $100,000 in night vision equipment from Marine One, the Quantico, Virginia-based unit that transports the […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Marine Corps is having a hard time getting people with essential IT and information security skill sets as the services struggle to build a force of “cyber-warriors.” In an effort to circumvent this problem, these cyber specialists might be able to skip boot camp altogether. The proposal, initially proposed last year […]
By Debbie Gregory. David Howe is a 2017 Red Wing High School graduate in Minnesota. As a senior, Howe applied to all five military services academies. He covered all the bases, and it certainly was successful for him, as he was accepted by all of them! It is very difficult to obtain acceptance to one […]
By Debbie Gregory. Army Colonel Anthony Roper, along with his wife and others, has been accused of participating in what federal prosecutors are calling a bribery and kickback scheme. They allegedly conspired to seek and accept bribes in order to rig more than $20 million in Army contracts to individuals and companies. It is alleged […]
By Debbie Gregory. Integrated training of men and women soldiers has played out at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in a public way since early 2015, when 19 women became the first soldiers to attend Ranger School. Eighteen women at Fort Benning, GA., just became brand new privates and specialists, graduating from One Station Unit […]
By Debbie Gregory. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin may be an unlikely choice to overhaul veterans services. Although he is the son of an Army psychiatrist, for the first time, the head of the agency is not a veteran. His family has a history of military service and providing military medical care. Both his […]
By Debbie Gregory. Defense Secretary James Mattis has added three new appointees to his team at the Pentagon. Mattis has appointed Vayl Oxford to Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Stephen Kitay to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy; and Sergio de la Peña to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western […]
By Debbie Gregory. In order to meet the growing demand for advisers, the U.S. Army is authorizing $5,000 bonuses to troops interested in participating in a new training brigade. The creation of five training and advising brigades signals the Army’s intent to shift away from the conventional units and tactics that yielded a significant number […]
By Debbie Gregory. General Mark Milley, the Army Chief of Staff, said he supports additional troops in Afghanistan. He also supports a residual force in Iraq. General Milley has not yet decided on whether or not to send more troops to South Korea. General Milley was asked these questions by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) […]
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