Controversial White House Adviser Heading Mental Health Commission at VA By Debbie Gregory President Donald Trump has named a former White House senior adviser on veterans affairs to lead a new commission focused on mental health at the department. Thomas “Jake” Leinenkugel will head the VA’s “Creating Options for Veterans’ Expedited Recovery Commission,” or COVER. […]
Vietnam Veteran Fatally Shot by Police After Shooting Home Intruder By Debbie Gregory Less than a minute after arriving at a Denver home where a man had broken in and attacked an 11-year-old boy, police officers heard shots fired inside. When an armed man came into view, they verbally ordered him five times to drop […]
California Pot Growers Donate Product to Veterans By Debbie Gregory The Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance (SCVA) is on a mission to help their fellow vets by giving them an option to addictive opioids to treat their ailments. As cannabis growers in Northern California, the alliance sponsors a monthly give-away of medical marijuana products that include […]
Twins Serving Our Nation By Debbie Gregory You’re not seeing double: there are a lot of twins serving in the military. Twin brothers Col. Robb Mitchell and Lt. Col. Todd Mitchell have been in the Army for the past 24 years. Both attended Airborne Jump School together, and their career paths have crossed several […]
Army Spending $500 million to Prepare Soldiers for Underground Combat By Debbie Gregory The Department of Defense (DOD) will spend $572 million to train U.S. Army soldiers to fight underground in places such as sewers and railway systems under dense urban areas around the world. New equipment and training will enable soldiers to fight in […]
Immigrants Kicked Out of the U.S. Military By Debbie Gregory There is a big difference between the Delayed Entry Program (DEP), which allows foreign-born individuals going into active duty in the United States Armed Forces to enlist first in the DEP before they ship out to Basic Training, and the Military Accessions Vital to the […]
Army National Guard Pilot Reaches Lofty Heights By Debbie Gregory Ever since she was a little girl in Mexico, Army 2nd Lt. Liliana Chavez knew she wanted to fly. In high school, she joined the Junior ROTC, and her path was set. The 24-year-old aeromedical evacuation officer achieved that lofty goal, flying UH-60 Black Hawk […]
U.S. Commander and Army Son Could Both Deploy to Afghanistan By Debbie Gregory Army Lt. Gen. Austin S. “Scott” Miller, a three-star lieutenant general is expected to be approved by the Senate for another star and then take over from Gen. John “Mick” W. Nicholson Jr. as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan. His son, […]
Air Force Is Looking For Gamers By Debbie Gregory Game controllers at the ready. Signal Sonic to be on standby: the U.S. Air Force is looking at gamers as their future airmen. The Air Force is currently and has been facing a shortage of qualified pilots.This has the service branch working with contractors on […]
The Creation of a “Space Force” Could Take Years By Debbie Gregory. President Donald Trump has announced his intent to create a sixth branch of the military, calling it the “space force.” The idea of a separate, space-focused military branch is not new, going all the way back to President Dwight Eisenhower’s administration. […]
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