By Debbie Gregory. Since last fall, A&E cameras have been rolling inside the Clark County Jail as seven people went undercover as inmates for 60 days. 60 Days In is a television documentary that follows the volunteers as they exposed problems in the system. One of the volunteers, Zac, a U.S. Marine veteranand aspiring DEA […]
By Debbie Gregory. It’s a staggering statistic that we’re all becoming aware of: an average of 22 veterans take their own lives each day. While some people debate that number from the Department of Veterans Affairs, any number of lives lost to suicide is unacceptable. Recently, a coalition of nonprofits led a “Spartan Weekend” for […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army is juggling global operations as it continues to deal with the lowest troop levels since before World War II. In March, the Army has had approximately 2,600 soldiers depart active service without being replaced, leaving the end strength at 479,172 soldiers. The Army’s reserve forces total 548,024 soldiers, (348,463 soldiers […]
By Debbie Gregory. On a secret trip to Syria, Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the new commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, said that he went because he felt a moral obligation to check on his troops and see, first hand, the progress of local Arab and Kurd fighters pushing ISIS out of Syria. […]
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 […]
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