By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Duncan Hunter’s attempt to take a stand against women in combat backfired. Hunter (R-CA), who is against integrating combat forces, proposed opening up the Selective Service to include women. “This is about a big war, meaning when you have tens of thousands of people dying — tens of thousands — that […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. is worried that its military advantage is getting smaller. Russia and China are improving their ability to target U.S. aircraft and ships, closing the advanced weapons gap and challenging the US military presence in their regions. Experts say the two countries are pushing the U.S. military farther away, in the […]
By Debbie Gregory. For the first time in the competition’s 33 year history, a National Guard team has won the Army’s Best Ranger. After coming in second place two years in a row, Capt. Robert Killian and his partner, Staff Sgt. Erich Friedlein, were named the winners of the 2016 Best Ranger Competition. The grueling […]
By Debbie Gregory. U.S. Navy SEAL Charles Keating IV was killed during a rescue mission north of Mosul. Keating was part of the Quick Reaction Force team sent in to rescue U.S. military advisors who were under attack by 120 plus ISIS fighters. The advisors and Kurdish Peshmerga forces were overwhelmed by a surprise ISIS […]
By Debbie Gregory. A senior Pentagon official is urging lawmakers to consider a new round of Base Realignment and Closures (BRAC) saying that the Department of Defense is wasting money on excess facilities. More than 350 installations have been closed in five BRAC rounds: 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, and 2005. Officials testified before the Senate […]
By Debbie Gregory. Widely used during the Vietnam and first Gulf wars, the U.S. Air Force is sending an icon into the fight against ISIS. A group of B-52H Stratofortress aircraft arrived at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar earlier this month. The aircraft, which has been in service since 1955, replaced B-1B Lancers as the […]
By Debbie Gregory. In all the years I have worked with the military and veteran communities, the one thing I am really sure of is that those who serve rock. They answer our country’s call, and put their lives on the line for our freedoms. But they aren’t the only one who serve and sacrifice. […]
By Debbie Gregory. An other than honorable discharge is the military equivalent of a “scarlet letter.” Often called “bad paper,” the designation carries serious post-service consequences. A growing number of veterans have been ruled ineligible for benefits because of less-than-honorable discharges. Former members of the military are being refused benefits at the highest rate since […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Defense Department’s United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the military arm of the government’s efforts in cyberspace, has received its first wartime assignment in the fight against the Islamic State. This increases the need for those trained in high tech jobs for military. USCYBERCOM is an armed forces sub-unified command subordinate to […]
By Debbie Gregory. Two Air Force generals have been nominated to fill the top positions for the National Guard and Air Force Reserve. Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel is slated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Maryanne Miller the next leader of the Air Force Reserve. If confirmed, Lengyel […]
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