Sgt. 1st Class Charles Martland’s Army career changed course during his second deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. The decorated Army sergeant who protected an Afghan boy from a child molester will find out any day whether his actions will end his career in the military. Army Secretary John McHugh “agreed to postpone Sgt. 1st Class […]
By Debbie Gregory. Washington State Rep. Graham Hunt has resigned over accusations that he exaggerated his military record. He has also resigned as Washington state chairman for Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign. Hunt met with Republican leaders as a series of accusations against him began to circulate. He was told he either needed to clear […]
By Debbie Gregory. They are the survivors, these young women. Most of them were taken from in and around the town of Sinjar, Iraq, which fell to ISIS in August, 2014. They witnessed the slaughter of their families on Mount Sinjar, and then were forced by ISIS into sexual slavery. Now the “Sun Ladies,” Yazidi […]
By Debbie Gregory. Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, testified in a rare public hearing on Capitol Hill about intelligence threats facing the nation. Clapper is almost certain that the Islamic State (ISIS) will continue to launch or inspire attacks on American soil in 2016. Attacks in the U.S. have included the May attack on the […]
By Debbie Gregory. An Army Ranger from Joint Base Lewis-McChord is recovering at Walter Reed Military Medical Center after being shot four times during a firefight in Afghanistan. Sgt. Oliver Campbell had three bullets go through and through, but one bullet lodged close to his heart after the attack. While he awaited a medical evacuation […]
By Debbie Gregory. The House of Representatives approved a bill that would cut, by half, the housing stipend for children of service members going to school with transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it would need to pass and then be signed by the president to become law. […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon says it will not dock retired Army Gen. David Petraeus one star, in spite of his conviction on charges of leaking classified information to his biographer and former lover. After Petraeus’ guilty plea, then-Army Secretary John McHugh reviewed the matter and determined that the general’s final pay grade should remain […]
By Debbie Gregory. The U.S. military flew four of the most advanced fighter jets over South Korea in a clear show of force against North Korea The high-tech, stealth F-22 planes landed at Osan Air Base after the flyover, escorted by other U.S. and South Korean fighter jets. The demonstration underscored the United States’ airpower […]
By Debbie Gregory. Two Republican congressmen, who are both military veterans, have introduced a bill requiring women to register for the draft. In spite of the fact that Reps. Duncan Hunter of California and Ryan Zinke of Montana are opponents of opening up combat roles to women, they introduced “Draft America’s Daughters Act of 2016,” […]
By Debbie Gregory. An alert customs inspector unraveled a cross-border scheme to defraud the federal government of more than $30 million. The inspector’s observation set in motion a criminal investigation that led to the owners of Barrier Wear forfeiting $2.1 million to the federal government, and facing probation. Loose tags on a 2009 shipment of […]
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