By Debbie Gregory. Although not yet officially announced, it appears that Defense Secretary Ash Carter has selected Brig. Gen. Eric M. Smith, to be his senior military adviser. Smith, currently the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, is a one-star Marine Corps general who will be replacing Army Lt. Gen. Ronald A. Lewis, the Army three-star who was […]
By Debbie Gregory. A group of 12 senators called on the Army to investigate a recent report that the service discharged more than 22,000 soldiers who had post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury for alleged “misconduct” after they returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, they said, many of these soldiers will […]
By Debbie Gregory. Republicans Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have called for an increase in military force in Iraq and Syria. They want to see 10,000 troops in each country as part of a multinational ground force to counter Islamic State (IS). They are both critical of the president’s strategy in fighting IS, which […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Marine Corps League awards the Sgt. Maj. Frederick B. Douglass award annually to a Marine who demonstrates superior qualities and actions during the performance of his or her duties in the aviation community. Recommended by his leadership and approved by his commanding officer, Sgt. Jan Kamphuis is the most recent recipient […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army has settled with a medical technologist who was reprimanded for whistleblowing unsafe patient conditions at a major military hospital. In 2014, Teresa Gilbert, an Army civilian infection control analyst at Womack Army Medical Center reported lax infection control policies to a hospital accreditation group. Specifically, Gilbert told the Joint Commission […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Army is working on a proposal to pay bonuses to soldiers who deploy on non-combat tours that take them away from home. If Army leaders green-light the plan, it would still have to be approved by the Defense Department and Congress. While soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan rightly receive hazardous […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Pentagon is investigating whether crucial ISIS intelligence reports were manipulated to reflect a more optimistic assessment of the American military campaign against the Islamic State. President Obama said that he has told top military officials to “get to the bottom” of reports that intelligence assessments have been altered to give a […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Defense (DoD) honored groups and individuals from each military component who contributed an innovative idea or approach to positively affect sexual assault prevention. In June 2014, the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Office initiated an annual Sexual Assault Prevention Innovation Award to recognize a group or […]
By Debbie Gregory. The news about the U.S. military strength could be better, according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2016 Index of Military Strength, released on October 28, 2015. The conservative think tank report revealed that all four branches of the military face severe readiness, capability, or capacity challenges. While the Navy and Air Force were […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Department of Defense (DoD) is helping to turn a local schoolroom into a hyper-learning environment for a rigorous science technology and math curriculum. The DoD has unveiled a partnership with the Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus in Washington to drive science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning through simulation technology. Undersecretary of Defense […]
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