Military News

I’m sad that someone who demands to be our commander in chief would feel this way about the recipients of our nation’s highest military honor.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/readers/2024/08/26/trump-medal-of-honor-veterans-military/74917218007/

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Like many Hollywood blockbusters, it just can’t seem to get the military right. By James Clark Posted on Jul 3, 2018 12:45 PM EDT Independence Day is an excellent moto movie, but it’s not …

https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/independence-day-military-fails-video/

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Times have changed since Vietnam and World War II. We have a volunteer military, where the men and women in uniform have made a conscious choice to serve. You won’t get rich, but there are unique …

https://www.inforum.com/opinion/letters/letter-gov-walz-military-misstatements-example-of-deeper-cultural-problem

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In a well-intentioned and idealistic op-ed published last week, a promising high school student argued that if combatting climate change were added to the U.S. military’s mission set, our armed forces would be more attractive to the author’s generation, which could reverse current recruiting shortfalls.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-don-t-saddle-the-military-with-an-irrelevant-climate-mission/ar-AA1pjROr

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Tim Walz’s military career and for completing the “mission,” despite ongoing criticism over Walz retiring from the Army National Guard before his unit deployed to Iraq. “My fellow veteran …

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/wes-moore-praises-walz-military-service-completing-mission-despite-retirement-outrage

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(Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum via DVIDS) On May 13, 2024, death claimed a member of an elite company of military personnel. Ten days after his passing in Sugarland, Texas …

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2024/08/14/medic-in-the-mekong-a-soldiers-valor-under-fire-in-vietnam/

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Naval Air Station Corpus Christi located in South Texas. Corpus Christi and the … living that is “exceptionally friendly” to the military. The mission of Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is …

https://www.military.com/base-guide/naval-air-station-corpus-christi

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The F-35 Lightning II and F/A-18 Hornet are two of the fastest fighter jets currently in the U.S. Marine Corps The Pratt & Whitney F135 … and support of its military units.

https://247wallst.com/military/2024/08/06/this-us-marines-fighter-jet-can-hit-speeds-over-mach-1-5/

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A military judge, sitting as a special court … This was a single instance of uttering an offensive epithet to a third person…. Eugene Volokh is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the …

https://reason.com/volokh/2024/08/12/is-saying-a-fellow-servicemember-not-to-her-face-is-a-slut-a-crime-in-the-military/

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CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village … when simmering tensions between the military and the group exploded into open fighting in the …

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/08/17/sudans-paramilitary-fighters-killed-85-people-attack-central-village-residents-say.html

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There is another route for those who don’t qualify, a Department of Defense spokesperson said. LGBTQ veterans can submit a standard Department of Justice pardon application to the secretary of the military branch in which they were convicted. But a decision can take years.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/lgbt-veterans-biden-military-pardons-dont-ask-tell-war-horse/

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Two Roanoke artists have completed a mural in Bedford dedicated to those in the military with a special focus on the often-underrepresented communities and individuals in service, including women …

https://newsadvance.com/news/local/new-bedford-mural-honors-military-celebrates-diversity/article_6f949a36-4dd8-11ef-a039-f389ba52481b.html

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A new law in Illinois is increasing relief of property tax for disabled Illinois military veterans. The law expands eligibility for the Disabled Veterans’ Standard Homestead Exemption for United …

https://www.military.com/military-report/tax-relief-in-vets-in-illinois.html

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A federal law has forced nearly 122,000 disabled veterans in the last 12 years to return payouts — some totaling tens of thousands of dollars — they received to leave the military when it …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/little-known-law-forced-over-234358606.html

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A military aircraft converted to fight California wildfires is in the air after years of federal delays. The first of seven C-130 aircraft transferred from the U.S. Coast Guard and retrofitted is now combating the state’s wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s …

https://news.yahoo.com/news/first-california-long-awaited-military-191919180.html

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They have seized on criticism from former National Guard members denouncing Walz, the Minnesota governor, for retiring from the military in 2005 to run for Congress shortly before his unit was …

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/takeaways-aps-review-tim-walzs-descriptions-military-record-113132632

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United States Steel Corporation is featured in “Military Makeover: Operation Career” on Lifetime TV in an episode titled, “Forging New Careers in Steel.” The series shares stories of military

https://www.butlereagle.com/20240822/u-s-steel-featured-in-military-makeover-operation-career-airing-on-lifetime-tv/

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When I was an officer in the U.S. military, I abstained from voting in national elections, one small way to keep the armed forces nonpartisan. Now, to uphold that same value and prevent the …

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-02/military-commander-in-chief-donald-trump-presidential-election-2024

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Two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter this week to top Pentagon officials asking them to ensure that the military stays out of the 2024 election, domestic affairs and politics as former President Trump has campaigned on sending federal troops to the southern border and cities struggling with crime.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lawmakers-ask-top-pentagon-officials-to-ensure-military-is-not-swept-up-in-politics-election/ar-AA1oSjNx

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A Willfully Misguided Plan for Conciliation with Iran In the days since Kamala Harris named Tim Walz as her running mate, the Minnesota governor’s military service record has drawn scrutiny.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/08/tim-walzs-military-service-deserves-scrutiny/

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