Trump’s campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita issued a very different interpretation of the dispute … latest in a long line of controversies over Trump’s relationship with the military. While often touting his support for the armed forces, he privately …
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The U.S. military can no longer disqualify recruits who have undetectable viral loads of HIV from serving. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled Tuesday that the Pentagon’ s arguments barring HIV-positive individuals from military service were not “supported by the evidence.”
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An Aug. 10 Threads post ( direct link, archive link) shows a list of military accomplishments for Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, both of whom are now vice presidential candidates. Walz’s rank, length of service and catalog of awards exceed those Vance has listed in the post. “Tim Walz,” reads the post’s caption. “Valor earned.”
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Opinion: Meg O’Grady offers three ways military leaders and policymakers can enhance and modernize education benefits for service members in this op-ed.
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In retirement from the military, the boundaries shift. There are no field ops or deployments. There are no more PCS moves every three years. There is stability and the chance to grow roots. It is a season to thrive after years of service. The frequent moves of military life are behind. A new purpose can be found.
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A court ruling this week will end the last categorical disqualification preventing HIV-positive people from serving in the military, advocates say. (U.S. Army) The Defense Department may not …
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Opinion: Our guest opinion writer argues that AI must be prioritized across military programs and platforms, or else America risks losing the AI race to China.
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Opinion: Meg O’Grady offers three ways military leaders and policymakers can enhance and modernize education benefits for service members in this op-ed.
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Haiti’s military recruitment drive has caught the attention of thousands of young Haitians seeking employment, including 21-year-old Maurenceley Clerge, amid widespread gang violence and economic hardship.
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Ronny Jackson and Troy E. Nehls, both from Texas — who have faced scrutiny over their own military records, including how they have portrayed their service. The revised letter removed the …
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/21/trump-walz-military/
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A Republican congressman misstated his military rank — in a letter that attacked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for doing exactly that. Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) was one of a number of signatories to a letter that took issue with Walz,
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“Even worse, they contribute to the ongoing stigma surrounding HIV-positive individuals while actively hampering the military’s own recruitment goals.” The news comes after two previous rulings in the past few years that overturned the military’s …
https://wgnradio.com/news/judge-rules-military-cant-turn-away-hiv-positive-enlistees/
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F.E. Warren Air Force Base held its annual end-of-summer bash, foam party and Back-to-School Brigade for military kids.
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Multiple people were taken to the hospital when the driver of a Ford Explorer rear-ended a military vehicle that was traveling on southbound Interstate 25 as part of a military convoy. Troopers with the Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash near milepost 107 just north of Pueblo just after 4 a.
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Even though neither major party nominee for president has a military background — one of them avoided service through a series of deferments and a claimed bone-spurs disability — and U.S. armed forces are not currently involved in any ground wars, military matters are playing an outsized role in this year’s election.
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Fifty Republican lawmakers with military experience criticized Walz over his public comments on his own time in the ranks.
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The Pheu Thai party announced Monday that it would eject the military-backed Palang Pracharat party from its incoming government. The move comes after Palang Pracharat’s leader Prawit Wongsuwon, a former army chief with powerful royal connections …
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Palantir CEO Alex Karp defends the company’s work with U.S. military and law enforcement. Karp refuses to apologize for Palantir’s pro-Western stance and AI development. Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR chief Alex Karp is in no mood to play the apology card …
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says qualified Nigerians can now apply for the 2024 airmen and airwomen basic military training course. In a statement issued on Wednesday August 21, Air Vice Marshal for the Chief of Air Staff,
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a U.S. Army veteran who lost her legs in a helicopter crash in combat, wheeled onto the stage leading more than two dozen Democratic lawmakers in Congress who served in the U.S. military.
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