Commentary The United States is falling behind China and Russia in a critical element of military technology: bang for the buck in high explosives. The kinetic punch that U.S. explosives deliver per pound is only about 70 percent of what China and Russia get from their “energetics.” The even more astonishing failure is that the…
Tuberville Decries ‘Radical’ DOD Abortion Policy, Vows to Place Nominees on Hold
February 17, 2023
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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…
Sen. Tuberville Vows to Place Hold on DoD Nominees in Protest Against New Abortion Policy
February 17, 2023
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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…
Chinese Fighter Jet Makes ‘Unsafe Maneuver’ Near US Military Aircraft Over South China Sea: Pentagon
December 29, 2022
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A Chinese fighter jet recently carried out “an unsafe maneuver” while it was close to a U.S. Air Force plane over the South China Sea, forcing the U.S. aircraft to “take evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision,” the U.S. military announced on Dec. 29. The encounter on Dec. 21 involved a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy…
Military Focus on Equity Strives for Mediocrity
Commentary The American military’s tradition of excellence and achievement faces strain amid the push for racial, sexual, and gender equity—aka mediocrity. In line with President Joe Biden’s directive, the 2022 Department of Defense Equity Action Plan, released this month, shows where its priorities are: labeling minority-owned defense contracting companies as “disadvantaged” instead of based on…
Pentagon Takes Steps to Limit Civilian Casualties After Botched Airstrike in Kabul
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the Department of Defense to develop an action plan to improve how it can prevent, mitigate, and respond to civilian casualties caused by U.S. airstrikes. In a two-page directive (pdf), Austin asked top civilian and military officials to provide him within 90 days a “Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response Action…
SEALs Had Medical Rights Stripped for Requesting Vaccine Religious Exemptions, Says Lawyer
U.S. Navy service members had their medical rights stripped for requesting religious exemptions from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a lawyer at First Liberty Institute. In a recent interview with EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program, Mike Berry, general counsel for the First Liberty Institute, a nonprofit law firm, said that several of his clients were refused…
Defense Department Staff Test Positive for COVID-19 After Base Tour
WASHINGTON—Seven U.S. Department of Defense staff who traveled last week to multiple American bases, including Indo-Pacific Command on Hawaii, have tested positive for COVID-19, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The staff, which consisted of civilian and military personnel, traveled to bases in Michigan, Colorado, Hawaii, California, and Nebraska as part of Deputy Secretary of Defense…
Pentagon to Probe UFO Sightings Near Military Sites Through New Group
The Pentagon announced late on Tuesday that it will form a new group to probe reports on the presence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) in restricted U.S. airspace. The formation of the new division, Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group, was directed by President Joe Biden’s deputy secretary of defense Kathleen Hicks. It will…
Pentagon Says It Has Authority To Require Oklahoma National Guard To Follow Vaccine Mandate
November 16, 2021
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The Pentagon on Monday said it has the authority to require members of the National Guard to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the Oklahoma National Guard’s newly appointed commander refused to impose a vaccine mandate ordered by the Defense Department. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “has the…
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