Ottawa has quietly missed its own deadline for finalizing an agreement with a Quebec shipyard so it can start work on Canada’s next fleet of icebreakers. The federal procurement department said last summer that it planned to have finished negotiations with Chantier Davie by the end of the year. That didn’t happen, though neither side…
US Military Members Who Refused COVID Shot Await Answers, Face Challenges
December 22, 2022
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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which awaits President Joe Biden’s signature, ends the requirement for military members to be vaccinated for COVID-19. But it doesn’t say what happens to the people who have refused the COVID shot and were either kicked out of the military or who are in the middle of the separation…
Coast Guardsman Separated After 19 Years of Service Over Religious Objections to Vaccine Mandate , Deprived of Benefits
Despite having an approved retirement, a member of the Coast Guard was recently separated at 19 years due to his objection to the military vaccine mandate for religious reasons. The separation occurred months before the member was to hit 20 years of service when he would have been entitled to a lifelong pension. Former Petty…
US Coast Guard Rescues 18 ‘Presumed Migrants’ Stranded at Sea Without Food or Water for 5 Days
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 18 presumed migrants, including children, that had been stranded at sea without food or water for five days after their boat broke down, officials said on Nov. 24. They were rescued in international waters near the U.S.-Mexico border. “At 4 p.m. @USCG responded to a report of 18, presumed migrants, in a…
Retired Vice Admiral Calls on Coast Guard to Suspend Vaccine Mandate Before ‘Workforce Grows Too Weak’
Amid significant recruiting and manpower shortfalls, a retired U.S. Coast Guard flag officer is concerned about the devastating impacts that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is having on readiness and mission execution, specifically in the search and rescue (SAR) mission. Two months ago, in the early morning hours of Oct. 3, Vice Adm. William “Dean” Lee…
Images Show Digital Tool Coast Guard Using to Deny COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Requests
Newly published images show the digital tool that the U.S. Coast Guard has been utilizing to swiftly deny requests for exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The five screenshots of the tool show how the Coast Guard has been violating the rights of service members who have legitimate reasons for requesting an exemption but have…
Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Faces Uncertain Future After Religious Objection to Vaccine Mandate
The U.S. Coast Guard looks set to lose some of its most qualified and experienced Coasties, including many of its esteemed—and incredibly necessary—rescue swimmers as a result of the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. As of Oct. 18, the Coast Guard has received 1,250 religious accommodations requests, according to a media spokesperson. Only 12 have been approved…
Coast Guard Rescuer Faces Uncertain Future After Religious Objection to Vaccine Mandate
The U.S. Coast Guard looks set to lose some of its most qualified and experienced Coasties, including many of its esteemed—and incredibly necessary—rescue swimmers as a result of the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. As of Oct. 18, the Coast Guard has received 1,250 religious accommodations requests, according to a media spokesperson. Only 12 have been approved…
Italian Coast Guard Finds Bodies of 2 Minors on Migrant Boat
ROME—Two minors were found dead Friday on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea and a search was under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel, Italy’s coast guard said. A coast guard statement said 36 people were found alive on the boat, which had been reportedly disabled by…
Coast Guard Used ‘Digital Tool’ to Aid In Efficiently Denying Vaccine Exemptions, GOP Lawmakers Allege
Republicans on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Oct. 18 sent a letter to Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda L. Fagan to request a briefing on the Coast Guard’s process for reviewing religious accommodation exemption applications to the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The GOP lawmakers said in the letter that they had received…
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