Commentary Replenishing the military ranks with qualified personnel is a perennial challenge. It’s no secret, though, that this year our armed forces are fighting uphill to recruit and retain talent. Most of the services are well behind their quotas. But the Army, our largest service, is having the hardest time enticing young Americans. That service…
Former House Speaker Gingrich Says Pelosi Should Go to Taiwan to Demonstrate American Strength
July 26, 2022
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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan and ignore China’s threat. China is threatening the United States over Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit. A plan is being created to escort her to Taiwan safely. But what would it say about U.S. credibility if the trip is canceled?…
Pentagon and Lockheed Reach Deal to Build 375 F-35 Fighter Jets
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Defense agreed with Lockheed Martin Corp to build about 375 F-35 fighter jets over three years, the two parties said on Monday, amid expectations the price of the most common version of the aircraft would increase due to inflation and slower production. “We are pleased to announce that the Department and…
Congress Grants Pentagon $58 Billion More Than Requested: DOD Report
US lawmakers granted the Department of Defense (DOD) more money than the Pentagon requested for in the fiscal 2022 defense budget, a recent Pentagon report shows. In total, Congress sanctioned $58.55 billion in additional funds, according to the report. This includes $25.70 billion for operations and maintenance, $17.67 billion for procurement, $9.89 billion for research,…
Biden Meeting Saudi Prince for More Oil; Preview of Maryland Gubernatorial Primaries
President Joe Biden is voicing support for an independent Palestinian state, and giving aid to Palestinians, reversing Trump’s policies. Tight races are expected in Maryland’s gubernatorial primaries. Four Republicans and nine Democrats are competing for nomination. Another Air Force general is taking command of the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office. What does the change in…
Pentagon Spending Millions on High-Altitude Spy Balloons
The Pentagon is investing tens of millions of dollars into high-altitude balloons that it intends to use for surveillance. The balloons are hoped to fly twice as high as most commercial aircraft and may be used one day soon to locate and track China’s hypersonic weapons. Though the move may sound like the plot of…
US Sending Ukraine Two Surface-to-Air Missile Systems: Pentagon
WASHINGTON—The United States is sending Ukraine two NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems, four additional counter-artillery radars and up to 150,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition as part of its latest weapons packages for Ukraine, the Pentagon said on Friday. The assistance package, worth about $820 million, was broadly announced by President Joe Biden on Thursday in…
Pentagon Wants Elon Musk to Drop Soldiers Into Conflict From Space
June 22, 2022
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The Pentagon is collaborating with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX to investigate the possibility of using the company’s rockets to drop troops and equipment into global flashpoints. The military’s work with the private space company covers a wide array of research initiatives, according to a partially redacted research agreement, originally obtained by The Intercept via a…
Pentagon ‘Trampling’ on Freedoms, Say Nearly 600 Service Members Who Refused Vaccine Mandate
June 22, 2022
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A mid-June report is making its way into the hands of U.S. Representatives and Senators. Titled the Congressional Survey of Accountability, Truth, and Freedom (ATAF), nearly 600 service members are making a grassroots effort to fight back against what they allege to be discriminatory treatment they’ve received by the Department of Defense for refusing to…
Pentagon’s Vaccine Mandate Challenged in Class-Action Lawsuit
Around 20 years ago, attorney and former Marine Corps Capt. Dale Saran defended service members involved in a fight against the Pentagon’s mandatory anthrax vaccination program. While Saran lost the case in the military court, the case eventually made its way to the federal court, which issued a permanent injunction in 2004, bringing the mandatory anthrax vaccination…
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