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It’s Time to Base Fifth-Gen Fighter Jets on Guam, INDOPACOM Chief Says
China’s buildup means F-35s or F-22s should do more than exercise from the Pacific island, Aquilino said.
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Army Suicide Numbers for 2022 ‘Significantly Lower,’ Army Secretary Says
A proposed $99 million gym in Alaska is at the top of the service chief's unfunded priorities list.
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What Have US Special Operators Learned from the Ukraine War?
The Army, for one, is considering creating a special-operations drone specialty.
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What Would Ukrainian ‘Victory’ Look Like? GOP Lawmaker Asks
Defense Secretary Austin was just the latest government official to be accused of swerving questions about how the war in Ukraine will end.
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Are US Troops Still Training Ukrainians?
The military’s top officials did not clear things up on Tuesday.
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Defense Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuff Claims Vaccine Mandate Hurts Recruiting
GOP lawmakers try to pin recruiting, retention misses on DOD’s COVID requirements.
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In About-Face, Army Expects to Shrink Next Year
Chief of Staff McConville says recruiters need to reach families whose children have not served.
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Teleworking DOD Civilians May Be Recalled to In-Person Work
Two years after the pandemic sent DOD into “maximum telework,” Thursday’s memo points the way toward a new new normal.
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Reports of Sexual Assault, Harassment at Military Academies Spike
The number of reports likely still represents only a small portion of actual instances of sexual assault and harassment.
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The Army’s New Decades-Long Climate Strategy Has No Budget
The strategy includes a list of tangible objectives but no corresponding cost estimates.
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Army To Begin Involuntary Separations for 3,300 Soldiers Who Refused COVID Vaccine
Another 5,870 soldiers have pending exemption requests.
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DOD Grants First Religious Waivers for COVID Vaccine
Two Marines are the first successful applicants among the 18,500 U.S. troops who have sought exemption from the vaccination mandate by citing religious beliefs.
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Denials, Not Approvals, Greet Troops’ Religious Vax Exemptions
No service has yet publicly announced that any service member has received a religion-based exemption from the Pentagon’s COVID-vaccination mandate.
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Army Commanders Relieved Over Vaccine Refusal
Battalion COs among the six soldiers removed from their jobs as service deadline passes.
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Veterans Are Being Recruited by Extremist Groups. How Do We Help Them Say No?
Training must start while people are on active duty, experts said.
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Merchant Marine Academy Woes Imperil National Security, Report Finds
The Academy didn’t seem to “really be aware of the changes that were going on in the shipping industry,” one investigator said.
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Inflation Deepens Food Insecurity for Military Families
SecDef Austin rolls out tools for leaders, orders up plan to fix the problem.
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Army Recruiters on TikTok Dance Around Ban To Reach Gen Z
As threat worries subside, one sergeant has nearly half a million followers on the China-based app—and the Army wants her advice.
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