Military Parades Are a Waste of Time and Money
I don't like them. I have an aversion, as a point of fact, to any and all military drill and ceremony aside from that performed at military funerals.
Category Archives: US Army
Mexican pleads guilty in human smuggling by Texas soldiers
A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally has pleaded guilty to helping other immigrants be smuggled by American soldiers through a border checkpoint in Texas. Federal prosecutors say 51-year-old Victoriano Zamora-Jasso pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to transport and harbor undocumented immigrants and illegal re-entry after deportation.
Vectrus Announces Acquisition of SENTEL Corporation
The acquisition advances Vectrus' strategy to be a leader in the converging physical and digital infrastructure market; enhances the company's logistics, IT and technical solutions capabilities, while expanding the Vectrus client base. , and founded in 1986, SENTEL has over 600 employees operating in three core business areas: Engineering and Advanced Solutions, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Intelligence Mission Support.
Chelsea Manning’s US Senate bid could upend Maryland race
Cardin, who has served two terms in the U.S. S... . This frame from video released by the Chelsea Manning Senate campaign on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 shows Chelsea Manning in a campaign video.
WikiLeaks informer Chelsea Manning files to run for US Senate
Chelsea Manning, the former US Army soldier who was jailed for passing thousands of government documents to WikiLeaks exposing American military abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan, has filed to run for the US Senate seat in Maryland, RT reports. Manning, who had her 35-year sentence commuted by former President Barack Obama in May last year, declared her intention to run with the Federal Election Commission on January 5. She will run as a Democrat.
Chelsea Manning confirms US Senate run
Three days after making her intention known to federal election officials, Manning tweeted "yup, we're running for senate" with an attached campaign video . She sent a subsequent tweet seeking donations to her campaign.
AIS, AtoN, MTS – and you
The United States Army Corps of Engineers , supported by Alion Science and Technology , has put forth considerable effort during the last two years to further extend the capabilities of the existing Automatic Identification System network to improve the safety and efficiency of navigation along the inland rivers. The USACE works with the United States Coast Guard and other agencies and stakeholders to operate and maintain the nation's Marine Transportation System .
The top 10 most viewed fact-checks of 2017
During President Donald Trump's first year in office, nothing drew eyeballs to our site quite like the president's words. Readers turned out in droves for our fact-checks of Trump's first joint address to Congress and his speech announcing the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord.
US Court: Transgender people can enlist A federal judge on Monday…
A federal judge on Monday declined the US government's request to put on hold an order allowing transgender individuals to join the military beginning in January. The decision means transgender people will be free to enlist in the new year.
White House Names Trump Loyalist to Iran Policy Job at State Department
The Trump administration plans to install a political appointee at the State Department to a key position managing policy on Iran and Iraq, a move that will replace a career diplomat with a loyal supporter of the president. Andrew L. Peek, a former captain in the U.S. Army Reserve and member of the president's State Department transition team, will become the new deputy assistant secretary of state covering Iran and Iraq, according to three State Department officials familiar with the matter.
US flies B-1B over South in show of force against N. Korea
The five-day drill is meant to improve the al... . A U.S. soldier takes part in a joint aerial drills called Vigilant Ace between U.S and South Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
FBI, NASA, Missile Defense highlight work during ‘Redstone Update’
How much do you really know about Redstone Arsenal? What about the amount of money it generates for the local and state economy? Members of the public learned that and more Wednesday as officials outlined work underway to support soldiers and the rest of us with missile defense and revealed more on what the future holds for the installation. A crowd of hundreds at the Von Braun Center's North Hall was given a peek behind the curtain of Redstone Arsenal as the highest ranking military leaders and senior executives discussed its mission and global influence.
Court dismisses appeal in Fort Riley bombing case
A federal appeals court has refused to hear the appeal of a Kansas man who tried to set off what he thought was a bomb at an Army post to support the Islamic State. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by John T. Booker Jr. challenging some conditions of his supervised release.
Citing probes, military agency bars access to Flynn records
The Defense Intelligence Agency is refusing to publicly release a wide array of documents related to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, saying that turning them over could interfere with ongoing congressional and federal investigations. Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former DIA director, is currently under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees.
Briuer makes studying history a way of life
He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, has a Ph.D. in anthropology from UCLA, was the first full-time professional archaeologist to work for the Department of Defense, author and the retired director of the Center for Cultural Site Preservation at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. He was the consulting archaeologist on the Kennewick man case, a 1996 dispute surrounding the discovery of an ancient skeleton in Washington State, and presently serves as chairman of the Vicksburg municipal Fort St. Pierre tercentennial planning commission.
Military members reassigned after having inappropriate contact during …
Three military members working in the White House have been reassigned after having alleged inappropriate contact with foreign women during President Trump's recent trip to Asia. The service members who worked as part of the White House Communications Agency , are being investigated for allegedly breaking curfew in Vietnam, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
In this Nov. 15, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the…
The candidate who openly bragged about grabbing women's private parts - but denied he really did so - was elected president months before the cascading sexual harassment allegations that have been toppling the careers of powerful men in Hollywood, business, the media and politics. He won even though more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct, and roughly half of all voters said they were bothered by his treatment of women, according to exit polls.
Franken tells woman in letter he’s ‘ashamed’ of himself
Sen. Al Franken has written a letter to the woman who accused him of forcibly kissing and groping her, saying he is ashamed of his actions and apologizes.
Amid national focus on harassment, Trump moves unscathed
In this June 21, 2017 file photo, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., listens at a committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington. Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept.
The Latest: Franken accuser says voters will decide his fate
Minnesota Senator Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour and of posing for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. The Los Angeles radio anchor who accuses Democratic Senator Al Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour says she accepts his apology but he could have apologized earlier.