The US Army has opened an investigation into allegations that some active-duty soldiers may be involved in the online sharing of nude photos of their colleagues, Business Insider has learned. The inquiry by the US Army’s computer crime investigative unit comes one day after Business Insider reported that the scandal initially believed to be limited to the Marine Corps actually impacts every branch of service.
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US Marines just deployed on the ground inside Syria
A Marine detachment from an amphibious task force has left its ships to deploy to Syria near Raqqa, defense officials told The Washington Post. While special-operations advisers have been on the ground in the country for some time, the move shifts more conventional personnel into the country and represents a new escalation of the US’s involvement there.
a Suits for Soldiersa helps veterans dress for success
Several veterans invited to Farmers Insurance’s Woodland Hills headquarters Monday to select a gently-used suit as part of the “Suits for Soldiers” program. Farmers started the program in 2016.
Trump’s Homeland Security pick is seen as the best man for the…
Despite the acrimony around many of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections, the confirmation hearing for one of them, Homeland Security Secretary candidate Gen. John Kelly, appears to be going smoothly.
Trumpa s pick for defense secretary has resigned from Theranosa s board
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump introduces retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as his appointed secretary of defense in December.
Trump Tweets Against Lockheed’s F-35: Here Are the Facts
By now you’ve all heard about President-elect Donald Trump and his government-by-tweet initiatives to get Boeing BOEING’S F/A-18 fighter jet. Is it really comparable to Lockheed Martin’s F-35? IMAGE SOURCE: U.S. NAVY .
Huntington Ingalls Bags $1.5 Billion Warship Contract
According to recent media reports, the U.S. Navy has just floated a plan to grow its battle fleet from the current 273 warships to 355 — an increase of 82 ships. So file this story under “one down, 81 to go.”
McCormick Said to Be Trump Front-Runner for Defense Deputy
Hedge fund manager and former Army officer David McCormick is the front-runner to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s deputy defense secretary, according to three people familiar with the presidential transition. McCormick, president of Bridgewater Associates Inc., the world’s biggest hedge fund, was eyed earlier as a possible Treasury secretary, a post that ultimately went to former hedge fund investor Steve Mnuchin.