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Small rotations to far-flung Southeast Asian countries are likely the future of INDOPACOM assignments
The days of “fixed bases in fixed places” could be coming to an end.
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Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
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National Guard suicides went down in 2019. Now comes the trauma of 2020.
The National Guard’s record-high 2018 suicide rate came down in 2019. Rather than declaring victory, officials are turning their attention to the stress of 2020.
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Pentagon’s plan to rearrange forces in Europe gets the third degree from both sides of the aisle
Though the Pentagon has proposed moving 12,000 troops out of Germany, officials could not offer details about the cost or the proposed timeline for carrying out the plan.
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Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
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Services to consider removing all identifying information from promotion board packets
After photos, names and genders are next to come off of promotion board packets.
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Retired Green Beret’s widow sues VA for harassment, slander over life insurance payouts
The lawsuit alleges Veterans Affairs nurse Sarah McNary slandered and harassed Christian McCoy’s widow, alleging she withheld life insurance funds from McCoy’s children.
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Automatic citizenship has been restored for some troops’ children born abroad
A law passed in March just went into effect, bestowing citizenship on some children of service members born during an assignment abroad.
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Pentagon’s top general calls out Nazis, communists, jihadis in 9/11 remarks
Army Gen. Mark Milley invoked diversity, inclusion and a rejection of extremism in his speech.
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Wearing masks could become part of troops’ standard post-COVID operating procedure
The pandemic is giving military medicine a chance to brush up on its infection prevention expertise.
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Small rotations to far-flung Southeast Asian countries are likely the future of INDOPACOM assignments
The days of “fixed bases in fixed places” could be coming to an end.
-
Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
-
National Guard suicides went down in 2019. Now comes the trauma of 2020.
The National Guard’s record-high 2018 suicide rate came down in 2019. Rather than declaring victory, officials are turning their attention to the stress of 2020.
-
Pentagon’s plan to rearrange forces in Europe gets the third degree from both sides of the aisle
Though the Pentagon has proposed moving 12,000 troops out of Germany, officials could not offer details about the cost or the proposed timeline for carrying out the plan.
-
Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
-
Services to consider removing all identifying information from promotion board packets
After photos, names and genders are next to come off of promotion board packets.
-
Retired Green Beret’s widow sues VA for harassment, slander over life insurance payouts
The lawsuit alleges Veterans Affairs nurse Sarah McNary slandered and harassed Christian McCoy’s widow, alleging she withheld life insurance funds from McCoy’s children.
-
Automatic citizenship has been restored for some troops’ children born abroad
A law passed in March just went into effect, bestowing citizenship on some children of service members born during an assignment abroad.
-
Pentagon’s top general calls out Nazis, communists, jihadis in 9/11 remarks
Army Gen. Mark Milley invoked diversity, inclusion and a rejection of extremism in his speech.
-
Wearing masks could become part of troops’ standard post-COVID operating procedure
The pandemic is giving military medicine a chance to brush up on its infection prevention expertise.
-
Small rotations to far-flung Southeast Asian countries are likely the future of INDOPACOM assignments
The days of “fixed bases in fixed places” could be coming to an end.
-
Military suicides went down in the last year, but 2020 may end up reversing that trend
Military suicides dropped last year, but preliminary numbers show that 2020 could reverse that progress.
-
National Guard suicides went down in 2019. Now comes the trauma of 2020.
The National Guard’s record-high 2018 suicide rate came down in 2019. Rather than declaring victory, officials are turning their attention to the stress of 2020.
-
Pentagon’s plan to rearrange forces in Europe gets the third degree from both sides of the aisle
Though the Pentagon has proposed moving 12,000 troops out of Germany, officials could not offer details about the cost or the proposed timeline for carrying out the plan.
-
Fifth Army reservist dies of COVID-19, the eighth service member overall
An Army Reserve noncommissioned officer with 27 years in service became seventh soldier to die of COVID-19 complications.
-
Services to consider removing all identifying information from promotion board packets
After photos, names and genders are next to come off of promotion board packets.
-
Retired Green Beret’s widow sues VA for harassment, slander over life insurance payouts
The lawsuit alleges Veterans Affairs nurse Sarah McNary slandered and harassed Christian McCoy’s widow, alleging she withheld life insurance funds from McCoy’s children.
-
Automatic citizenship has been restored for some troops’ children born abroad
A law passed in March just went into effect, bestowing citizenship on some children of service members born during an assignment abroad.
-
Pentagon’s top general calls out Nazis, communists, jihadis in 9/11 remarks
Army Gen. Mark Milley invoked diversity, inclusion and a rejection of extremism in his speech.
-
Wearing masks could become part of troops’ standard post-COVID operating procedure
The pandemic is giving military medicine a chance to brush up on its infection prevention expertise.



