Tuesday, November 28, 2017

V.A. Still Failing Our Veterans: VA Failed to Report 90 Percent of Poor-Performing Doctors

Article Title: Watchdog: VA Failed to Report 90 Percent of Poor-Performing Doctors

Snippet of Article: "...The government watchdog found VA officials were slow to investigate when concerns were raised about the performance of certain doctors. Further, in eight out of nine cases, the VA failed to report doctors who didn't meet health care standards ..."

Article Source: www.military.com

Russian Jet Buzzes US Navy Spy Plane Over Black Sea

Article Title: Russian Jet Buzzes US Navy Spy Plane Over Black Sea

Snippet of Article: "...The Russian jet crossed 50 feet in front of the Navy P-8 in full afterburner causing "violent turbulence," the official said. The provocation lasted 24 minutes ..."

Article Source: www.military.com

Saturday, November 18, 2017

WWII veteran calls for help and dies as nurses laugh, video shows

Article Title: WWII veteran calls for help and dies as nurses laugh, video shows

Snippet of Article: "...A hidden video from 2014 showed nurses laughing as a World War II veteran repeatedly called for help and died while in their care. The family of James Dempsey, 89, of Woodstock, Ga., hid a camera in the late veteran’s room in the Northeast Atlanta Health and Rehabilitation Center which captured the night he died ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

Japanese Tug Loses Propulsion, Drifts into USS Benfold

Article Title: Japanese Tug Loses Propulsion, Drifts into USS Benfold

Snippet of Article: "...YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 18, 2017) The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) was participating in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Wan Nov. 18, when the tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into the ship ..."

Article Source: Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet

Army To Provide Medical Care For Thousands Of Veterans Who Were Test Subjects (Photos)

Article Title: Army To Provide Medical Care For Thousands Of Veterans Who Were Test Subjects

Snippet of Article: "...photographs, taken at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., show the forearms of several test subjects after they were exposed to nitrogen mustard and lewisite agents during World War II experiments conducted at the lab. Naval Research Laboratory ..."

Article Source: www.npr.org

Argentine Navy loses communication with submarine carrying crew of 44

Article Title: Argentine Navy loses communication with submarine carrying crew of 44

Snippet of Article: "...The missing watercraft -- the ARA San Juan -- is a German-built TR 1700 class diesel-electric submarine, the Navy said. It was on a routine trip from a base in Ushia, on the southern tip of the continent, to its home base of Mar del Plata ..."

Article Source: abcnews.go.com

Thursday, November 16, 2017

McCain blasts Army for considering recruits with history of self-mutilation, vows action

Article Title: McCain blasts Army for considering recruits with history of self-mutilation, vows action

Snippet of Article: "...The Army’s decision to allow people with a history of self-mutilation, bipolar disorder, depression and drug and alcohol abuse to seek waivers to enlist in the service drew a sharp, bipartisan rebuke on Tuesday when Sen. John McCain said he was prepared to put a hold on nominations to Pentagon posts until the Army explained the policy ..."

Article Source: www.usatoday.com

Monday, November 13, 2017

Navy SEALs' illicit cash scheme discovered, Green Beret Killed

Article Title: Green Beret killed in Mali discovered SEALs' illicit cash scheme, report says

Snippet of Article:
"...Melgar confronted the two Navy SEALs after discovering their alleged scheme, where they reportedly took money for themselves from a fund used to pay informants, the Daily Beast reported. The two men tried to get Melgar to join the racket, but he declined the offer, the report said. Melgar later ended up dead in what appeared to be a strangulation ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

Friday, November 10, 2017

Filipino WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal

Article Title: Filipino WWII veterans receive Congressional Gold Medal

Snippet of Article: "...At the time, the Philippines was a U.S. commonwealth. During World War II, over 260,000 Filipinos fought in defense of the United States against the Japanese in the Pacific theater of military operations. They were promised full benefits for fighting under the American flag. But in 1946, President Harry Truman signed the Rescission Act of 1946 that retroactively annulled benefits ..."

Article Source: www.ktnv.com

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Black cadet admits to writing racial slurs outside Air Force Academy dorm room

Article Title: Black cadet admits to writing racial slurs outside Air Force Academy dorm room

Snippet of Article: "... One of the black Air Force Academy cadets who claimed he was targeted by racial slurs scrawled outside his dorm room actually wrote the hateful messages himself, school officials said this week..."

Article Source: nypost.com

Friday, November 3, 2017

Retired Navy officer refuses award from New Orleans Saints due to player protests

Article Title: Retired Navy officer refuses award from New Orleans Saints due to player protests

Snippet of Article: "...'I am unable, in good conscience, to enter an NFL stadium while this discourtesy prevails,' Wells wrote to executives of Peoples Health and the Saints. Wells said the award was 'tainted with dishonorable actions' by the NFL and its players. He said accepting the award would be hypocritical, WDSU reported. “I had hoped and prayed that the NFL would outlaw these disgraceful protests ..."
Article Source: www.actionnewsjax.com