Army Siphons Over $151 Million From Soldier Food Budget and Leaves the Troops Hungry (November 2024)

Article Title: Army Siphons Over $151 Million From Soldier Food Budget and Leaves the Troops Hungry

Article Excerpt: "...November 2024, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, were served a single slice of toast and a scoop of lima beans for dinner. Of the $22 million available to buy food at Fort Carson, only $5 million was used for that purpose. At Fort Hood, Texas, only two of ten dining facilities were open for service. ..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Coast Guard Member's Spicy Response: Why WH Isn't Telling Truth About His Vessel's Encounter With Drones

Article Title: Coast Guard Member's Spicy Response: Why WH Isn't Telling Truth About His Vessel's Encounter With Drones

Article Excerpt: "Coast Guard members aren't too happy with what the White House said in dismissing their experience. One of the members of the crew is speaking out and refuting what the White House is saying about the drones. ...The Coast Guard member spoke exclusively to the NY Post and described what they saw. He said they were looking for drones, but the drones "found us." He said there were possibly as many as 30. ...White House NSC spokesperson John Kirby dismissed the drone incidents in general and this particular incident. ..."

Reference Source: redstate.com

Does a government shutdown affect VA disability pay? You will get paid, don't let the fear-mongering Democrats manipulate you

Article Title: Does a government shutdown affect VA disability pay?

Article Excerpt: "... At the VA, medical centers stay open because Congress approves funding for them a year in advance specifically to avoid any disruptions caused by shutdowns or stopgap spending bills.

Disability and education benefits for veterans would also continue, as would interments at VA cemeteries. Suicide prevention programs, homelessness programs, the Veterans Crisis Line and caregiver support can also operate during a shutdown, according to the VA's most recent shutdown guidance. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore

Article Title: Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore

Article Excerpt: "...Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but the case has grown, with additional equipment now reported missing from the same facility. The Army's Criminal Investigation Division, or CID, recently announced a $15,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the missing pistols, along with two sets of night vision goggles and one AN/PAS-13D Thermal Weapon Sight. A base spokesperson confirmed that the gear is missing...."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Air Force Lowers Standards To Recruit Low Quality Recruits

Article Title: Air Force Hits Recruiting Goals with Help from Tweaks to Body Fat Standards, Tattoo Policy

Article Excerpt: "...Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, said there wasn't one specific policy change that helped the service reach the recruiting goals. But data provided to Military.com by the service showed that 2023 changes to body composition were a major contributing factor. ..."

Reference Source: www.military.com

Two U.S. Marines Attacked in Turkey

Article Title: Two U.S. Marines Attacked in Turkey

Article Excerpt: "The Turkish authorities said they had detained 15 ...Video posted on social media and verified by the news agency Storyful appeared to show the attack on the Marines. The footage shows a group of young men crowding around a man, restraining him and attempting to put a sack over his head, while another man tries to intervene and push members of the group away. People could be heard chanting “Yankee go home” in English ..."

Reference Source: www.nytimes.com

Multiple (2) Lackland Air Force Base Gate Drive-by Shooting Attacks | Shooters Remain at Large

Article Title: Shooters clash with security outside Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland training annex

Article Excerpt: "...Unknown assailants twice fired on the main gate to the Chapman Annex early Saturday morning. Air Force guards returned fire the second time. No injuries were reported. The shooters' identities and motives were unknown. ... The first attack occurred around 2:15 a.m., ... Shortly before 5 a.m., the same sedan stopped just east of the gate at Ray Ellison Boulevard and Medina Base Road. “For a second time, shots were fired at the Air Force security ... said there was more than one shooter in the sedan"

Reference Source: San Antonio Express-News

Attack on US Base in Iraq a 'Dangerous Escalation'

Article Title: Attack on US Base in Iraq a 'Dangerous Escalation'

Article Excerpt: "...At least five U.S. personnel were wounded, one seriously, when two Katyusha rockets were fired on Monday at the Al-Asad Airbase in western Iraq, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials. An Iraqi official said that the rockets fell inside the base. A picture taken shortly after the nighttime attack appeared to show smoke rising from the facility. ..."

Reference Source: www.newsmax.com

20 Year Old Kid Outsmarts the Secret Service in Trump Assassination Attempt

Article Title: Gunman revealed 20-year-old Pa. man identified as would-be assassin who targeted Trump during rally

Article Excerpt: "...Sources said Crooks crawled on the roof of a manufacturing plant more than 130 yards away from the stage at Butler Farm Show grounds. ...He was killed by Secret Service snipers."

Reference Source: nypost.com

Flag Day (United States) | Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14

Article Title: Flag Day (United States) | Flag Day is a holiday celebrated on June 14

Article Excerpt: "...The History of Flag Day | The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's birthday dates to 1885 when schoolteacher BJ Cigrand organized a group of Wisconsin students to observe June 14, the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes as the Flag's Birthday. Cigrand, now known as the Father of Flag Day, continued to publicly advocate the observance of June 14 as the flag's birthday, or "Flag Day," for years. Just a few years later, the efforts of another teacher, George Balch, led to the formal observance of Flag Day on June 14 ...."

Reference Source: www.military.com

No Funds to Replenish US Stockpile Yet the Biden Pentagon Will Give Ukraine $300 Million More in U.S. Taxpayer Weapons to Protect Ukraine Borders

Article Title: Pentagon will give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile

Article Excerpt: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stocks to help Kyiv in its desperate fight against Russia, the White House announced Tuesday. It’s the Pentagon’s first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn’t until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren’t just out of money to buy replacement weapons, they are $10 billion overdrawn. ..."

Reference Source: apnews.com

Biden Continues to Weaken United States Defense

Article Title: Biden slashes F-35 jet order 18% in 2025 budget request

Article Excerpt: "...Lockheed shares fell 2.6% after the news, which was first reported by Reuters. Lockheed said in a statement they "look forward to working with the Biden administration ...Biden's overall defense and national security budget request is expected to be $895 billion, the sources said, compelling deep cuts in a wide range of programs, delays to existing programs and slowing efforts to build weapons stocks depleted by wars in Ukraine and Israel."

Reference Source: www.reuters.com

Sen. Tommy Tuberville rips Biden over use of veteran medical care resources on illegal immigrants

Article Title: Sen. Tommy Tuberville rips Biden over use of veteran medical care resources on illegal immigrants

Article Excerpt: "...Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., touted his recently introduced No VA Resources for Illegal Aliens Act that would ban VA resources from being used to process illegal immigrant medical care claims. ..."

Reference Source: www.foxnews.com