Military veteran exposes alleged Portland drug encampment outside his front door: 'Absolutely atrocious'

Article Title: Military veteran exposes alleged Portland drug encampment outside his front door: 'Absolutely atrocious'

Article Excerpt: "Portland, Oregon, residents are sounding the alarm on drugs, crime and homelessness in the city and say liberal policies are to blame for the dangerous decline in public safety.. ...The people that truly would bring the most to this city and have a great option and opportunity to make this place a little bit better, unfortunately, they're being pushed out," he said. "They're leaving to go to nearby cities, or they're leaving to go to other states altogether." Angela Todd, a Portland resident who runs the @pdx.real Instagram account that featured Bunting's story, said the government is only feeding the problems, and the community is suffering as a result. ..."

Reference Source: www.msn.com

Iranian Navy Sending Ships to Panama Canal, Says Commander

Article Title: Iranian Navy Sending Ships to Panama Canal, Says Commander

Article Excerpt: "...The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy is sending ships to the Panama Canal, according to an article published in state-run media Friday. ...He went on to say that the Iran Navy has set up commands in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, with one expected in the Pacific Ocean this year. The Iranian navy has been trying to extend its international presence and range of port visits, Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies"

Reference Source: usni.org

Iran-Backed Rebels Attack US Navy - 3rd Time

Iran-Backed Rebels Attack US Navy - 3rd Time

Article Title: Iran-Backed Rebels Attack US Navy - 3rd Time

Snippet of Article: "...For the third time in a week, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason came under attack off the coast of Yemen by Iran-backed insurgents ..."

Article Source: www.scout.com

'New low': Dead veterans left in VA hospital morgue for weeks without burial

'New low': Dead veterans left in VA hospital morgue for weeks without burial

Article Title: 'New low': Dead veterans left in VA hospital morgue for weeks without burial

Snippet of Article: "...An Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital already under fire for excessive wait times, festering black mold and kitchen cockroaches faces a new shame – the bodies of dead patients left unclaimed in the morgue for up to two months without proper burial, whistleblower documents allege ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

4-star admiral wants to confront China. The White House says not so fast

4-star admiral wants to confront China. The White House says not so fast

Article Title: 4-star admiral wants to confront China. The White House says not so fast

Snippet of Article: "...The U.S. military's top commander in the Pacific is arguing behind closed doors for a more confrontational approach to counter and reverse China's strategic gains in the South China Sea, appeals that have met resistance from the White House at nearly every turn. ..."

Article Source: www.navytimes.com

Military pay raise for 2017 will be 1.6 percent

Obama orders 1.6 percent military pay raise for 2017

Article Title: Obama orders 1.6 percent military pay raise for 2017

Snippet of Article: "...Obama invoked his executive powers to set the pay level at 0.5 percent below the expected increase in private sector wages, which would mark the fourth year in a row troops’ pay hikes failed to keep pace with their civilian peers ..."

Article Source: www.militarytimes.com

Transgender Troops Can Now Serve Openly in the U.S. Military

Transgender Troops Can Now Serve Openly in the U.S. Military

Article Title: Transgender Troops Can Now Serve Openly in the U.S. Military

Snippet of Article: "... this point, the services will be required to provide medically necessary care and treatment to transgender service members according to the medical protocol and guidance.” In addition, as anonymous U.S. officials told the Associated Press: people with gender dysphoria, a history of medical treatments associated with gender transition and those who have had reconstruction surgery may be disqualified as military recruits unless a medical provider certifies that they have been clinically stable in the preferred gender for 18 months, and are free of significant distress or impairment in social, occupational or other important areas. They also said transgender individuals receiving hormone therapy must have been stable on the medication for 18 months..."

Article Source: www.slate.com

Another dangerous intercept of U.S. aircraft but no action from U.S. again

U.S. says China fighter made 'unsafe' intercept of spy plane

Article Title: U.S. says China fighter made 'unsafe' intercept of spy plane

Snippet of Article: "...The intercept involved two Chinese J-10 fighter planes and a U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane, U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement. "One of the intercepting Chinese jets had an unsafe excessive rate of closure on the RC-135 aircraft ..."

Article Source: www.reuters.com

307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affairs health care, report says

307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affairs health care, report says

Article Title: 307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affairs health care, report says

Snippet of Article: "...The report released Wednesday reveals a web of complications with the VA's management of health care enrollment data, including a lack of procedures to oversee records, software glitches within the records system and inconsistency in identifying veterans who have died. The inspector general found the VA's office responsible for enrollment "has not effectively managed its business processes to ensure the consistent creation and maintenance of essential data." ..."

Article Source: www.cnn.com

West Point rules 'Black Power' racist fist salute not political

West Point Rules Black Power Salute Cadet Photo Was Not Political

Article Title: West Point Rules Black Power Salute Cadet Photo Was Not Political

Snippet of Article: "...West Point has ruled that a photo featuring 16 black female cadets with their fists raised in the air, a symbol actively used by Black Lives Matter, was not political..."

Article Source: dailycaller.com

Where are the veterans in office? Path from combat to Congress fading

Where are the veterans in office? Path from combat to Congress fading

Article Title: Where are the veterans in office? Path from combat to Congress fading

Snippet of Article: "...It’s an alarm former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam veteran, rang at a networking event for vets on Capitol Hill last month. “At a time when everything is hair-triggered, everything is nitroglycerin, and miscalculations can lead to a lot of trouble, we need veterans’ input,” he said, referring not only to the veteran void in Congress, but also the Executive Branch and beyond. ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com

U.S. to buy more Russian rocket motors for national security

House committee approves more rockets for Decatur joint venture

Article Title: House committee approves more rockets for Decatur joint venture

Snippet of Article: "...House Armed Services Committee approved a defense policy bill early Thursday morning that would increase the cap on the amount of Russian-made rocket engines to be used in U.S. national security ..."

Article Source: www.al.com

Laughing at the U.S.: Russians 'barrel roll' over another U.S. Air Force plane

Russians 'barrel roll' over another U.S. Air Force plane

Article Title: Russians 'barrel roll' over another U.S. Air Force plane

Snippet of Article: "...The Russian SU-27 approached alongside within 25 feet of the U.S. aircraft and then flew inverted over the top of the plane to the other side, Lt. Col. Michelle L. Baldanza, a U.S. Army spokesperson, said in a statement ..."

Article Source: www.cnn.com

House committee votes to require women to register for draft

House committee votes to require women to register for draft

Article Title: House committee votes to require women to register for draft

Snippet of Article: "...Women would be required to register for the military draft under a House committee’s bill that comes just months after the Defense Department lifted all gender-based restrictions on front-line combat units ..."
Article Source: www.stltoday.com