From the American Action Forum: The White House this week announced President Trump’s intention to raise the defense budget by $54 billion, which on its surface sounds like a step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to rebuild the American military. In reality, however, the additional funding is an insufficient increase to address the military’s readiness […]
Everything is a poke at President Donald Trump, even government agency Twitter accounts, according to the liberal media and the likes of NBC News: On any other day, the Pentagon’s tweet about a Marine who came to the U.S. as an Iraqi refugee wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow. But the fact that the Department of […]
From The Federalist contributor Stanton S. Coerr: America knows Gen. James Mattis as a character, Mad Dog Mattis, the font of funny quotes and Chuck Norris-caliber memes. Those of us who served with him know that he is a caring, erudite, warfighting general. We also know that there is a reason he uses the call-sign […]
From Task and Purpose: Right now, 10.5% of all Army members are overweight, with the Air Force trailing close behind. The Navy is third, with the Marine Corps proving the most fit of all the branches with just 2.3% obesity. But it too has more than 4,800 members who exceed weight limits. Overall, the military […]
Wow…strip club payments in South Korea and Italy?! A Pentagon investigation has concluded that Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen’s clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had “improper interactions” with women, according to an investigative report released by the Defense […]
Well, it doesn’t help that his boss, Barack Obama, talked about drawing a ‘red line’ in Syria and then backing down from it. The Russians and Iranians then walked over his public rhetoric. Photo by Secretary of Defense
Is anyone worried that the U.S. is deploying troops abroad again to fight terrorist groups? Are we going to have another Iraq? The liberal media is mum and silent, of course. Photo by The National Guard
Looks like the Pentagon is tired of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, led by Republican congressman Trey Gowdy: “The department has spent millions of dollars on Benghazi-specific congressional compliance, including reviews by four other committees, which have diligently reviewed the military’s response in particular,” Stephen Hedger, the department’s assistant secretary of defense for legislative […]
It’s a shock to the Marine culture, that’s for sure, but the Department of Defense will be going through with this plan to open all combat roles to women. Photo by DJANDYW.COM & DJANDYW.TV AKA ANDREW WILLARD
Several states have not cracked down on ID problems, which is why their driver’s licenses are being barred from military bases, and in some cases, air travel.
