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Pentagon Burdens Warfighting Commanders with New Transgender Policies for Military Personnel

Posted by James Nault on March 01, 2023 33 Comments

New policies expand transgender procedures to the service academies, allow gender transitions while on-duty, and mandate group shower facility use by both biological sexes if certain administrative requirements are met. Oh, and military commanders are responsible to "not accommodate biases against transgender individuals" ...

Priorities: Defense Dept. Holds Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion “Summit” As Military Fentanyl Overdoses Surge

Posted by James Nault on February 22, 2023 15 Comments

While military personnel endure a surge of fentanyl overdoses and a whistleblower exposes medical incidents potentially due to the COVID vaccine, DOD dedicates itself to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Exposed Military Email Server Caused ‘Internal Emails to Leak’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 21, 2023 19 Comments

"The server contained around three terabytes of military emails, with many related to the U.S. Special Operations Command, which is a military unit which conducts special operations."...

Report: A $400K Missile Might Have Taken Down a $12 Hobby Balloon Over Yukon Territory

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2023 46 Comments

"The descriptions of all three unidentified objects shot down Feb. 10-12 match the shapes, altitudes and payloads of the small pico balloons, which can usually be purchased for $12-180 each, depending on the type."...

Biden: Three Recent Shot Down Objects Likely ‘Tied to Private Companies,’ Not China

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 16, 2023 31 Comments

"The intelligence community's current assessment is that these three ones were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research."...

Report: U.S. Tracked China’s Spy Balloon as it Lifted Off of Hainan Island

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2023 27 Comments

So they knew all along? What a shock....

White House: ‘No Indication of Aliens,’ Spy Balloon ‘Part of Larger Intelligence Gathering Program’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2023 33 Comments

"Again, there is no indication of aliens or terrestrial activity with these recent takedowns.”...

Beijing Claims U.S. has Flown Over 10 ‘High-Altitude Balloons’ in China’s Airspace the Past Year

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2023 28 Comments

“It is also common for U.S. balloons to illegally enter the airspace of other countries."...

U.S. General Not Ruling Out Anything, Including Aliens, Regarding Recently Shot Down Objects

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 13, 2023 35 Comments

"We're calling them objects, not balloons, for a reason."...

U.S. Military Shoots Down Fourth “High-Altitude Object,” This One Over Lake Huron

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 12, 2023 37 Comments

"the object was shaped like an octagon and was at an altitude of 20,000 feet, posing a hazard to commercial aircraft"...

Third “Unmanned Aircraft” Shot Down By U.S. Military, This Time Over Canada

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 11, 2023 33 Comments

"The downing came as U.S. troops sought to recover a car-size object shot down Friday over Alaska"...

Military Downed ‘High Altitude Object Over Alaska Air Space’ in Past Hour

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 10, 2023 32 Comments

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Chinese Spy Balloon Program Started Years Ago, Targeting Several Countries

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 08, 2023 15 Comments

"And because balloons float along high-altitude winds, their paths are less predictable and thus more difficult to track. The balloons are also much cheaper to produce and launch than space-based satellites."...

Chinese Spy Balloon Measured 200 Feet Tall, Which is About the Size of a ’20-Story Building’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 07, 2023 29 Comments

A retired pilot thinks it could take up to two years before we get any information about the balloon....

Pentagon Won’t Name Official Who Divulged Misleading Info About Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Admin

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 06, 2023 56 Comments

This is unbelievable. Transparency, you guys....

Biden Admin Claims Govt Discovered Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Admin After He Left Office

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 06, 2023 33 Comments

Late Sunday night, the administration offered to brief former Trump officials on "newly discovered information" about Chinese spy balloons that supposedly happened during his administration....

Biden Admin Tried To Hide CCP Spy Balloon, Finally Shoots It Down After It Traverses Entire Nation

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 04, 2023 64 Comments

"Team Biden became aware of the balloon on Jan. 28, Bloomberg reported, when it was spotted over Alaska."...

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