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HHS Asks Pentagon to House Migrant Children at Two Texas Bases

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 23, 2021 13 Comments

The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) asked the Pentagon if officials could house unaccompanied migrant children at two Texas bases:

[Pentagon spokesman John] Kirby told ABC News at his ongoing on-camera news conference that he did not have many details, but that HHS had asked the Pentagon to house unaccompanied minors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas and Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

Report: Woke Pentagon Worried Troops View BLM/Antifa and Capitol Hill Riots Equally

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on March 21, 2021 71 Comments

During his confirmation hearing, now-Penatgon chief Lloyd Austin vowed to purge "ideological enemies . . . within our own ranks." Wasting little time, he ordered a military-wide "stand down" to address extremism within our nation's armed forces.

DOD Attacks Tucker Carlson for Criticizing Biden’s Woke Military Changes

Posted by Stacey Matthews on March 12, 2021 62 Comments

On Monday, President Biden announced the nominations of Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson to, respectively, lead the U.S. Transportation Command and the U.S. Southern Command.

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1369044328807596036

Biden Brain Freeze: Calls His Defense Secretary ‘the Guy Who Runs That Outfit Over There’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 09, 2021 45 Comments

President Joe Biden had another major flub at the ceremony to nominate two female generals to take charge of the U.S. Southern Command.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOcMePVlU8

Defense Secretary to Order a Military-Wide Stand Down to Address ‘Extremism’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 04, 2021 68 Comments

A few short weeks ago, the media was abuzz that Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general, had been appointed to run the Defense Department, a historic move giving the military its first black defense secretary.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1246798640980557824

Pentagon rejects ABC News claim of November 2019 report warning of Wuhan coronavirus pandemic

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2020 27 Comments

It's amazing how much mainstream media political coverage of the Wuhan caronavirus pandemic resembles Russia-collusion reporting. With Russia-collusion reporting, there were serial media bombshells of collusion based on anonymous sources how were "familiar" with a document or heard something from someone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVyy8XSqNMo

U.S. Strikes Back at Iran-Backed Militia, Supposedly Kills Senior IRGC Commander

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 13, 2020 10 Comments

The Pentagon announced the U.S. launched missiles at an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq officials believe attacked and killed American troops just north of Baghdad. Other reports speculate the attack killed Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) top commander General Siamand Mashhadani.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpR3zZ9b15k

Navy Secretary Fired by Defense Secretary For Secretly Securing Navy SEAL Deal With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 25, 2019 66 Comments

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer due to the latter's attempts to strike a deal with the White House over Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, the man who posed next to a dead body of an ISIS terrorist. Esper discovered Spencer's actions after the fact, which made him lose faith and confidence in Spencer.

House Defense Budget Proposal Sets Up Possible Stalemate With Senate, Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 11, 2019 9 Comments

The House Committee on Armed Services revealed an outline of its defense budget proposal on Monday. The contents of the plan set up a possible stalemate with the Senate and President Donald Trump. The proposal trims $17 billion from the $750 billion Trump requested for defense. The Senate defense bill sits right at $750 billion. I have a feeling the portion that does not allow any Pentagon funding towards a border wall will cause the most problems with Trump.

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