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Defense Sec. Austin in Critical Care Due to Bladder Issue

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 12, 2024 24 Comments

"At this time, it is not clear how long Secretary Austin will remain hospitalized. The current bladder issue is not expected to change his anticipated full recovery."...

Report: Biden Admin Demands Cabinet Members Review Delegation Protocols After Austin Hospitalization

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 09, 2024 24 Comments

Austin underwent surgery to treat prostate cancer in December. He has been at Walter Reed since January 1, recovering from complications from the surgery....

Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin Kept Secret Hospitalization, Incapacitation From WH and Own Top Staffers

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 08, 2024 79 Comments

"Austin’s job appears safe — at least for the moment, but pressure is growing within the administration and on Capitol Hill for someone to lose their job."...

Pentagon Doesn’t Have Enough Money to Replace Weapons Sent to Ukraine

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 02, 2023 28 Comments

“Failure to replenish our military services on a timely basis could harm our military’s readiness.”...

Missouri Attorney General Blasts DOD Over Military Doctors’ Support for Puberty Blockers for Children

Posted by James Nault on April 16, 2023 21 Comments

Four military doctors advocated for the provision of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone treatments for children of military parents...

Pentagon Will Pay for Service Members’ and Their Dependents Travel to Get Abortions

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 22, 2022 34 Comments

The decisions might affect any defense budget bills, especially if the Republicans take control of the House....

Pentagon ‘Evaluating’ Abortion Policies after Supreme Court Decision

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 27, 2022 28 Comments

Not enjoying the same level of "bodily autonomy," 40,000 National Guard troops are about to miss the vaccine mandate deadline and could be booted out of the service....

Ukraine: Major Food Crisis Looms, 20 Nations Sending Weapons to Kyiv

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 24, 2022 26 Comments

Sec. Austin on new weapons: “Everyone here understands the stakes of this war, and they stretch far beyond Europe. Russia’s aggression is an affront to the rules-based international order and a challenge to free people everywhere.”...

Biden ‘Threat’ Warnings Designed To Chill Free Speech of Political Opponents

Posted by Johanna Markind on October 07, 2021 24 Comments

Ratcheting up ill- or un-founded fears of violence from people who oppose the current administration’s policies....

McKenzie, Milley, Austin Confirm Biden Received Recommendation to Leave 2,500 Soldiers in Afghanistan

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 28, 2021 62 Comments

McKenzie: "I was present at the time the discussion occurred and I'm confident the president heard all the recommendations and listened to them very thoughtfully."...

Pentagon Orders Commercial Airlines To Assist With Afghanistan Evacuations

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 22, 2021 53 Comments

"The planes would not fly into Kabul but instead would be used to transport those who have already been flown out of the country to military bases in Europe and the Middle East."...

Defense Sec To Congress: Taliban Are Beating American Citizens In Kabul

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 20, 2021 49 Comments

But Biden promised Americans had no problem reaching the airport!...

After North Korea’s Taunt, Biden Defense Secretary Says U.S. Forces Ready to ‘Fight Tonight’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 19, 2021 31 Comments

For some reason, the relationship between the United States and North Korea has chilled over the past two months.

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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.

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