Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops remain unvaccinated as COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines loom, according to data reviewed by The Epoch Times. A Nov. 2 deadline for active-duty Air Force personnel is the first in a series of dates that various military members are facing to get fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. … Continued
As the U.S. Navy celebrates its 246th birthday on Oct. 13, it is an apt time to reflect on its accomplishments of the past year. Judging by those accomplishments, innovation should be the theme of the Navy’s 245th year. Just like wireless radio and nuclear-powered technologies, reliable unmanned warships are on the cusp of becoming … Continued
The Air Force’s first chief software officer has quit and is warning that the U.S. is losing the cyber and artificial intelligence race with China. If the U.S. government does not wake up immediately, Nicolas Chaillan says there will be no stopping China from winning the fight. Mr. Chaillan, 37, left the government in September, … Continued
A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly operating in Taiwan to train military forces there, U.S. officials said, part of efforts to shore up the island’s defenses as concern regarding potential Chinese aggression mounts. About two dozen members of U.S. special-operations and support troops are conducting training for small units … Continued
Something unexpected is happening at U.S. military bases hosting Afghan evacuees: Many hundreds of them are simply leaving before receiving U.S. resettlement services, two sources familiar with the data told Reuters. The number of “independent departures,” which top 700 and could be higher, has not been previously reported. But the phenomenon is raising alarms among … Continued
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told lawmakers Wednesday that terrorist organizations could regain footing in Afghanistan in as soon as six months leaving some lawmakers concerned that the war there is not over. The remarks by Gen. Mark Milley came amid two consecutive days of contentious testimony before House and Senate panels … Continued
New York state may use National Guard members to replace healthcare workers who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine. In a statement on Saturday, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said that options to deal with hospital staffing shortages include deploying medically trained members of the National Guard. The situation would allow her to declare an emergency to increase … Continued
House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a measure in the 2022 defense budget to eliminate the Space Force. Rep. Jared Huffman (D., Calif.) led a resolution, cosigned by fellow Democratic representatives Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Mark Pocan (Wis.), and Jésus García (Calif.), to “abolish” America’s newest military branch. The measure received support from the … Continued
Four Republican senators on Tuesday introduced a bill that would prevent the Department of Defense from dishonorably discharging service members who have opted to hold back from getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The Senate bill, introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is called the COVID-19 Vaccine Dishonorable Discharge Prevention … Continued
The Department of Defense will be replacing its Defense Travel System (DTS) with a contemporary travel management system. “My Travel” is going to take over the DTS, which was created in 1998 and has received poor user reviews, in handling the millions of trips military personnel make each year. Concur Technologies, the company receiving the … Continued
A military aircraft crashed into a residential area in a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 19, leaving at least two homes severely damaged and several people being treated for injuries, officials said. The Lake Worth Fire Department wrote on Twitter that the crash occurred during a military training exercise. The agency said that the plane, … Continued
A Gold Star mother from California, whose Marine son was killed in the Afghanistan bomb blast at the Kabul airport by an ISIS suicide bomber, has rebuffed President Joe Biden and has instead invited former President Trump to the funeral saying it would be an “honor” for him to attend. Shana Chappell’s son Kareem Nikoui … Continued
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