pentagon
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Pentagon Report Spotlights White Supremacism in U.S. Military That Can Increase ‘Potency of Planned Violent Attacks’
The recent revelations of a Pentagon report sent to Congress ahead of the 2020 election probing white supremacy in the ranks of the U.S. military back up Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s recent “stand down” order tasking the armed forces with addressing the urgent problem. The report, which was commissioned by Congress and first reported by…
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Black Service Members Rally Around Defense Secretary Pick Gen. Lloyd Austin as He Faces Uphill Confirmation Process
Black military groups are coming out in support of Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick as secretary of defense, as the retired four-star general faces what may be a tough confirmation process. The issue isn’t necessarily Austin’s credentials. Austin, if confirmed, will be the first Black secretary of defense, and the trailblazing general has…
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Trump Removes Inspector General Who Was Set to Oversee Stimulus Spending
The president’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic can only be described as a shitshow. From responding way too late to touting unproven treatments, Trump has been a hindrance to the recovery effort. When he’s not just poorly managing the crisis, he’s trying to take advantage of it. The Washington Post reports that Trump has removed…
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Reports of Sexual Assault in the Military Soar by 50 Percent to More Than 20,000
Fueled by a significant increase in attacks on women in the military ages 17-24, reports of sexual assault in the military soared by 50 percent in 2018 from the same period two years before, according to a Pentagon survey released Thursday. The daunting news was a major setback for the U.S. military’s efforts to reduce…
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A Trump Dream Comes True: Pentagon Ban on Transgender Soldiers Took Effect Today
In “if it looks like a duck, it’s a duck” news, the Trump administration today got to implement its ban on allowing transgender people from serving in the military. After finally prevailing in court after numerous challenges over the last two years, the Pentagon on Friday got to finally make all of Donald Trump’s dreams…
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Trump Shut Down the Government for 57 Miles of Border Fencing. Here Are 10 Things He Could've Done With That $1 Billion
In a recent disclosure, the Pentagon says it is ready to give up $1 billion to build 57 miles of fencing along the southern border to stop the influx of Mexican Transformers wearing missile helmets and armed with bags of Oxycontin hidden in Ugg boots to entice white women. Yes, you read that correctly: $1,000,000,000…
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Navy Admiral Takes Dig at Kaepernick During Pearl Harbor Anniversary Speech
During a speech commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Wednesday, a Navy admiral took a dig at Colin Kaepernick and his national anthem protest. Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, was addressing a crowd of World War II veterans and survivors of the battle…
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Money Collection From National Guard Members Repaying Bonuses Is Suspended
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered the Pentagon to suspend efforts to collect money from California National Guard members who were told they had to repay erroneously issued enlistment bonuses. The Washington Post reports that Carter announced steps to resolve the cases of thousands of guardsmen who received bonuses during the wars in Iraq…
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Thousands of Calif. Soldiers Forced to Repay Enlistment Bonuses
Ten years ago, the California National Guard enticed thousands of soldiers with bonuses of $15,000 or more if they re-enlisted or went to war in Iraq or Afghanistan, and now the Pentagon is demanding that the soldiers pay the money back. The Los Angeles Times reports that nearly 10,000 soldiers have been ordered to repay…
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Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Service Members in the Military
The Pentagon has ended the ban on transgender people in the military, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter announced at a press conference Thursday, the Washington Post reports. According to the Post, the decision to lift the ban comes after a yearlong struggle with senior officials on how exactly the change would be made. The Post…