by Jim Heath | May 16, 2019 | Headlines, Military
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Matthews today pleaded guilty and apologized to the family of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, a Special Forces soldier who died during a hazing incident in Mali. Matthews was sentenced to one year in prison, reduction in rank to...
by Jim Heath | Mar 18, 2019 | Headlines, Military
Hundreds of military construction projects around the nation and the globe are at risk of delay or cancellation because of President Trump’s national emergency over his border wall, according to the Pentagon. From $41 million for repairs to a heating system at Eielson...
by Jim Heath | Feb 19, 2019 | Headlines, Military, Space
Space. The final frontier. These are the Space Force voyages of President Donald Trump, who today signed a new policy directive laying out his administration’s long-awaited plans to establish a new space force branch under the Air Force. “With...
by Jim Heath | Jan 22, 2019 | Headlines, Military, Supreme Court
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court today allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 5, 2019 | Headlines, Military
The Department of Defense’s chief of staff Rear Adm. Kevin Sweeney has resigned, sending more shock waves through the defense department. Sweeney said in a brief statement that he planned to return to the private sector, giving no reason for his departure. His...
by Jim Heath | Jan 1, 2019 | Headlines, Military, Trump
President Trump celebrated the New Year by attacking retired four-star Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, saying he “got fired like a dog” and is known for his “big, dumb mouth” — comments that come on the heels of the general criticizing the...
