by Jim Heath | Jan 16, 2021 | Headlines, Inauguration, Joe Biden, Military
The right-wing Boogaloo Boys movement has said it is moving ahead with armed rallies in D.C. and at all 50 state capitols on Sunday despite the National Guard being called in across the country. Fringe website associated with the anti-government movement continue to...
by Jim Heath | Jan 14, 2021 | Headlines, Military, Trump
For the last 40 years, the Pentagon has seen each president out the door with a farewell tribute. In 2017 that included a salute from a military band, a review of troops, and a long line of military leaders stepping forward to praise President Obama. They thanked...
by Jim Heath | Jan 12, 2021 | Headlines, Military, Trump
The military’s top leaders issued a written reminder to all service members today that the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week was an anti-democratic, criminal act, and that the right to free speech gives no-one the right to commit violence. A memo...
by Jim Heath | Dec 22, 2020 | Headlines, Military
Seventy-three suspected cheaters, one critical mistake. West Point cadets are embroiled in the academy’s worst cheating scandal in over four decades. Seventy-three cadets were caught cheating on a calculus exam after all of them made the same error on their...
by Jim Heath | Nov 9, 2020 | Headlines, Military, Trump
President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper via tweet today, ousting his fourth Pentagon chief and stoking uncertainty as the nation navigates a chaotic transition marked by an incumbent who is refusing to concede. The Washington Post: “Mark Esper has been...
by Jim Heath | Oct 10, 2020 | Headlines, Military
There’s no better way to honor a fallen guitarist than to shred. After the death of legendary rocker Eddie Van Halen, who at 65 lost a battle with cancer on Oct. 6, Army Staff Sgt. Austin West took to the web to share a live tribute in honor of the late musician on...
