by Jim Heath | Oct 6, 2020 | coronavirus, Headlines, Military
The White House coronavirus outbreak took another alarming turn today as it was revealed the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and other top military leaders are under quarantine after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus. Gen. Mark...
by Jim Heath | Sep 3, 2020 | Analysis, Headlines, Military, Trump
When Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn’t fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn’t drive him there. Neither claim was true. Trump...
by Jim Heath | Aug 31, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Military, Polls, Trump
A new extensive poll of military members shows a continued decline in active-duty service members’ views of President Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden in the upcoming November election. The results by Military Times...
by Jim Heath | Aug 29, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Military
The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer told Congress. The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political...
by Jim Heath | Aug 16, 2020 | Headlines, Military
Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s cost-cutting review of the department have proposed slashing military health care by $2.2 billion, a reduction that some defense officials say could effectively gut the Pentagon’s health care system...
by Jim Heath | Jul 29, 2020 | Headlines, Military
The first woman to lead an Army component has assumed command of the Army Reserve and received her third star. Newly minted Lt. Gen. Jody J. Daniels has been in the Army for more than three decades, previously serving as a division commander and the chief of staff for...
