by Jim Heath | Nov 24, 2019 | Headlines, Military
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has been fired after he defied President Trump by refusing to halt a disciplinary process against SEAL Eddie Gallagher. In a stinging rebuke to the president, Spencer said in statement tonight that he ‘cannot in good...
by Jim Heath | Nov 11, 2019 | History, Military
It has now been over 100 years since the Armistice that saw the end of World War I. A horrific war that cost 8.5 million people their lives in the war that was supposed to end all wars. It was in 1917 when my grandfather, Dillon C. Rhodenbaugh, found...
by Jim Heath | Nov 9, 2019 | Headlines, Military
Embedded among the chat logs from a now-defunct neo-Nazi and white supremacist message board are anti-Semitic and racist remarks directed at multiple ethnic groups—written by an active-duty U.S. Marine Corps infantryman. At least three members of the U.S. military...
by Jim Heath | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines, Military, Trump
The tanks rolled into Washington, D.C. today as President Trump pushes for a heavy military presence on the National Mall for the 4th of July. The patriotic event, though, is proving to be a problem for the U.S. military’s top brass who must navigate the intense...
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2019 | Headlines, Military
For the first time ever, the US Air Force has given a Sikh airman permission to maintain a turban and beard during his time in active service. Airman Harpreetinder Singh Bajwa, a crew chief at the McChord Air Force Base near Lakewood, was granted religious...
by Jim Heath | May 25, 2019 | Headlines, Military
West Point’s class of 2019 is its most diverse ever, both by race and by gender, reflecting the changing demographics of America. A record-breaking 34 African American women graduated from the United States Military Academy today. The class of 2019 is also...
