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Senate Democrats say abortion access for service members helps national security [ad_1] Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administrations choice to be secretary of defense, listens during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (Online News 72h Photo/Susan Walsh) Susan Walsh/Online News 72h Senate Democrats say abortion access for service members helps national security Mike Brest March 27, 11:31 AM March 27, 11:32 AM Video Embed A group of roughly 75% of Senate Democra...

DOD comptroller says spending cuts would affect Pacific deterrence and nuclear triad [ad_1] The Pentagon is seen in Virginia. (Online News 72h Photo/Charles Dharapak) DOD comptroller says spending cuts would affect Pacific deterrence and nuclear triad Mike Brest March 20, 03:04 PM March 20, 03:04 PM Video Embed The Department of Defense's comptroller warned that budget cuts would significantly affect the department's planned Pacific deterrence and the nuclear triad. Michael McCord, the department’s und...

Higher cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews [ad_1] A U.S. Air Force A-10 fighter jet from Moody Air Force Base flies overhead before the NFL Pro Bowl football game between the AFC and the NFC Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 in Orlando, Fla. Phelan M. Ebenhack/Online News 72h Higher cancer rates found in military pilots and ground crews Mike Brest March 20, 11:11 AM March 20, 11:11 AM Video Embed A recent Department of Defense study found higher rates of many types of cancer among military pilots and groun...

No 'sir'! Marines mull scrapping gender identifiers in training camps [ad_1] ** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 18 ** A drill sergeant passes a row of recruits headed into their first day of military life Saturday, April 3, 2004, at the Army National Guard complex in Marseilles, Ill. Dozens of newly enlisted privates, many of them high school juniors and seniors, attended the weekend-a-month boot camp that was launched this spring Illinois Army National Guard with hopes that an early taste of the military will help soldiers when basic training rolls around and trim the washout rate. (Online News 72h Photo/Jeff Roberson) JEFF ROBERSON/ASSOCIATED PRESS No 'sir'! Marines mull scrapping gender identifiers in training camps ...

Biden to sign NDAA ending military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week [ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Online News 72h Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Biden to sign NDAA ending military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate this week Mike Brest December 19, 04:22 PM December 19, 04:22 PM Video Embed President Joe Biden will sign the National Defense Authorization Act "this week," ...

Defense bill mandates quarterly reports to Congress on US-Mexico border mission [ad_1] Migrant families cross the Rio Grande to get illegally across the border into the United States, to turn themselves in to authorities and ask for asylum, next to the Paso del Norte international bridge, near El Paso, Texas. (Online News 72h Photo/Christian Torrez) Defense bill mandates quarterly reports to Congress on US-Mexico border mission Mike Brest December 14, 06:08 PM December 14, 06:08 PM Video Embed A provision of the ...