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Caitlyn Crites The day after the 2021 inauguration, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut took to Twitter to declare: “Biden is making transparency cool again.”  This was a head-scratcher for many journalists and transparency advocates. Freedom of Information — the concept that government documents belong to and must be accessible to the people — has never not been cool. Using federal and local public records laws, a single individual can uncove...

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BREAKING: Army Releases New Arctic Strategy

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Could Russia’s New AR-15 Rifle Become the Next AK-47? This isn’t Promtekhnologiya’s first foray with the AR-15. Heres What You Need to Remember: In truth, there are guns have become weapons of the world. The most famous is the AK-47, which has been copied by China, numerous other nations, and many a gunsmith in a Middle Eastern bazaar. Kalashnikov itself has a U.S.-based operation – Kalashnikov USA -- that allows Americans to buy AK-47s made in America. A Russian arms maker has develop...

Share This: The United States possesses the world’s premier Special Operations forces. Since SOCOM’s beginnings with the 1987 Nunn-Cohen Act,  which got very strong opposition by many in the Pentagon, including then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., SOCOM has grown exponentially and today numbers more than 70,000 troops and civilians. The Nunn-Cohen Act created both U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the position of assistant secretary of Defens...

San Diego-based attorney Jeremiah Sullivan confirmed to Task & Purpose that he represents a member of Foxtrot Platoon SEAL Team 7 who is being investigated for sexual assault but has not been charged. Bravo Zulu to the Marines for providing timely and accurate information. They understand that hiding bad news does not make it go away and let the facts come out in drips and drabs undermine your credibility. The SEALs and the entire special operations community have much to learn from how the Mar...

These Recruits Were Promised Citizenship in Exchange for Military Service. Now They Fear the US Has Forgotten Them A naturalization ceremony at the Army Community Services office on Fort Carson, Colorado, Sep. 20, 2019. (Sidnie Smith/U.S. Army) 13 Mar 2021 For a small group of young immigrants who were pitched a dream of gaining U.S. citizenship through military service, even a call home can jeopardize their status and flag them to the FBI. Thats life for more than 100 would-be Americans who e...

CytoSorbents to Present at the Oppenheimer 31st Annual Healthcare Conference News provided by Share this article MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., March 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing its CytoSorb® blood purification technology to treat deadly inflammation in critically-ill and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announces its participation the Oppenheimer 31 st Annual Healthcare Conference. Chief Executi...

NATO Op Sea Guardian underway in central Mediterranean NATO has started its second focused maritime patrol of 2021 in the Mediterranean. As part of Operation Sea Guardian (OSG), vessels and aircraft from Greece, Croatia, Italy and Turkey will patrol the central Mediterranean to enhance maritime situational awareness, deter terrorism and build the capacity of navies from the region. Specifically, this NATO’s maritime security operation gathers the flagship Hellenic Navy frigate Salamis and t...