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How Biden’s team overrode the brass on Afghanistan POLITICO 4 hrs ago By Lara Seligman, Andrew Desiderio, Natasha Bertrand and Nahal Toosi © Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images “We cannot continue this cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result,” Biden said Wednesday in a speech announcing the decision. The military spent more than a decade urging three differe...

But the reintroduction of the bill signals lawmakers’ continued support for the alliance, as well. “As a critical military alliance for our national security interests and the security of our allies in Europe, NATO is more important than ever,” Rubio said in a statement. “With Moscow’s growing subversive aggressions, we must ensure no U.S. president withdraws from NATO without the advice and consent of the Senate.” The bill would specifically require two-thirds approval from the Sen...

The Program Executive Office for Aviation, working with Army Contracting Command, has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft Competitive Demonstration and Risk Reduction Phase II project agreements under the Aviation and Missile Technology Consortium Other Transaction Authority to Bell Textron Inc. and the Sikorsky-Boeing Team. These agreements will require the project agreement holders to complete an initial preliminary design for major subsystems and the conceptual weapons system. The...

How Biden’s team overrode the brass on Afghanistan POLITICO 1 day ago By Lara Seligman, Andrew Desiderio, Natasha Bertrand and Nahal Toosi © Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images “We cannot continue this cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in Afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result,” Biden said Wednesday in a speech announcing the decision. The military spent more than a decade urging three differe...

Military leaders on Fort Bragg have taken to the internet airwaves to talk shop to the troops in the form of podcasts.  From the latest COVID-19 updates, to tackling topics of racism and addiction, theres a podcast for everything.  Here are a few to check out:  FORSCOM Frontline "FORSCOM Frontline" launched Feb. 12 with Gen. Michael Garrett, the U.S. Army Forces Command’s commander, as its inaugural guest.  The podcast is hosted by the U.S. Army Forces Command’s Public Affairs Office ...

This month will mark 15 years since Sgt. 1st Class Rick Herrema, 27, was killed in Iraq on April 25, 2006.  But Herrema, who was a U.S. Army Special Operations Command soldier at Fort Bragg, is still responsible for creating relationships that span from Fayetteville to his hometown of Hudsonville, Michigan.   A few years after Herrema’s death in 2014, soldiers in his unit joined forces with others in Fayetteville to transform an old horse farm here into a retreat for military famili...

Military leaders on Fort Bragg have taken to the internet airwaves to talk shop to the troops in the form of podcasts on the latest COVID-19 updates, topics of racism and addiction and more.

April 10, 2021 Shin Min Daily News In response to a Stomp query, the police said they received a call for assistance on a case of assault at Block 81B Toa Payoh Lorong 4 at 9.55pm. When police officers arrived at the scene, they found that the teenager had locked himself in the room of a residential unit at the block. "The teenager was believed to be in possession of a knife," police added. "As it was assessed that the teenager might pose a danger to himself, officers from the Crisis Negotiatio...

Back to the Future at the Pentagon By William J. Astore UFO, that imagined a near future of major moon bases and alien attacks on Earth. Movies of that era like Stanley Kubrick’s  2001: A Space Odyssey envisioned colossal spaceships and space stations featuring international crews on mind-blowing missions to Jupiter and beyond. Who’d have thought that, 20 years after Kubrick’s alternate reality of  2001, we humans would effectively be marooned on a warming “sixth extinction” plane...

SHARE A number of Abu Dhabi residents have been honoured for their contribution to the community in the UAE capital. They received their accolades from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at the 10th edition of the Abu Dhabi Awards which took place on Friday evening. The awards were set up to celebrate those who had selflessly dedicated themselves to helping others, aiding the development of Abu Dhabi in the process. Nominati...