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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and leaders across each service have repeatedly stressed that the initiative is aimed at identifying those who participate in potentially violent groups such as anti-government militias or White supremacist organizations, and especially those who may be willing to put their beliefs and skills into practice as happened at the Capitol. But what constitutes an extremist or extremist behavior is subjective. The Pentagon’s official guidance using terms such as “org...

While the world is distracted with all things COVID, a recent development in Washington could prove to be a game changing development in the nuclear weapons "world".   Let's start with this graphic from Statista showing how a United States nuclear strike works:   Currently, the sole authority to launch a…

I Am an Officer, But Not a Gentleman The United States Naval Academy holds the second swearing-in event for the Class of 2020. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Levingston Lewis) 1 Mar 2021 Military.com | By Cmdr. Michele V. Rosen, Navy Judge Advocate General Corps Disclaimer: The views presented are those of the speaker or author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Defense Department or its co...

The Marine was warned in 2019 about sharing racist material online, but an investigation began six months later after the posts made news.

But some say this case shows the military’s hard line on extremism is not absolute, that there is wiggle room in the policy for commanders to retain troops despite evidence of extremist activity — at least until their cases become public. Much of the social media activity cited by the investigation that led to Martin’s separation was already published on his accounts when his activity first came to his chain of command’s attention during the summer of 2019, Martin said during an intervi...

Prosecutors have charged more than 300 people for their alleged roles in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Prosecutors have charged more than 300 people for their alleged roles in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.

By Debra Rubin | February 24, 2021 Ben, a religious Jew living in Ocean County, watched coverage of rioters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, as the Senate prepared to confirm the Electoral College vote naming Joe Biden as president, and immediately thought: was Timothy Hale-Cusanelli there? Hale-Cusanelli of Colts Neck, in Monmouth County, has been a contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle, also in Colts Neck, with secret security clearance and a human resource specialist in the...

United States District Judge Background. Midshipman First Class Chase Standage was accused of two conduct charges for posting Twitter tweets from an account that did not associate him with the military and that were arbitrarily deemed to be “conduct unbecoming a midshipman,” an offense under Article 133 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Rather than conducting a court-martial under UCMJ, US Naval Academy leadership chose to adjudicate his case via internal administrative processes tha...

Prosecutors have charged more than 300 people for their alleged roles in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.