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THE FIGHT CONTINUES: New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was feeling pretty good about the prospects for her bill that would remove serious, non-military crimes from the authority commanders and instead place them under the jurisdiction of professional military criminal prosecutors.
Navy says sailors who decline vaccine cannot resume normal life Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 TURNING UP THE PRESSURE: Life is about to get easier for some hundreds of thousands of naval personnel who have been voluntarily vaccinated against COVID-19, while refuseniks in the fleet will continue to contend with continued restrictions on their freedom of movement and access to facilities. Because the vaccines for COVID have been approved under an emergency use authorization, they have not been mandated by the Pentagon, although it’s clear ...
Lawmakers express deep doubts about Afghanistan’s future after US withdrawal Jamie McIntyre © Provided by Washington Examiner DOD header 2020 TWO FUTURES: Whether Afghanistan can survive and prosper without the presence of thousands of American and international troops and contractors hinges on two unknowns — the ability of the 300,000-strong U.S.-trained and equipped government forces to forestall a Taliban takeover and the willingness of the Taliban to give up their brutal tactics in return for peace and a role in the future government. “We must not assume the inevi...
Bonnie Glaser's Testimony: Chinese Maritime Coercion in East Asia: What Tools Can be Used to Respond? May 13, 2021 On April 29, 2021, Director of GMF’s Asia Program Bonnie Glaser testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation, and the House Committee on Armed Services subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces on “Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.” Chairmen Bera and Courtney, Ranking Members Chabot and Wittman, distinguished members of the House Committee on...
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Two cabinet secretaries with New England roots toured the General Dynamics Electric Boat submarine shipyard in Groton that anchors the economy of southeastern Connecticut on Tuesday, promoting elements of President Joe Biden’s jobs proposal that would expand apprenticeship programs important to EB. The trip by Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo brought the former Boston mayor and former Rhode Island governor to a regional employer flush with federal contracts, challenged only by the need to hire and train thousands...