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October 13, 2021

 

Veterans increasingly targets of extremist recruiting, experts tell House panel; Republicans blast hearing as ‘stigmatizing’ vets US military veterans need tools to help them identify and resist increased recruiting efforts by violent extremist groups, expert witnesses told the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday.  READ MORE

In the Army, even a cowboy and rodeo champion has to earn his spurs as a cavalry scout A real-life cowboy who recently took the helm of a collegiate rodeo team has his sights set on earning his spurs as an Army cavalry scout. READ MORE

In a first, US Navy expeditionary sea base undergoes repairs in South Africa The U.S. Navy and its contractors have finished two weeks of work on the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams in South Africa, marking the first such maintenance and repair effort on an expeditionary sea base in a country service officials called an important partner in the region. READ MORE   ‘Made of steel’: Korean War vet awarded Medal of Honor for smothering grenade blast dies at 89 Cpl. Duane Dewey received the Medal of Honor for saving fellow Marines’ lives by shielding them from a grenade blast during the Korean War on April 16, 1952. READ MORE   Changes in Air Force promotion scoring give credit for experience The Promotion Recommendation Score will still place more emphasis on the most recent evaluation, but it will also grant bonus points for airmen who have consistently performed well in previous years. READ MORE

Strategic communication failures over coronavirus vaccine hurt public vaccination rates, general says Retired Army Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, director of supply, production and distribution for Operation Warp Speed, said that while the program successfully helped bring about the first coronavirus vaccines less than a year after the pandemic began, leaders “blew it” when it came to messaging. READ MORE   Marine who criticized handling of Afghanistan withdrawal in viral video will plead guilty, seek favorable discharge Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is scheduled for court-martial at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Thursday, and faces charges that include disrespect toward superior commissioned officers, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, and dereliction in the performance of duties. READ MORE   US, Japanese helicopter crews team up for ‘first of its kind’ anti-submarine warfare exercise A pair of American and Japanese helicopter crews paired up to practice detecting and tracking enemy submarines during an exercise for the squadrons based outside Tokyo. READ MORE   Actor Eric Bana talks about his military roles, including ‘Black Hawk Down,’ at USO event Australian action star Eric Bana spoke via video link to troops, sharing backstories to some of his famous movie roles. READ MORE   Air Force drops new 5,000-pound bunker-buster bomb for first time  The Air Force is testing a mammoth, 5,000-pound bomb designed using advanced modeling to increase its impact in reaching and destroying hardened underground facilities the likes of North Korea’s ballistic-missile and nuclear-weapons facilities. READ MORE   Navy base in Japan plans watch party as one of its own debuts on ‘Project Runway’ A Navy spouse is set to compete on Bravo’s “Project Runway,” and this base south of Tokyo will be hosting a watch party to support and celebrate her debut. READ MORE

 

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