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Pressure mounts on Biden to leverage human rights laws on Israel aid
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts, a growing group of Democrats pushes Biden to apply human rights laws to Israel security assistance.
The Pentagon wants a $10B defense industry cash injection. Is Congress listening?
Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending.
By Joe Gould
House bill would force DoD to list deployed numbers around the world
The Secretary of Defense will lose travel funding unless the numbers are made public under the proposed language in the FY21 NDAA from the House.
By Aaron Mehta
20 empty seats: Coronavirus may slow Pentagon’s push to fill vacancies
Of the empty political spots in the Pentagon, 13 have no announced nominee.
US expands troop, fighter jet presence at Saudi base
The U.S. troop presence here has grown to roughly 2,500 since last summer, when the U.S. announced it had begun deploying forces to what once was a major U.S. military hub.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Missing Defense Department documents get renewed focus in Trump impeachment trial
Senate Republicans blocked a bid to mandate release of emails and notes related to military aid withheld from Ukraine.
The Taliban have been defeated. America didn’t do it
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces is the key to a durable peace in that country, says this author.
By Jason Criss Howk
The end of early promotions and the way ahead
The elimination of early promotion makes the Air Force better because it provides more opportunity for growth through development and experience before officers assume additional rank and responsibility.
By Col. Jason Lamb
How the stress of military transition leads to regrettable career and relationship decisions
We indoctrinate young men and women into the norms of military culture, but we currently lack a commensurate program to help them reconnect with their deeper identity when they leave, say the authors of this commentary.
By Shauna Springer, Ph.D., and Jason Roncoroni
Honored WWII aerial gunner is a survivor
Morry Crow, a B-17 Flying Fortress aerial gunner, recalls his days battling the Nazis.
By Kent Bush, Rapid City Journal