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Airman’s death sparks debate over race, gun rights and self-defense
Roger Fortson's death reignited a complicated debate about who's typically afforded deference when claiming self-defense in shootings and who isn't.
SECDEF wants you to know that supporting Donald Trump isn’t extremism
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin couldn't define extremism, but he clarified that supporting Trump isn't it.
Pentagon’s extremism definition will have to find the line between free speech and unit cohesion
In order to root out extremism, the military is going to have to define it.
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
DoD testing extremism questions on command climate surveys
This represents one of DoD's first concrete policy changes on the issue of extremism in the ranks.
Enough about ‘not picking sides.’ The only right position is against white supremacy and extremism
Many U.S. Air Force Academy graduates feel the mild response to the insurrection from the academy and its Association of Graduates fails to reflect the values central to the academy's mission, the authors write.
By Esteban Castellanos
STRATCOM boss clarifies comments on ‘zero’ extremism in his organization
Adm. Charles Richard said he hadn't found and extremists in his command.
‘I felt hate more than anything’: How an active-duty airman tried to start a civil war
Air Force Sgt. Steve Carillo allegedly killed two people and wounded five others in an eight-day span, federal authorities say. But that expression of rage marked the culmination of a long slide into extremism.
VA dumps plans to stop students from adding non-degree classes to keep GI Bill benefits
Department leaders had planned a policy change in August which could have cost some veterans thousands in education benefits.
Partisan politics has no place in today’s (or tomorrow’s) military
The emerging partisanship of the armed forces needs to be corrected before it's too late, says the author of this commentary.
By Jacob Richardson