Pentagon orders new social media purge to remove diversity mentions
Building lethality in the military may be the buzzword for the new Trump administration, but busywork and paperwork have become the reality at the Pentagon, as service members and civilian workers are facing a broad mandate to purge all of the department’s social media sites...
Disabled vets continue to struggle finding post-military employment
Disabled veterans continue to struggle to find jobs despite national efforts to help bring them back into the civilian workforce, according to a new survey released by Wounded Warrior Project on Thursday. The report, based on responses in summer 2023 from nearly 19,000 veterans connected...
Court filing reveals new details on Trump’s transgender ban
U.S. service members who are transgender or otherwise exhibit gender dysphoria are prohibited from military service unless they obtain an exemption, according to an internal Pentagon memo. The memo, revealed in a court filing on Wednesday night, details the Trump administration’s new policy regarding transgender...
Transgender troops will be separated from military, Pentagon says
The Pentagon revealed the specifics of its transgender troop policy in a court filing Wednesday that says any service member or recruit who has been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria is disqualified from serving — unless they can prove they meet a specific...
US Navy begins implementing changes regarding two sexes
The U.S. Navy will no longer ask personnel about gender identity, only focusing on biological sex when it comes to forms and single-sex spaces on ships and bases, military news organization Stars and Stripes reported. The outlet obtained a Navy memo dated Tuesday that states...
North Korea appears to have sent more troops to aid Russia, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday that North Korea appears to have sent additional troops to Russia, after its soldiers deployed on the Russian-Ukraine fronts suffered heavy casualties. The National Intelligence Service said in a brief statement it was trying to determine exactly how...
‘No time to waste’: Navy’s ousted top officer speaks to staff after DOD leadership shakeup
Former Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti spoke to staff after the Trump administration ousted her and other top leaders at the Pentagon Friday, asserting that the Navy’s mission will continue “unabated and undisrupted.” Franchetti, the first woman to serve as the chief of...
House passes bill to quadruple the pensions of Medal of Honor recipients
Legislation that would quadruple the pensions of Medal of Honor recipients passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support on Wednesday. The bill sailed through the House 424-0. If passed by the Senate and signed by the president, it would boost pay for those who receive the...
