Military

Kicking off President Biden’s withdrawal from operations in Afghanistan, the military reported Tuesday it has already moved the equivalent of 60 C-17 loads of material out of the country and turned over more than 1,300 pieces of equipment to the Defense Logistics Agency for destruction. A day after it formally began withdrawing troops from the …

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The Navy is reviewing its role in an at-sea accident that killed eight Marines and one sailor, marking the fourth investigation into what leaders have called a truly preventable tragedy. Vice Adm. Scott Conn, the head of U.S. Third Fleet, was directed to launch a command investigation into the Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle accident …

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As part of Military Appreciation Month, a nonprofit organization is launching a leadership development program for military spouses in May. The Military Spouse Advocacy Network (MSAN), which was founded in 2013, will select 50 spouses by committee for the inaugural year of the four-month virtual program that will begin in August. Five sessions, ranging from …

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There is no formal Space Force National Guard, but the chief of the National Guard Bureau wants Congress to know how much the Guard already is contributing to the military’s space mission. “Among my most pressing concerns … [is] the establishment of a Space National Guard,” Gen. Daniel Hokanson told lawmakers on the House Appropriations …

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