A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Troops facing away from Biden motorcade were watching for security threats CLAIM: Troops …
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen last week Read More »
The National Guard Bureau is working on a plan to call for thousands of volunteers from the 25,600 Guard members in Washington, D.C., to remain on duty in the city until as late as mid-March. Guard officials announced Thursday that approximately 15,000 Air and Army National Guard troops would begin returning to their home states …
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New Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived at the Pentagon on Friday, soon after his confirmation vote in the Senate. Secretary Austin was met at the Pentagon‘s River Entrance by Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He stopped for a moment at the entrance steps but did not take any questions …
Lloyd Austin, new defense secretary, arrives for work at Pentagon Read More »
On his final full day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Defense Department to study the environmental exposures of U.S. troops who served in Uzbekistan in the early 2000s, a step that could pave the way for ill veterans to receive benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Trump’s penultimate …
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Members of the Senate on Friday confirmed Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general, to run the Defense Department — a historic move that gives the military its first Black defense secretary. Senators confirmed Austin’s nomination in a vote of 93 to 2. Austin is the second member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to be …
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