The U.S. Army on Tuesday unveiled a set of significant changes to its hair and grooming standards — including long ponytails and buzz cuts for women — intended to meet the needs of more soldiers. The sweeping changes to the service’s hair and grooming policy are based on soldier recommendations, Sgt. Maj. Brian Sanders, Army …
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Canadian parliament members called Monday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to designate the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity and categorize it alongside the likes of Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. The House of Commons unanimously passed a motion applying pressure on the federal government led by Mr. Trudeau, a Liberal, to crack …
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A new study of more than 300,000 Vietnam-era U.S. veterans has found that those who were exposed to Agent Orange are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who were not. The new finding, published Monday in JAMA Neurology, is among the most substantial to date linking cognitive decline with chemicals used for …
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The Pentagon is eyeing the possibility of using three sites in Saudi Arabia as key staging areas in the event of war in the Middle East, officials said Tuesday in another sign that the U.S. military expects tensions with Iran to remain high for the foreseeable future. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) officials said they have …
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The COVID-19 pandemic created a military permanent change of station, or PCS, year like no other, bringing unprecedented challenges like lockdowns and travel restrictions, increased sanitation requirements, the burden of personal protective gear and an ever-present threat of coronavirus. Yet U.S. Transportation Command and the moving companies that carried 321,000 household goods shipments for military …
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