Acting Navy Secretary Makes Mental Health, Sexual Assault Prevention Top Priorities for Fleet

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker is looking to make the most out of what he believes will be a limited run atop the department, launching initiatives to prevent sexual assault and encourage sailors to seek mental health care after a year of coronavirus stress, he told the Union-Tribune in an interview on April 21. Harker …

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When the Pentagon spokesman gets asked about Polish strippers and geopolitics: ‘No, no, no’

Bravo Zulu to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, a retired admiral, who calmly and professionally responded to the most bizarre question posed to a defense official in recent memory: “An Army major was reportedly drugged and bitten by strippers in Poland. Will that affect the U.S. military’s footprint in that country?” asked this author, fulfilling his …

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How the Air Force Moved Gear, Trained Recruits and Kept Air Force One Flying Amid COVID-19

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of reports on the lasting impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. military. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the military realized that it had no choice but to keep mobility operations running. Installations around the world needed fresh supplies and to …

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