A nearly decade-old Defense Department order that prohibits troops from actively participating in gangs or hate groups – but doesn’t forbid them from being members – could soon get an update. A 2012 Pentagon policy on handling dissident and protest activities among military personnel conspicuously doesn’t ban troops from being members of organizations that advocate …

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President Biden said former President Donald Trump shouldn’t continue to receive high-level intelligence briefings because Mr. Trump is too “erratic” to be trusted with sensitive information. “I think not,” Mr. Biden told CBS News in an interview, clips of which aired Friday. “What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have …

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An Army investigation into the command climate of 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery, has found that the Fort Bliss, Texas, unit was suffering from low morale before one of its soldiers disappeared seven months ago. Fort Bliss commander Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe ordered the two-month AR 15-6 investigation to gain insight on the unit’s …

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gov Tim Walz on Friday authorized the Minnesota National Guard to deploy in preparation for potential civil unrest during the upcoming trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd. The Democratic governor’s executive order authorizes the deployment of an unspecified number of troops in Minneapolis, St. …

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Wookies. Homo Spaciens. The Anti-Gravity Gang. Rocketmen. Floaty Bois. Those questionable offerings were among about 400 suggestions on what to call members of the military’s newest branch, submitted by Air Force and Space Force members before “Guardians” was chosen in December, according to a list provided to Military.com on Friday. Other suggestions included Starmen, Rangers, …

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