Tag: pentagon
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Army recruiters stretch the truth but privates remain happy, according to study
The Rand Corp. has issued a report profiling the lifestyles of the Army’s newest soldiers — and there are few surprises. The soldiers joined for a combination of altruistic and self-serving reasons. They wanted to help the country, see the world and have a steady paycheck. In the service, they’re not fond of picking up…
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National Guard boss owns up to fashion disaster at State of the Union
You may have been wondering why all those generals stayed seated during President Donald Trump’s recent State of the Union address. It turns out at least one of them was trying to avoid notice. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a 38-year veteran of military service, had a wardrobe malfunction during…
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Pentagon report outlines China’s new muscular military
A new report on China’s military from the Defense Intelligence Agency comes to a troubling conclusion: The People’s Liberation Army is gaining the characteristic technology and deployment ability to put them on par with Western nations. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has worked to model his military after Western powers, eschewing the Maoist strategies that left…
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Proposed Pentagon budget boost would eclipse Cold War spending
After the Pentagon spent the past several months bracing for belt-tightening in 2019, the Trump administration has changed course, reportedly telling the Pentagon brass they’ll ask for an extra $35 billion in spending in the new budget. The plan would continue a defense spending boom under President Donald Trump, who pledged on the campaign trail…
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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump may have ordered the Pentagon to clear the way for a new space force last week, but experts tell The Gazette the military is a long way from reaching that final frontier. Even if Congress, which has been resistant to similar proposals,…
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Trump’s proposed new space force must fly over many hurdles
President Donald Trump may have ordered the Pentagon to clear the way for a new space force last week, but experts tell The Gazette the military is a long way from reaching that final frontier. Even if Congress, which has been resistant to similar proposals, signs off on creating the service, details as numerous as…
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Space Force: A timeline of change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The relationship between Space Command and Colorado Springs dates back 36 years. Here’s a look at what came before President’s Donald’s Trump’s call for a new space force: July 26, 1947: President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the Department of the…
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Space Force: A timeline of change
The relationship between Space Command and Colorado Springs dates back 36 years. Here’s a look at what came before President’s Donald’s Trump’s call for a new space force: July 26, 1947: President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, creating the Department of the Air Force. Sept. 1, 1982: The Air Force activates Space…