JANUARY 31, 2018, Washington D.C. - The United States faces myriad dangers from rogue regimes and global competitors, and the nation must have a strong defense to discourage these rivals and forge a world of peace, President Donald J. Trump said in his State of the Union address last night. The president said these regimes -- including China and Russia -- "challenge our … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2018
Budget Impasse, Continuing Resolutions Pose Problems for DoD
JANUARY 30, 2018, Washington D.C. - The Defense Department still doesn’t have a budget and is still operating under a continuing resolution, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said to the Defense Writers Group here today. As the fight continues on Capitol Hill over the government budget, DoD officials are getting ready to submit the president’s defense budget … [Read more...]
DOD Looking Into The Impact of Fitness Trackers on Soldier Safety
JANUARY 30, 2018, Washington D.C. - Defense Department officials are studying security issues raised by physical conditioning trackers that also can be used to track service members' whereabouts, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters yesterday. The concern comes from a "heat map" posted by Strava, the makers of a fitness tracking application that shows the routes service … [Read more...]
DoD Launches Initiative to Inform Americans of Military Life
JANUARY 29, 2018, Washington D.C. - It is a sign of America’s disconnect with its military that there are those who believe that when a person joins the military, that person cannot have a spouse or children or pets, said Amber Smith, the deputy assistant to the secretary of defense for outreach. This misperception may be extreme, but there are other and it’s one reason why … [Read more...]
Mattis: North Korean Regime Is ‘Threat To The Entire World’
JANUARY 29, 2018, Washington D.C. - The regime of North Korea's Kim Jong-un remains a danger to the world, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said yesterday in Honolulu, while emphasizing diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue. The goal remains the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Mattis told reporters at … [Read more...]