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An annual benefit that has raised $117 million for injured veterans and their families since 2007 will mark its 20th anniversary this fall in New York. Bruce Springsteen is returning to a lineup that also features comedian Jon Stewart. Stand Up for Heroes is scheduled for Nov. 9 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, produced by the Bob Woodruff Foundation in partnership with the New York Comedy Festival. Along with Springsteen, the musical acts include The Resilient and Alex Warren, while the comedy lineup features Stewart, Hasan Minhaj, and Josh Johnson of “The Daily Show.” Tickets are on sale…
Andy Parker is one of the better known figures in the gun control movement in Virginia. His daughter Alison, a TV reporter in Roanoke, was shot and killed along with videographer Adam Ward by a former colleague during a live segment on the local news back in 2015. Ever since, Parker has devoted much of his time and energy pushing for more restrictive gun laws. I don’t really blame Parker for doing so, though I don’t know what policy would have stopped his daughter’s killer from acquiring a gun given that he had never been…
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday launching the process of establishing a U.S. Space Academy, a new federal institution that could educate future Space Force Guardians alongside NASA engineers, scientists and other federal space professionals. Trump announced the academy Aug. 28 during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, comparing it with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Naval Academy in Annapolis and the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. But Trump did not create another military service academy outright. His order establishes a presidential commission with 120 days to recommend how the academy…
The Navy has announced new bonus schemes of up to $100,000 to keep specialized senior officers in the service. The Navy, in an administrative message posted on Wednesday, said chief warrant officers with between four and 16 years of commissioned service as SEALs and crewmen aboard special warfare combatant-craft should apply for the scheme, which began on Aug. 7. These roles are also known as 7151 and 7171 designations, with less than 1% of sailors holding these positions. “CWOs will receive the bonus in a lump sum payment, effective from the date of contract execution,” the Navy administrative message said.…
I’ve been on a GLP-1 medication for close to two years now, prescribed through the Department of Veterans Affairs, originally for obesity management. What became apparent early on was that the drug’s effects reach well beyond weight loss. My own experience with reduced alcohol cravings was part of what led me to look more closely at the research now building around GLP-1 medications and alcohol use disorder — and to ask what it might mean for a veteran population that carries a documented, disproportionate burden of both combat-related PTSD and alcohol use. To dig into that, I spoke with Dr.…
It’s now been more than two weeks since a federal judge’s order placing a permanent injunction on the National Firearms Act’s registration and markings requirements took effect, but given the limited scope of that injunction there are still a number of outstanding questions about how the Department of Justice and the ATF will be interpreting and enforcing the law going forward. Rep. Tracey Mann, who represents the First Congressional District of Kansas, has penned a letter to ATF Director Robert Cekada urging him to provide some guidance to gun owners, gun sellers, and federal law…
Here is a quick workout my group did this week, with a focus on pushing running speed, goal-pace running for timed runs and higher reps on testing events. This is ideal for large groups, and all you need is a field, track or known distance for running. If you are running short on time and want to work on your running pace and speed, but you also want to improve some of your calisthenics numbers for common military fitness tests, try the following workout. And if you need a break from running too many miles, you can do it as…
When your loved one is deployed, a care package is one way to stay connected while apart and boost your service member’s spirits with gifts and essentials, whether it’s a birthday or holiday to celebrate or you simply want to show your support. From noise canceling headphones to gourmet coffee, the following list includes a variety of items that you can send in a deployment care package and the military discounts that can help lower the costs. USPS Military Care Kit Before you can even think about putting together a care package, you need something to ship it in. That’s…
Two Army veterans have sued Atlanta Public Schools for alleged retaliatory measures after filing charges U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) related to the district’s Junior ROTC program. First Sgt. (Ret.) Dave O’Garro and Capt. (Ret.) Maurice Bonner filed the complaint Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, against the Atlanta Independent School System, which does business as Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The suit also names South Atlanta High School Principal Phillip Braziel, Director of Army Instruction Dr. Mona Venning, and Deputy Director of Army Instruction Sgt. Maj. James Harris. The legal…
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense’s views on AI use. The government is expected to fight the ruling. The dispute between the AI company and the government broke out in February when President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering…
Russia and Iran are advancing a $25 billion nuclear power program that would add several Russian-supported reactors to Iran’s electrical grid. Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Wednesday that the countries had agreed on the investment framework and selected land near the Persian Gulf for a new nuclear facility, according to CNN, citing Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next week. The announcement represents movement on an existing project, rather than an entirely new agreement signed Aug. 26. Iran and Russia originally formalized the $25 billion construction…
A generation that fought World War II is down to its last few thousand. With each passing year, the country loses another living connection to the men who crossed oceans to fight it. On Sunday, it lost the oldest of the Marines still among them. Roy Henry Drinkard died Aug. 23 in Cullman, Alabama, at 106. At the time of his death, he was recognized as the oldest living United States Marine, the last of a service and a generation that is fading from memory into history. By all accounts of those who knew him, he was never a man…
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The Washington, D.C. area is not only home to the federal government and the hundreds of thousands of government workers it employs, there’s a strong military and business community that is in many ways interdependent. That’s exactly what three D.C.-area entrepreneurs found as they took their military experience into an executive MBA-style program designed to help them grow and sustain small businesses. Their common thread, Clark Construction’s national Strategic Partnership Program (SPP), a no-cost business course created to help small, local, and disadvantaged subcontracting and construction firms build capacity and prepare for future growth. “Applying and being accepted into the…
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Steve Doocy thought he had a pretty good idea of what life inside one of America’s military service academies looked like. Then he went to see it for himself. Doocy, the longtime co-host of Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” spent the week visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Military Academy at West Point for a series examining a different kind of back-to-school experience. What he found challenged some of his assumptions about the institutions and left him optimistic about the young men and women preparing to lead the nation’s military. “I think it’s cool to…
One way large companies put smaller competitors out of business is by lobbying for regulations that increase the burdens on the smaller companies, thus increasing their operating costs and putting them out of business. This is called rent-seeking, and it’s scummy behavior, to say the least. And it’s not that different when it’s anti-gunners trying to do the same thing to gun stores. That’s been happening all over the place. While the feds are trying to relieve some burdens on gun stores, state and local governments are doing the opposite, and the NRA isn’t a…
