Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet
The 4,000 California National Guard soldiers who President Donald Trump surged into Los Angeles remain unpaid due to delays in issuing official activation orders, leaving compensation and benefits in limbo. According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not […]
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
It was supposed to be a routine appearance, a visit from the commander in chief to rally the troops, boost morale and celebrate the Army’s 250th-birthday week, which culminates with a Washington, D.C., parade slated for Saturday. Instead, what unfolded Tuesday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, bore little resemblance to the customary visit from a […]
National Guard Troops Arrive in Los Angeles on Trump's Orders to Quell Immigration Protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — National Guard troops have begun arriving in Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump to stamp out protests that have broken out in recent days against federal immigration authorities seeking to carry out deportations in the region. The members of California’s National Guard were seen staging early Sunday at the […]
Army Plans for a Potential Parade on Trump's Birthday Call for 6,600 Soldiers, AP Learns
WASHINGTON — Detailed Army plans for a potential military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly a couple thousand civilians, The Associated Press has learned. The planning documents, obtained by the AP, are dated April 29 and 30 […]
Trump's Move to Restore Old Army Base Names Highlights Nebraska Man's Heroics at 18 in World War I
For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar one — this time for a different Benning. The new namesake is Fred Benning, a […]
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Oversee US Spy Agencies, Clears Senate Committee
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic to Russia and a meeting with Syria’s now-deposed leader. A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard is one of Trump’s most divisive nominees, with lawmakers of both parties also […]
Marines, Soldiers Set Up Tents and Cots at Guantanamo Bay for Trump's Migrant Deportations
Soldiers and Marines were sent to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay over the weekend to support “holding operations” amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and plans to use the installation for detention of migrants who entered the U.S. illegally. There were 310 service members at Guantanamo Bay supporting the detention mission as of Monday, a spokesperson […]
Trump's Army Secretary Pick Avoids Culture War Issues in Senate Confirmation Hearing
President Donald Trump’s unconventional pick for Army secretary, Dan Driscoll, appeared poised for a smooth confirmation after a Senate hearing Thursday with little Democrat pushback. Driscoll’s hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee stayed far away from culture war issues, including so-called “diversity, equity and inclusion” battles that have defined the early days of Trump’s […]
'No One Knows Who He Is': Trump's Pick for Army Secretary Faces Confirmation Hearing
President Donald Trump’s surprise nominee for Army secretary, Dan Driscoll, heads into his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday as a largely unknown figure both inside and outside the Pentagon. The relatively obscure financier and political adviser, who is also a veteran, is set to lead the Pentagon’s largest branch despite a resume that some Army officials […]
How Trump's End to Federal Remote Work Could Affect This Alabama Base
President Donald Trump’s order this week for federal employees to return to in-person work covers tens of thousands of personnel at Redstone Arsenal, though its daily impact might be relatively minimal. Trump’s order on remote work, signed the day he was inaugurated into his second term, stated, “Heads of all departments and agencies in the […]