Cots, MREs, Per Diem: Army Offers New Details for Soldiers Sent to Massive D.C. Military Parade
Thousands of soldiers flying or busing into Washington, D.C., next month from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force will be sleeping on cots, eating mostly MREs (and hot chow for dinner), and showering in contracted trailers during the Army’s multimillion-dollar 250th birthday festivities, service officials said Wednesday. The soldiers — totaling about […]
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 […]