Military's Border Mission Now Includes Coordinated Patrols with Mexican Counterparts
In a sharp escalation of border security efforts, U.S. and Mexican forces will soon begin synchronized patrols along their respective sides of the southern border, the Pentagon announced Wednesday. The joint effort underscores the Trump administration’s push to have an aggressive posture on the border, a part of a key campaign promise President Donald Trump […]
Inside the Military's Scramble to Move Troops to the Mexico Border
Military units from across the country are scrambling to get in place along the southern border following President Donald Trump’s order earlier this week, and U.S. aircraft have already begun flying deported immigrants out of the country as the mission rapidly moves along. After the Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 1,500 troops would be […]
Inside the Military's LBGTQ Witch Hunts
On weekends, Staff Sgt. Todd VanCantfort, an armed forces police officer in San Antonio, Texas, targeted gay bars in search of anyone in the military. One time, at the direction of his supervisor, he ditched his light blue and navy uniform to “dress gay.” He chose tight jeans, cowboy boots, and an open button-down shirt, […]
Prep Courses, Policy Tweaks Largely Drove the Military's Recruiting Success in 2024
After years of negative recruiting news and headlines, all the military branches managed to eke out wins this year and meet their recruiting goals — largely aided by new programs and policies that allowed them to sign up recruits who would have been disqualified in previous years. However, despite the wins this year, between ambitious […]
Russia Needs Men So Badly that Its Sign-Up Bonuses Are Nearly on Par with the US Military's
Read the original article on Business Insider. Russia’s army is bleeding, and it’s raising its recruitment bonuses to US military levels to draw in more men. Russian media reported that new recruits would get a new signing bonus of 1.9 million rubles, or about $22,000 if they sign contracts with the Russian defense ministry. The announcement said that, […]
Lawmakers Move to Defund US Military's Gaza Aid Pier After Torrent of Problems
Amid being battered by rough seas and weathering international logistical headaches, the U.S. military’s humanitarian aid pier in Gaza is facing another obstacle: Congress. A pair of bills advanced last week in the House seeks to end the mission that was billed as the Biden administration’s flagship effort to aid Palestinian civilians on the brink […]