Month: March 2018

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/army-veteran-us-age-8-deported-after-prison-stint.html An Army vet who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico because of a 2008 drug-trafficking conviction.

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/1st-africom-strikes-al-qaida-libya-fight-expands-past-isis.html The U.S. military has launched its first airstrike against al-Qaida in Libya.

Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/03/26/commissary-roll-out-handy-new-price-search-tool.html This price check tool is going to make grocery shopping much easier.

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/us-expel-60-russian-spies-after-nerve-agent-attack-britain.html The Russians will have seven days to leave, senior White House officials said.

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/02/pentagon-weighs-limiting-pcs-moves-create-more-stability-military-families.html Troops could soon spend more time on station in an effort to cut down on the upheaval military families face when moving every few years, according to a top Pentagon official.

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/coast-guard-5-sex-offenses-reported-its-service-academy.html The Coast Guard says there were five reports of sexual assault at its service academy in the 2015-2016 school year.

Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/03/22/navy-likely-be-first-service-field-laser-weapons-expert-says.html If one service has made sufficient progress to use laser weapons in its arsenal in the next few years, it’s the U.S. Navy.

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/100-year-old-survivor-takes-part-bataan-memorial-death-march.html At 100 years old, this would be the 11th memorial march in 12 years for Ben Skardon, a Bataan Death March survivor.