Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/02/26/mq-9-reaper-getting-new-multirole-missions-mq-1-retirement-nears.html Officials are sending out the MQ-9 for a new, tailored multi-role mission to strike Taliban targets in Afghanistan.
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From The Mailbag: Rental Properties and Expectation Management
Source: https://www.military.com/2018/01/03/mailbag-rental-properties-and-expectation-management.html I often hear from frustrated landlords and tenants, and the cold weather across the country has many people facing unusual situati
No Plans to Open West Coast Boot Camp to Women, Top Marine Says
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/08/no-plans-open-west-coast-boot-camp-women-top-marine-says.html The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps separate entry-level training units for men and women.
A-29 Crash at Moody Was Result of Abrupt Engine Malfunction: Report
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/08/29-crash-moody-was-result-abrupt-engine-malfunction-report.html The aircraft went down 5 minutes and 26 seconds after the propulsion system malfunctioned.
12 January 2018 Military Pay
Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/01/04/12-january-2018-military-pay.html The next regular payday is a smidge early, and it means a lloonngg pay period for the second half of this month.
Mystery Persists Over Possible Incursion at Naval Station Norfolk
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/09/mystery-persists-over-possible-incursion-naval-station-norfolk.html A sailor aboard the USS Laboon was standing watch one morning last July when he noticed something strange.
Coast Guard Cutters Remain Busy Along Icy Hudson River
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/03/coast-guard-cutters-remain-busy-along-icy-hudson-river.html Coast Guard crews have been busy freeing up tugs stuck in the icy Hudson River.
Amid Little Scrutiny, US Military Ramps Up in Afghanistan
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/11/amid-little-scrutiny-us-military-ramps-afghanistan.html Last month, 800 more U.S. soldiers arrived in Afghanistan, bringing the total to nearly 15,000 troops.
Operation Albion Concludes – Allied Failures In Belgium I THE GREAT WAR Week 169
Source: http://youtu.be/5L68JCPsMxU http://youtu.be/5L68JCPsMxU
100 years ago this week, Operation Albion comes to a successful end for the Germans, as revolution is on the horizon in Russia. The Allies aren’t faring quite so well on the Western Front,…
How to Teach Your Military Child Empathy
Source: https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2018/03/07/how-teach-your-military-child-empathy.html Even as adults, we seem to dismiss the struggles of others.