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Austin vowed “seamless access” to reproductive health care in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

Gaetz fought an amendment to require defense contractors to report their racial, ethnic, and gender diversity plans.

Documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)  by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch show that the Army’s United States Military Academy (West Point) has been teaching cadets critical race theory (CRT).

The United States Army celebrated its 247th birthday on Tuesday, June 14th.

“What the hell does where you stick your penis got to do with serving this nation?” asked Sebastian Gorka about a Marine Corps “gay pride” tweet.

President Joe Biden announced in an op-ed Tuesday evening that he has decided to send advanced rocket systems to Ukraine, marking an increased capacity for Ukrainian forces to hit Russian targets as well as deeper U.S. support in the war.

A recent Salon piece argues that the U.S. military’s arms should be subject to “gun control” measures that would curtail the American arsenal.

The Biden administration announced it is restarting a “persistent” U.S. troop presence in Somalia, citing the threat of al-Shabaab.

The Pentagon confirmed on Monday that military families are also seeing shortages of baby formula in groceries stores on military bases.

U.S. military forces stationed at Al-Harir Air Base in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Region “mistakenly” fired on at least 11 civilian homes and one civilian car on Monday night in the nearby town of Shaqlawa, the Kurdish news website Rudaw reported.

The Air Force admitted Monday all approved religious accommodation requests were for airmen already the leaving the service.

Adm. Michael Gilday released an updated recommended reading list for sailors, and books on critical race theory he had recommended last year are absent from the new list.

Gaetz highlighted the plight of active duty service members who are fighting the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate.

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced a bill to require military leaders to reinstate service members who were discharged over the coronavirus vaccine mandate.

Secretaries of State and Defense visited Kyiv, Ukraine, in a surprise trip on Sunday and announced $713 million in military aid.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not say whether rooting out “extremism” in the military is still a top priority for him under questioning at a hearing this week.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley downplayed the effect of kicking out troops from the military for not complying with the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate, even amid threats from China and Russia and recruiting difficulties in the Army.

The Army this week admitted it was having problems recruiting and announced a reduction in its numbers for fiscal year 2022 and 2023.

Oregon Republican Alek Skarlatos, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran, told Breitbart News Saturday this past week that President Joe Biden’s incompetency is what led to the deaths of 13 American soldiers and countless civilians in Afghanistan last year.

Military leaders claimed that the August 26, 2021, attack in Afghanistan that killed 13 American service members at the Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate was “not preventable.” However, sources who were on the ground, as well as a recently released Army investigative report, say that President Joe Biden’s order to evacuate as many people as possible contributed to the attack.

Defense stocks have outperformed the market in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a recently published report.

The military has discharged nearly 1,500 service members over the Biden administration’s military vaccine mandate.

Waltz said stinger missiles from the U.S. did not start arriving to Ukraine until a week ago, despite Ukrianians asking for them months ago.

DeSantis refused to deploy the Florida National Guard in response to a request from the D.C. National Guard for help with a trucker convoy.

A court denied a Navy petition to stay an injunction preventing the DOD from punishing SEALs for their objections to the vaccine mandate.

The majority of Americans oppose the United States having direct military action to stop the Russian military action in Ukraine, according to a CNN poll.

Even though no U.S. troops will be deployed to Ukraine with Russian troops bearing down on Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, U.S. military preparedness is still a concern, according to Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL).

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters announced Friday that NATO has activated its Response Force, setting off a request for its members to supply forces as the alliance seeks to defend itself against any Russian attack.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of approximately 7,000 additional troops to Europe amid a Russian war with Ukraine.

A senior defense official told reporters Thursday that Russia has “every intention of basically decapitating” Ukraine’s government.

A recent government watchdog report said China’s growing power poses a “significant long-term challenge to the United States.

Canadian service members taking part or voicing support for the trucker protests against vaccine mandates are being investigated, according to a Canadian news outlet.

The Marine Corps announced that 640 Marines have been discharged for not complying with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate.

The military spent nearly six million man-hours on an extremism stand-down and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training under Biden.

The National Defense University is planning to host a lecture on how the West should adopt socialism in response to the challenge from China.

Austin has ordered an additional 3,000 American troops to Poland amid a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.