Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official.The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in their platoon and circulating them in a group chat with other team members, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details of an ongoing investigation. The memes depicted the sailor as a slave, according to visuals viewed by The Associated Press.According to the official, the sailor…
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A pair of Republican senators are demanding another investigation into whether former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley undermined civilian control of the military during his time in office, stating they are not satisfied with past findings. In a letter to the Defense Department Inspector General, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Indiana Sen. Jim Banks said the issue is “too important to be swept under the rug” and that Milley “should be held accountable” if he is found to have misused his senior military post. The move comes about four months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stripped Milley of his…
While growing food in the ground is the traditional way to garden, it can be pretty frustrating. You have to deal with pests, disease, too much sun, too much rain, and sometimes even too much wind if a major storm blows through. Any of these can easily kill plants you’ve been nurturing for months.All of this is why bucket gardening has become so popular. You have more control over the soil, it’s easier to prevent pests and disease, and you can move them around if the weather isn’t ideal. To make them look even better and to use your space…
A retired Navy admiral was found guilty of bribery by a federal jury Monday for steering a contract to a private company while serving in the Navy in exchange for a job with the company post-retirement, federal prosecutors said.Retired Adm. Robert Burke, a former vice chief of naval operations, was found guilty of bribery, performing acts affecting a personal financial interest and concealing material facts following a trial that ended Monday in Washington, D.C., federal court, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Burke is scheduled for sentencing Aug. 22. He could face…
In an Oval Office reveal Tuesday, flanked by U.S. military generals and Republican senators, President Donald Trump offered new details about his ambitious Golden Dome missile shield project, which he expects to have a price tag of around $175 billion and be completed before the end of his term. “I’m pleased to announce that we have officially selected an architecture for this state-of-the-art system that will deploy next-generation technologies across the land, sea and space, including space-based sensors and interceptors,” Trump said. “Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from…
Want to speed up your reloading process? Here we take a look at Hornady’s new 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer.Prepping brass to be reloaded can be a tedious task, and any method that can expedite the process without sacrificing accuracy is appreciated. Hornady’s new 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer does just that. In a single step, it allows you to trim, chamfer and debur simultaneously, all while saving precious reloading bench space.The Hornady 3-in-1 Power Case Trimmer is compatible with .22 caliber up to .30 caliber and lengths from 1.450 inches to 3.5 inches. Its motor is not only quiet, but it’s…
An officially reported bird flu case in a human being has not been reported in three months. That is leaving scientists and the mainstream media pondering the reason. “We just don’t know why there haven’t been cases,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University. “I think we should assume there are infections that are occurring in farmworkers that just aren’t being detected.” But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seems to think everything is fine, considering the drop in animal cases. “Given the fact that the number of animal detections has fallen according to USDA…
Army officials are investigating allegations that a group of Rangers fired blank rounds from automatic weapons without warning at a Florida beach containing crowds of civilians.The incident prompted multiple calls to police and social media postings, with witnesses and footage showing men wearing Ranger t-shirts and military uniforms firing the rounds at Crab Island near Destin, Florida, on Friday, Task & Purpose first reported.“The Army is aware of the incident that occurred at Crab Island near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Friday, May 16,” Jennifer Gunn, spokeswoman for the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, told Task &…
The Marines are sticking with the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, even as costs may rise following the Army’s decision to halt the program.The joint program office for the Army and Marine Corps first picked Oshkosh Defense to build the JLTV in August 2015, and in 2023 awarded a follow-on contract to AM General, according to a Congressional Research Services report released Monday.“The Marine Corps is fully committed to the JLTV program. It is our workhorse on the ground tactical vehicle fleet,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said in a House Appropriations subcommittee on defense hearing May 14. “It’s a…
Germany has vowed to put more sanctions on Russia in the aftermath of the phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The call allegedly alluded to the possibility of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Germany has said it supports new EU sanctions against Russia in the energy sector, and it wants the United States to back its decisions. So far, reports are that the U.S. is unlikely to do so. While speaking at a press briefing on Monday, German government spokesman Stefan Kornelius said Berlin “supports the elements [of sanctions] related to Nord Stream,” adding: “It is, of course,…