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Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in militaryTuesday, January 26, 2021President Joe Biden signed an order Monday (Jan. 25) reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military. The new...Second Lady Karen Pence Rallies Faith Community to Reverse the Military Suicide EpidemicSaturday, July 25, 2020It's a tragedy that seemingly just won't go away. Each day roughly 20 military veterans take their life – a staggering number that's remained consistent for years. The Trump...Burmese military jets burn Christian villagesTuesday, April 7, 2020The Burmese military allowed its jets to open fire on four Christian villages in the predominantly Buddhist country in March, killing 21 people and forcing thousands of others to...First Woman Set to Pass Special Forces Training and Join Green BeretsThursday, February 27, 2020A National Guard soldier is set to become the Army’s first female Green Beret in coming weeks, according to military officials, following the Pentagon’s opening of all combat and...Chinese Military Turns to U.S. University to Conduct Covert ResearchMonday, February 24, 2020When a researcher from a Chinese military academy applied to study with celebrated Boston University physicist Eugene Stanley, he said her affiliation didn’t raise red flags....New Russian Method to Silence Dissent: Military Service in the ArcticThursday, December 26, 2019After trying a number of methods to silence the dissident Aleksei A. Navalny and his supporters, the Russian authorities tried something new this week: They seized one of his key...Construction of Navy ship ‘Harvey Milk’ beginsMonday, December 16, 2019Construction began Friday on the future Harvey Milk, a fleet oiler named for the slain gay rights leader and the first openly gay man elected in the state. Milk was elected to...Saudi military training in US under scrutiny after base attackMonday, December 9, 2019Key US lawmakers called Sunday for a halt to a Saudi military training program after a shooting rampage at a naval base in Florida in which a Saudi officer killed three American...U.S. Army counters rising China threat with 'game changing' super cannonThursday, October 31, 2019Army officials say they are putting more emphasis on research into a “game changing” cannon with an unprecedented range, one that could prove crucial in a conflict with a...Military suicides reach record highMonday, September 30, 2019Military suicides surged this year to a record high among active-duty troops, continuing a deadly trend that Pentagon officials say is frustrating and they are struggling to...Military suicides top recordWednesday, September 4, 2019The disturbing number has held steady for years: Roughly 20 U.S. military veterans take their own lives each day. The Defense Department reported a significant uptick last year...Rising Suicide Rate in MilitarySaturday, August 3, 2019Air Force units will stand down for one day this summer to address the rising problem of suicides, which Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said is “an adversary that is...Military eyes 16-year-olds as ranks and candidates dwindleSunday, July 21, 2019The best way to fix the U.S. armed forces’ recruiting challenges may involve dipping further into the nation’s high schools. As the Army, Navy and other services contend with a...US struck Iranian military computers this weekMonday, June 24, 2019U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional...Air Force allows Sikh airman to wear turban and beard while servingSaturday, June 8, 2019The US Air Force granted a religious accommodation to a Sikh airman to allow him to wear a turban, beard and unshorn hair while serving, making him the first active duty airman to...‘Wow, what is that?’ Navy pilots report unexplained flying objectsTuesday, May 28, 2019The strange objects, one of them like a spinning top moving against the wind, appeared almost daily from the summer of 2014 to March 2015, high in the skies over the East coast....Ex-North Korea military officer once loved regime more than Christ, now he's helping victims escapeTuesday, May 14, 2019As a former North Korean military officer marked for execution, Kim Yong-Hwa says he knows all too well the tribulations facing the thousands of defectors on the run for their...Cameroon pastor killed by military as violence against civilians continuesSaturday, May 11, 2019A pastor was allegedly shot and killed by military forces in Cameroon last month amid the ongoing violence in the country’s Anglophone regions. Pastor Keloh Elijah, a graduate of...Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombingsWednesday, April 24, 2019Sri Lanka’s president gave the military sweeping police powers starting Tuesday in the wake of the Easter bombings that killed nearly 300 people, while officials disclosed that...China won’t find lost F-35 stealth fighter first, says PentagonTuesday, April 23, 2019The U.S. and Japanese militaries are dismissing the possibility that China will find Japan’s missing F-35A Lightning II aircraft before their own search parties. “The Japanese...Army turns to video gamers for new recruitsSaturday, March 30, 2019Last year, the Army missed its recruiting goal for the first time since 2005, a fact blamed on a strong economy and the slow collapse of traditional recruiting like cold calls....General: Google ‘Is Indirectly Benefiting The Chinese Military’Sunday, March 17, 2019America’s top general said Thursday that Mountain View-based Google’s work in China “is indirectly benefiting the Chinese military.” “The work that Google is doing in China is...Pentagon finally implements Trump’s transgender military banFriday, March 15, 2019Almost a year after the policy was unveiled, the Pentagon on Tuesday instituted the Trump administration’s new guidelines barring gender-confused individuals from military...Russia Suspends Nuclear Missile Treaty With U.S.Tuesday, March 5, 2019President Vladimir Putin formally ordered a suspension of Russia’s obligations under a Cold War-era nuclear treaty with the U.S., his office said Monday, a death knell for the...Federal court rules the male-only draft unconstitutionalMonday, February 25, 2019A federal judge in Texas has declared that the all-male military draft is unconstitutional, ruling that "the time has passed" for a debate on whether women belong in the military....Supreme Court Allows Trump Trans Soldiers BanWednesday, January 23, 2019The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Pentagon may continue limiting transgender people from serving openly in the military, pending ongoing lawsuits in lower courts...Trump's transgender military ban finds support in federal appeals courtSunday, January 6, 2019A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration's restrictions on transgender people serving in the military can stand for now. Trump first tried back in July...The U.S. Air Force Is Headed for a Crash: Too Many Old Planes, Not Enough CashThursday, December 27, 2018Barring some radical shift in the cost of new technology, future administrations could face a difficult choice: Either boost Air Force budgets to Cold War levels or higher, or...President Trump calls deployed troops to wish them Merry ChristmasWednesday, December 26, 2018President Trump offers a heartfelt message for U.S. troops deployed worldwide by wishing them a very Merry Christmas. In a video call from the oval office on Tuesday, President...In Meeting with President, Pastors in Nigeria Say Military Complicit in Attacks on ChristiansFriday, November 30, 2018Christian leaders meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria this month delivered a sharp rebuke, saying the military is complicit in attacks on Christians. With...White House Asks Supreme Court To Fast-Track Ruling On Transgender Military BanWednesday, November 28, 2018The Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Friday to bypass lower courts and rule quickly on its ban of most transgender military members. It's not the first time that...Four-Star General: Military More Cautious About FaithSunday, November 11, 2018Is there a conflict between the culture of the military and an officer who wants to live out his or her concept of Christian leadership in the military? Sometimes people may...Trump sends troops to border, an issue that fires up baseFriday, October 26, 2018The Trump administration is planning to dispatch at least 800 active duty troops to the southern border at the direction of a president who has sought to transform fears about...US and South Korea again call off a major military exerciseSaturday, October 20, 2018The United States and South Korea are scrapping another major military exercise this year, a Pentagon official said Friday, citing a push for diplomatic progress with North Korea....North Korea military parade features floats and flowers, not missilesMonday, September 10, 2018With no long-range missiles on display, North Korea staged a military parade on Sunday focused on conventional arms, peace and economic development as it marked the 70th...Marines Make History with 3D Printing BlitzFriday, August 31, 2018Marines have used a specialized 3D concrete printer to print a 500-square-foot barracks room in just 40 hours. The innovative project created the world’s first continuous...US Sanctions Myanmar Military Over Human Rights Atrocities Against Rohingya, ChristiansSaturday, August 18, 2018The Trump administration has sanctioned Myanmar military forces for their "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya population in Rakhine state and "widespread human rights abuses"...Pentagon Wants to Bring Mind-Controlled Tech To TroopsWednesday, July 18, 2018The idea of humans controlling machines with their minds has spun off sci-fi blockbusters like “Pacific Rim” and entire subgenres of foreign film, but while today skyscraper-sized...First lady on secret trip to visit injured service membersWednesday, July 4, 2018Melania Trump made another secret trip Tuesday, though she stayed a little closer to home. The first lady visited with wounded service members at Walter Reed National Military...VA Hospital Takes Down Military Flags, Flies Gay Pride Flag InsteadMonday, June 18, 2018A VA hospital in Indiana is under fire after it removed flags for the branches of the U.S. military and replaced them with a rainbow flag to celebrate Gay Pride Month. The VA...Weapons Training Likely Causes Brain Injury in Troops, Study SaysTuesday, May 1, 2018Thousands of U.S. troops are likely suffering traumatic brain injury not just from battlefield explosions but from repeated exposure to trauma while training on their own weapons,...Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US basesTuesday, April 24, 2018Chinese-made smartphones that the heads of U.S. intelligence have urged Americans not to buy are being sold to servicemembers across Germany at on-base exchange facilities. The...Controversy erupts over Bible in Okinawa naval hospital displayWednesday, April 11, 2018Navy officials are investigating complaints about the placement of a Bible in a public display about POW/MIAs at the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, the service’s largest overseas...American and Chinese Carriers Both in South China SeaWednesday, April 11, 2018China has deployed its Liaoning aircraft carrier with escorting warships near Hainan Island as the US Navy’s Theodore Roosevelt strike group enters the South China Sea, according...US Air Force Exonerates Colonel Punished for Refusing to Support Gay MarriageWednesday, April 4, 2018The United States Air Force has reversed an earlier decision to punish a colonel for refusing on religious grounds to sign a certificate of appreciation to the same-sex spouse of...U.S. Navy Rejects Application of Humanist Seeking to Serve as ChaplainFriday, March 23, 2018The U.S. Navy has reportedly rejected, for the second time, the application of a humanist who is seeking to serve as a chaplain to servicemembers. Members of Congress had written...'Army of Islam' would be world's biggest militaryMonday, March 19, 2018When Turkey’s semi-official newspaper Yeni Safak called for urgent action in forming a 57-nation “Army of Islam” to besiege and attack Israel, a suggestion undoubtedly approved...Female Marines enter Combat Training BattalionWednesday, March 7, 2018For the first time in Marine Corps history, female Marines on Tuesday, March 6 checked into the Marine Combat Training Battalion within the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton,...Prominent Chinese Christian Lawyer Li Baiguang Dies Suddenly in a Military HospitalTuesday, February 27, 2018International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on February 26, prominent Chinese Christian lawyer Li Baiguang died suddenly due to liver failure in PLA Bayi Hospital,...“Transgenders” Now Free to Join U.S. MilitaryTuesday, January 2, 2018As of January 1 transgender individuals — those who identify and behave contrary to their biological sex — are free to serve in the U.S. military. While President Trump announced...
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