Author: Michael

Republican leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees released legislation Sunday that includes nearly $25 billion of funding to begin work for President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” initiative.
Put forward by HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama and SASC Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the reconciliation bill would give a $150 billion boost to defense spending. By using the budget reconciliation process, Republican lawmakers are hoping to expedite funding towards 11 high-priority defense issues without threat of a Senate filibuster.

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Today, legacy firearm manufacturing companies are well-established in the market. Names like Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Beretta are easily recognizable and their products known for military use. However, during times of war, it’s not uncommon for companies that manufacture other goods to retool and produce military equipment in support of the war effort. Of course, this includes firearms. Here are seven companies that you may not have known made military firearms.
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The Army has canceled a memo that would have directed a defense contractor to cease providing ping-pong and other “recreational activities other than sports and fitness” for soldiers at Camp Arifjan and Camp Buehring, Kuwait, said Lt. Col. Christina Wright, a spokeswoman for U.S. Army Central Command.
“All activities remain in place,” Wright told Task & Purpose on Monday, in response to a query about the letter of technical direction, or LOTD. “The purpose of the LOTD was to relook what redundant activities contractors were required to provide in addition to existing services.

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A sailor will get $7,500 after his 2011 Mazda was towed and auctioned off in 2022 while he was overseas.
The Department of Justice announced that Navy Lt. Jonathan Liongson would receive the money as part of a settlement with Tony’s Auto Center, based in Chula Vista, California over violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or SCRA. 
Liongson was stationed at Naval Base San Diego when he parked his 2011 Mazda 6 at a friend’s house before heading off on a deployment with the USS Bunker Hill in November 2022.

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We have to innovate and think differently to beat the Chinese

President Trump has made it clear that America will go to the Sea in Ships again. The greatest economic might in the world should have the greatest presence on the world’s rivers, coasts, and oceans. Right now, America is the largest economy in the world. Yet, it has the smallest oceanic presence in merchant ships, and the U.S. Navy is withering in the face of a hyper-accelerating Chinese Naval growth.

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