A soldier in Hawaii who posted online that the air conditioning in his barracks had not worked since January told Task & Purpose that the problem was finally resolved on Tuesday.
The soldier posted on Hots & Cots on Saturday that the air conditioning in Building 356 in Schofield Barracks C Quad, which houses about 150 soldiers, had stopped working on Jan. 30 following a power outage.
This is the latest episode in a growing trend of soldiers turning to online message boards and other services after long waits for service or other quality-of-life issues.
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Hundreds of tech-focused officials from across the Pentagon, U.S. military, startups, and large corporations are set to gather on the Hill Wednesday evening with dozens of lawmakers from all sides of the political aisle to officially celebrate the recent launch of the new Senate Defense Modernization Caucus — and build hype around members’ near-term plans, sources said this week.
“This event is particularly special because it’s the first event of this caucus,” a congressional staffer told DefenseScoop on the condition of anonymity ahead of the meet-up.
Veterans service organizations are expressing concern about the latest cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs which recently announced it was dismissing 1,400 probationary employees on top of the more than 1,000 employees fired earlier this month.
“The recent VA workforce cuts are deeply concerning, especially given the unprecedented lack of transparency surrounding these decisions,” Randy Reese, executive director of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Washington Headquarters, said in a statement on Wednesday.
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In 2014, Patrick Cronin wrote “USAID & the National Interest,” where he defended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from broad criticisms but acknowledged the need for further planning and oversight. In the wake of recent discussions on the role of soft power in U.S. foreign policy, we invited Patrick back to reflect on his article. Read more below: Image: U.S. Embassy New Zealand In your 2014 article, “USAID & the National Interest,” you cleared up some of the misconceptions surrounding USAID, as the once third highest-ranking official in the agency.
The Air Force’s role in President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile-defense architecture could be to shoot down enemy bombers before they can fire their missiles at the United States, according to a senior officer.
The Golden Dome for America initiative — previously referred to by Trump as the Iron Dome for America — calls for a multi-layered shield for the U.S. homeland.
The Chief of the Defence Staff has praised the
Dwight David Eisenhower: Five-Star General, Supreme Allied Commander and President of the United States. Few people in the history of the world were faced with as many problems with the magnitude faced by the one presented to him. The man who simply preferred to be called “Ike” eventually found the answer to every one of them, but before and even as his solutions were implemented, he did an incredible amount of anxious fretting and worrying about whether or not they would succeed.
Nearly a million Russian soldiers have been kil