Author: Michael

The entire field of education is suffering. But add in moves and the instability of being a military family, how are military spouses doing it? Are they doing it? 
Balancing military life and career goals is a difficult juggling act—one military spouses have been trying to figure out for decades. Teachers are the backbone of our education system. They are the heroes of the seen and unseen work. They are the ones who dedicate their time and energy to their jobs and more importantly, their students.

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USAA announced today in a press release that Wayne Peacock plans to retire as President and CEO after a distinguished 36-year career at the company, including nearly five as CEO. He will retire in the first half of 2025. Peacock was named to We Are The Mighty’s “Mighty 25” last year after his incredible work for the military community. Peacock is beloved by his people, his clients, and the team at WATM.
USAA’s CEO, Wayne Peacock
“Wayne has always answered the call to serve and the Board is thankful for his leadership,” said USAA Board Chairman, retired Navy Vice Adm.

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A former Massachusetts Air Guardsman who fled to the Russian army just as he was charged with soliciting a teenager in the U.S. says his fellow soldiers fighting Ukraine call him ‘Boston.’ In a video released by the Russian defense ministry, a man who appears to be Wilmer Puello-Mota discusses his nickname, the Russian units he’s joined and if he feels as if he’s a traitor.
“I don’t consider myself a traitor,” Puello-Mota says in the video released by the Russian defense ministry on Telegram. “The United States and Russia are not at war.

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Bill Streilein, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s first technology chief who helped set the foundation for that nascent defense tech hub, is departing the Pentagon to return to academia, DefenseScoop has learned.
In a statement shared exclusively with DefenseScoop by a spokesperson Monday morning ahead of the official announcement, CDAO leadership thanked Streilein for “his immense technical leadership over the last two years as he prepares to transition back to MIT Lincoln Labs at the end of the summer.

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