Author: Michael

On 3 December 2024, then LTG Christopher Donahue was promoted to four-star general when a Republican senator dropped his hold on the promotion.1 Graduating from West Point in 1992, Donahue had deployed over 20 times with both conventional and special operations forces. He had commanded the 82nd Airborne Division and 18th Airborne Corps stateside and on deployment. Seemingly, it was a well-deserved promotion for an officer who had ‘paid his dues.’
On 10 December 2024, now GEN Donahue took command of the US Army’s Europe and Africa missions.

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It’s America’s game — the one day of the year Army and Navy are pitted against each other instead of brothers and sisters in arms. For the players on the field, the mids and cadets in the stands, and the millions of veterans watching across the world, this game means something. And for the rest of America, it’s a time to come together, united in our love of football and freedom.
“It’s such a special game,” USAA’s CEO, Wayne Peacock, told We Are The Mighty at USAA’s Army-Navy Media Row held at the Women’s Memorial in Arlington. “Expectations for Army are really high.

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The Navy has dismissed the cases against two SEAL commanders who had been told they would face boards of inquiry in connection with the Feb. 4, 2022 death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, lawyers for the two commanders said.
Mullen died within hours of finishing the Hell Week portion of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training, or BUD/S. A subsequent Navy investigation determined that Mullen had died of pneumonia, and even though human growth hormone and other medications had been found in his car, Mullen had “died in the line of duty, and not due to his own misconduct.”
Navy Capt.

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — The Defense Innovation Unit is expanding its energy portfolio to cover a new, third line of effort that’s designed to accelerate commercial battery technologies tailor-made for U.S. military purposes and improve the resilience of the associated domestic supply chain amid heightening competition with China, according to an official steering that work.
“For better or worse, the [Defense Department] has never been very good at batteries.

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Transitioning out of the military can lead to feelings of disconnect and lost identity — and this can be true for professional athletes as well, said former Green Beret turned NFL player Nate Boyer.
In 2015, Boyer started MVP: Merging Vets and Players which helps retired sports players and veterans enter their next phase of life.
Both former service members and professional athletes face challenges during this transition, Boyer said. While their day-to-day looks vastly different, the sports and military environments foster the same love for and reliance on teamwork.

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