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By Bill Gertz – The Washington Times
The Army Special Operations Command at Fort Liberty, North Carolina — possibly soon to be renamed back to Fort Bragg, its previous name — is retooling its 35,000 commandos for operations against China.
Last spring, some of the command’s 35,000 special operations forces took part in an unprecedented military deployment to Taiwan’s Kinmen island, about 3 miles from the Chinese mainland, the online military blog SOFREP reported.
By John Gentry, USAR retFormer CIA Analyst
The damage that “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) policies are doing to American colleges and universities is increasingly well-known, thanks largely to efforts of the National Association of Scholars and Minding the Campus, but the harm done to U.S. intelligence agencies has not been assessed—until now.
My study of the operational effects of DEI policies on the U.S. intelligence community (IC) indicates major damage. These troubles are related.
George F. Will, Washington Post
A project to transform the Marine Corps and redefine its mission has run into choppy seas.
Beege Welborn, Hot Air
Generals like Berger (author of the highly controversial Force Design 2030, essentially a redesign of the entire USMC mission) and the perniciously woke…
Astor Lu, RealClearDefense
Army general Christopher T. Donahue, whose picture as the last man to board the final C-17 out of Afghanistan became an iconic image of the American withdrawal from the country, was nominated to be promoted to the rank of four-star general and become the commander of U.S. Army Europe-Africa, according to a Pentagon list of general officer promotions released Friday.
Donahue spent most of his field and company-grade officer years in special operations, including within several assignment’s within the Army’s secretive Delta Force.
On Nov. 12, 30 fighter pilots and airmen were recognized for missions during the largest air-to-air enemy engagement in over 50 years, according to the Air Force. The crew of one F-15E, pilot Maj. Benjamin Coffey and Fweapon systems officer Capt. Lacie Hester were awarded the nation’s third-highest valor award, the Silver Star.
With that award, Hester is the first woman in the Air Force to receive the Silver Star and the 10th woman in the Department of Defense’s history. Together, the Air Force said Coffey and Hester shot down 70 drones and three ballistic missiles.
A Navy veteran and current chaplain in the Air Force Reserve is on track to be the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Doug Collins to the post this week, though critics question whether Collins may move to privatize VA services.
“We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need,” Trump said on Thursday.