More troops from the California National Guard have been mobilized to help the fight against multiple fires in Los Angeles County. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday afternoon that the state was doubling the amount of National Guard personnel deployed, with 1,680 California National Guardsmen now active in the Los Angeles area.
The move comes as the deadly wildfires continue for the fifth day. The Palisades and Eaton fires, around the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods, have destroyed more than 36,000 acres and killed at least 11 people, according to the county coroner’s office.
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‘Toxic Loyalty’: “Blind loyalty to bad leaders and protected employees irrationally serves the ego—and has disastrous implications on company culture and the bottom line.”
Toxic Loyalty, according to Fastcompany.com, has 3 general facets that can drive others to support generals irrationally:
1. Individuals who have been with the organization for a long time
2. Individuals who played a key part in the organization’s success at some point
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Local police and the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division are looking for three Humvees after they were stolen this week from an Army Reserve Center in Southern California.
Unidentified thieves broke into the Army Reserve Center’s storage warehouse in Tustin, California on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Tustin Police Department announced Friday evening. . They broke several storage lockers and took the contents inside them before making off with three Humvees. One is armored, the other two are sporting cloth doors. The robbery happened between 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m.
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By Capt Steve Deal, USN ret
In October 1939, just one month after he took over as Army Chief of Staff, General George C. Marshall famously winnowed the ranks of hidebound senior officers to prepare for war.
“Most of them have their minds set in outmoded patterns,” Marshall told his leadership team, “and can’t change to meet the new conditions they may face if we become involved in the war that started in Europe.
The Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal
Committing 5% of GDP to defense is a fine idea, for the U.S. too.
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Neil Hollenbeck, War Room
That the U.S. Army needs to adapt to drone warfare is obvious. The best institutional mechanism to do that is not.
Christopher Booth, Naval History
A 19th-century Pacific conflict, the Russo-Japanese War, and the biggest sea battle of World War I offer lessons of distinct relevance to today’s…
Charina Chou, et al.