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L Todd Wood sits down again with former Special Unit Commander Pete Blaber to discuss the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, White House meetings, and the way forward…but stop the false propaganda.
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The Air Force’s Thunderbirds are known for precise flying maneuvers at high speeds. But last week, Chicago residents said that the demonstration team’s jets broke windows on some local skyscrapers by breaking Mach 1 during practice flights for an airshow.
The Air Force insists the F-16s flown by the Thunderbirds did not go supersonic during their flights, and therefore could not have created window-shattering sonic booms.
“Regarding the [August 15] practice, the team and embedded higher wing leadership reviewed avionics data and official flight documentation,” said Air Force Maj.

The Defense Department has established the Mexican Border Defense Medal for U.S. troops who have deployed to the southern border since Jan. 20 to support agents with U.S. Border and Customs Protection, or CBP, according to a Pentagon memo shared on social media.
A defense official confirmed to Task & Purpose that the Aug. 13 Defense Department memo is authentic but had no further information on the medal.

Giving birth under TRICARE is a unique rite of passage. It’s like childbirth… but with extra paperwork, a rotating cast of med students, and the occasional “Sir, this is a Wendy’s” moment. Whether you were stationed overseas or stuck in the middle of a stateside PCS, these are the all too real truths you only understand if you’ve done your time in the labor and delivery ward, with TRICARE as your birth plan backup. 
1. Your OB-GYN might PCS before your due date. 
That amazing doctor you finally clicked with? Yeah, they just got orders to Alaska.

Entering the military requires an oath to obey the lawful orders of those in the higher chain of command. Commanding officers can order troops into a suicide mission if it serves the greater purpose. When obeying orders, those troops must believe that a commander wouldn’t order them into harm’s way unless it were absolutely necessary, that the order serves a greater good, and that it’s not an illegal order.
Most of the nine men listed here (in no order) did not disobey orders because they were illegal.

Terrorism threats continually evolve across time and geography, as groups adapt to counter-terrorism measures and shifting circumstances. Often, these changes unfold quietly, only to surface in sudden, unexpected attacks. Security experts and policymakers can overlook significant developments in terrorist strategies and trends. To shed light on these blind spots, we asked five experts to identify geographic areas or emerging patterns in terrorist activity that represent growing threats but receive insufficient scrutiny.Read more below.

As part of its ongoing effort to reorganize its acquisition arm, the Space Force has formed another unit under its new “system delta” (SYD) structure — with plans to stand up at least five more in the coming months.
Space Systems Command (SSC) activated System Delta 85 on Aug. 8 to deliver combined capabilities for space domain awareness; missile warning and tracking; missile defense; and battle management, command, control, communication and space intelligence (BMC3I), according to the service.

There’s a so-called “Silver Tsunami” coming to the skilled trades. Aging tradesmen are starting to retire, and there’s a significant lack of young tradesmen to take their place. To bolster this essential workforce, Lowe’s, The Lowe’s Foundation, and Hiring Our Heroes (a program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation) are launching the Skilled Trades Academy for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses.

Sharon Woods, a member of the Senior Executive Service who served in several leadership roles across the Defense Department’s IT enterprise, is leaving the federal government, she announced on social media.
Her last day as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s J6 command, control, communications, and computer enterprise directorate was Aug. 15, according to a post on LinkedIn.
In that position, she oversaw about 4,000 personnel and managed a $1 billion portfolio that included a variety of network and IT capabilities.

More than 2,000 National Guardsmen from the District of Columbia and six states have been activated as part of the federal operation in the capital.
The total number of troops activated to support the surge in federal law enforcement now stands at 2,091. On Monday, the governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee announced they would send hundreds of troops to Washington, D.C. The move comes after Ohio, South Carolin, and West Virginia made similar announcements over the weekend.