Zachary Fryer-Biggs
@zachfb.bsky.social
📤 1285
📥 241
📝 108
Supervising Editor, National Security
@CNN.com
Just wanted to take a second to kvell about what a great newsroom we had at
Military.com
. You should check out the features and investigations the team did before the recent gutting.
www.military.com/daily-news/m...
loading . . .
News Investigations & Features
U.S. military news investigations and military news feature stories.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/military-investigations
5 days ago
0
1
1
News is out this morning that I'm joining
@cnn.com
as an editor helping to lead the national security team. Very excited about the journalism to come.
6 days ago
3
3
0
Possibly the last byline we'll get from
@ktoropin.bsky.social
who's headed to a great job, but also a really important story that you shouldn't miss.
loading . . .
'Open Cruelty': Transgender Troops Describe Indignities as They're Kicked Out of the Military
Leaders in the Trump administration have minced few words in articulating how they feel about transgender troops.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/07/29/open-cruelty-transgender-troops-describe-indignities-theyre-kicked-out-of-military.html
about 2 months ago
0
6
2
VA backs off plan for massive job cuts, but workface still to shrink - story by
@kheel.bsky.social
loading . . .
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own
The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as part of the Trump administration's overarching goal to slash the size of t...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/08/plans-mass-va-firings-scuttled-department-still-expects-30000-employees-leave-their-own.html
3 months ago
0
2
1
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Patricia Kime
3 months ago
Military Domestic Violence Convictiins have surged since commanders were removed from prosecution decisions. Via
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
loading . . .
Military Domestic Violence Convictions Skyrocketed After Commanders Were Removed from Process
Courts-martial are on the rise for domestic violence charges across the Defense Department services.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/06/24/military-domestic-violence-convictions-skyrocketed-after-commanders-were-removed-process.html
1
17
7
We're undertaking a major project looking at domestic violence in the military community, which experiences disproportionate rates. The first story, looking at sharp increases in convictions by
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
and
@patriciakime.bsky.social
is out. Please reach out if you can help us.
loading . . .
Military Domestic Violence Convictions Skyrocketed After Commanders Were Removed from Process
Courts-martial are on the rise for domestic violence charges across the Defense Department services.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/06/24/military-domestic-violence-convictions-skyrocketed-after-commanders-were-removed-process.html
3 months ago
0
15
12
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Thomas Novelly
3 months ago
NEW: The Army veteran detained by Marines in LA told me about the incident, which raised legal fears among experts. "I would feel bad if someone else was going through that same thing as me, because they would probably freak the heck out." More @Militarydotcom:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement.
Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the U.S. military from performing domestic...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/18/veteran-was-detained-marines-it-highlights-concerns-over-militarys-growing-ties-law-enforcement.html
1
17
14
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Brandon Friedman
3 months ago
The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
loading . . .
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-marines-carry-out-first-known-detention-civilian-los-angeles-video-shows-2025-06-13/
112
3467
1906
Senate pares back cuts to food stamps for troops and their families, but cuts are still there -
@kheel.bsky.social
with the story
loading . . .
Food Assistance Cuts Softened, Veterans Education Benefits Protected in Senate Version of Trump Agenda Bill
Two aspects of a sweeping bill to enact President Donald Trump's agenda that alarmed veterans and military family advocates have been watered down by Senate Republicans.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/13/food-assistance-cuts-softened-veterans-education-benefits-protected-senate-version-of-trump-agenda.html
3 months ago
0
3
3
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
dell cameron
3 months ago
Scoop: Threat intelligence reports obtained by WIRED and
@propertyofthepeople.org
show military and state-run fusion centers are tracking civilian-made ICE encounter maps, while others distribute "threat" alerts about tomorrow's "No Kings" protests. By me
@wired.com
(free to read):
loading . . .
'No Kings' Protests, Citizen-Run ICE Trackers Trigger Intelligence Warnings
Army intelligence analysts are monitoring civilian-made ICE tracking tools, treating them as potential threats, as immigration protests spread nationwide.
https://www.wired.com/story/no-kings-protests-citizen-run-ice-trackers-trigger-intelligence-warnings/
42
1677
903
Army Eliminates Office for Minimizing Civilian Deaths on Battlefields - part of a broader trend with the Pentagon closing offices in March that tried to account for civilian deaths as well as prevent them.
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
has the story.
loading . . .
Army Eliminates Office for Minimizing Civilian Deaths on Battlefields
The Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, which once housed roughly 30 staff, has been folded into the Army's dense web of unrelated bureaucratic policy shops.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/13/army-eliminates-office-minimizing-civilian-deaths-battlefields.html
3 months ago
4
67
48
The Army Parade Poses Potential Pitfalls like a Tank Breakdown. Soldiers Say They're Prepared. -
@dflawrence.bsky.social
looks at the Army's preparations for the Army/Trump birthday parade tomorrow. Soldiers sound as if they've talked through the Tiananmen Square scenario.
loading . . .
The Army Parade Poses Potential Pitfalls like a Tank Breakdown. Soldiers Say They're Prepared.
Thousands of soldiers have descended upon Washington, D.C., from more than a dozen Army divisions across the force, and many of them have meticulously prepared their machines to roll down Constitution...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/13/army-parade-poses-potential-pitfalls-tank-breakdown-soldiers-say-theyre-prepared.html
3 months ago
2
4
1
The Marines Are in Los Angeles - a look at the Marines now deployed to an American city, how they were prepared, and the history of Marine Corps training in non-lethal tactics by
@dflawrence.bsky.social
and
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
loading . . .
The Marines Are in Los Angeles
Around 200 Marines armed with rifles, riot control equipment, gas masks, roughly 20 hours of civil disturbance training and the ability to temporarily detain civilians arrived in the country's second-...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/13/marines-are-los-angeles.html
3 months ago
9
29
23
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Military.com
3 months ago
Pentagon Encourages Troops to Join Immigration Enforcement, Border Security Job Training Program
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Pentagon Encourages Troops to Join Immigration Enforcement, Border Security Job Training Program
Hegseth ordered the Pentagon to "prioritize and broadly advertise" opportunities troops who are nearing separation or retirement from the military have with either Customs and Border Protection or…
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/12/pentagon-encourages-troops-join-immigration-enforcement-border-security-job-training-program.html
0
1
5
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
3 months ago
SCOOP: The Army pushed back on a MAGA pop-up shop being set up at Bragg for Trump's speech but were overruled. Here's how orgs with deep Trump campaign and Jan 6 ties got merch to be sold to troops.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Army Officials Pushed Back on Pop-Up MAGA Shop Ahead of Fort Bragg Trump Speech
Ahead of President Donald Trump's rally-style appearance at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday, Army officials raised alarms over a vendor planning to sell Trump-branded merchandise on site.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/12/army-officials-pushed-back-pop-maga-shop-ahead-of-fort-bragg-trump-speech.html
6
46
38
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
3 months ago
Are you on the LA mission? Or any mission related to recent events? I want to hear from you. No one will know we talked, here's my Signal: SteveBeynon.28
0
132
46
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet - military scrambling to sort out orders so that troops can get paid by
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
loading . . .
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet
According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only authorizes their duty status, but...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/guard-soldiers-deployed-trumps-la-crackdown-arent-getting-paid-yet.html
3 months ago
7
46
34
Marines Authorized to Temporarily Detain Protesters in LA, Raising Legal Concerns by
@dflawrence.bsky.social
- a critical issue to watch
loading . . .
Marines Authorized to Temporarily Detain Protesters in LA, Raising Legal Concerns
A legal expert said that even granting temporary detention authority to troops can be construed as a law enforcement act, blurring the line between civilian police and service members on active orders...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/marines-authorized-temporarily-detain-protesters-la-raising-legal-concerns.html
3 months ago
49
435
243
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Thomas Novelly
3 months ago
"It's very disheartening," the daughter of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg told
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
on Wednesday. "My father worked his entire life trying to move the Army and, as a result, the nation forward, and now we're watching it slip backwards."
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
'Deeply Negative Message': Relatives of Fort Gregg-Adams' Namesakes React to Trump Renaming
Relatives of the late Lt. Gen. Arthur Gregg and Lt. Col. Charity Adams-Earley anticipated it, but when President Donald Trump announced their parents' names would be stripped from the Virginia base, t...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/deeply-negative-message-relatives-of-fort-gregg-adams-namesakes-react-trump-renaming.html
0
11
6
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Travis J. Tritten
3 months ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested Wednesday that the Trump administration could send troops to any city in America over the objections of state and local officials, as it is doing now in Los Angeles. Story by
@kheel.bsky.social
loading . . .
Hegseth Suggests LA-Style Troop Deployments Could Happen Anywhere in US 'if Necessary'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth added that "hopefully" governors in other states would mobilize their Guards themselves and took a swipe at California Gov. Gavin Newsom for "playing politics."
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/hegseth-suggests-la-style-troop-deployments-could-happen-anywhere-us-if-necessary.html
0
5
5
Really important story - army officials asked soldiers to identify themselves if they don't agree with Trump's politics that way he'd get only supportive soldiers in uniform during his political rally on base. Heavier soldiers were also barred from participating.
loading . . .
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html
3 months ago
482
6563
3914
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
3 months ago
Ft. Bragg goes full MAGA - Trump goaded troops into booing his enemies and cheering on partisan lines. The Army checked for allegiance to the president ahead of the event, and Trump merchandise was even sold on base to celebrate.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Bragg Soldiers Who Cheered Trump's Political Attacks While in Uniform Were Checked for Allegiance, Appearance
As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html
9
96
68
Can't second this enough. Phenomenal book.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
0
10
1
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
4 months ago
Two neo Nazis allegedly beat a soldier with a hammer to rob equipment from the 75th Ranger Regiment, they've allegedly been stealing Army gear for years
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
2 Veterans Tied to 'Nazi White Nationalist Efforts' Allegedly Stole Gear from Army Base, Beat Soldier with Hammer
Police arrested Charles Ethan Fields and Levi Austin Frakes after executing a warrant for alleged assault, robbery and theft of government property, according to the complaint by the U.S. Attorney's O...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/04/2-veterans-tied-nazi-white-nationalist-efforts-allegedly-stole-gear-army-base-beat-soldier-hammer.html
3
100
61
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Konstantin Toropin
4 months ago
The ship is named after a gay rights icon. One official told me that the timing of the decision - amid Pride Month - is not an accident.
add a skeleton here at some point
6
26
23
Big scoop - Hegseth orders renaming of USS Harvey Milk, intentionally timed during Pride month according to a defense official.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 months ago
3
15
8
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
4 months ago
The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for Army barracks to fund its border mission, contrasting Hegseth's public persona as a champion for the rank & file
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Pentagon Diverts $1 Billion from Army Barracks to Fund Border Mission
The Pentagon is shifting $1 billion meant for maintaining and renovating Army barracks to instead fund its surge of troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, a move that coincides with the service's gradual d...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/28/pentagon-diverts-1-billion-army-barracks-fund-border-mission.html
3
54
47
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Military.com
4 months ago
Hegseth Restricts Press Access at Pentagon, Says Journalists Will Be Required to Sign Pledge
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Hegseth Restricts Press Access at Pentagon, Says Journalists Will Be Required to Sign Pledge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken yet another step to curtail the work of the press inside the Pentagon by imposing harsh restrictions on where reporters can go without official escort in a…
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/23/hegseth-restricts-press-access-pentagon-says-journalists-will-be-required-sign-pledge.html
2
5
7
We will not stop being watchdogs for the military community, regardless of this new policy that is clearly intended to limit reporting.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Hegseth Restricts Press Access at Pentagon, Says Journalists Will Be Required to Sign Pledge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken yet another step to curtail the work of the press inside the Pentagon by imposing harsh restrictions on where reporters can go without official escort in a mem...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/23/hegseth-restricts-press-access-pentagon-says-journalists-will-be-required-sign-pledge.html
4 months ago
3
13
5
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Travis J. Tritten
4 months ago
In a move that pushes the boundaries of Constitutional prohibition against a state religion, Hegseth hosted an evangelical prayer service in the middle of the day at the Pentagon in which a pastor praised President Donald Trump as "sovereignly appointed." Story by
@ktoropin.bsky.social
loading . . .
Hegseth Starts Evangelical Prayer Services at Pentagon with His Tennessee Church Pastor
The defense secretary's personal pastor from a Tennessee church whose leaders have a documented history of advocating for male-led Christian authority over society.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/21/hegseth-starts-evangelical-prayer-services-pentagon-his-tennessee-church-pastor.html
0
8
5
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Thomas Novelly
4 months ago
More than 50 families at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico were notified that due to staffing issues their children would be removed from on-base daycare in just 2 weeks. The notice was given on Military Spouse Appreciation Day. More
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow
Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be disenrolled from the installation's day care later this month as part of widespread ...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/13/dozens-of-air-force-families-disenrolled-day-care-new-mexico-base-staffing-woes-grow.html
1
2
1
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Phil Klay
5 months ago
“Across military Reddit forums and enlisted meme pages, Hegseth has become a regular target of satire, often referred to with nicknames such as "DUI Hire," "Whiskey Leaks" and "Kegseth."”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the Pentagon's top civilian leader during his first months on the job, casting himse...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/05/02/hegseth-works-hard-portray-himself-man-of-troops-they-might-not-be-buying-it.html
62
1748
563
An inside look at what troops at the border are actually doing - by
@dflawrence.bsky.social
loading . . .
48 Hours with Marines and Soldiers on the US Southern Border
Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a new type of mission.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/04/24/48-hours-marines-and-soldiers-us-southern-border.html
5 months ago
0
0
1
HIRING - Come be my partner in crime and run the non-news side of
military.com
(benefits guides, military history, culture). It's an important role managing a team of writers and editors who help the military community while working in parallel with the newsroom
www.careers.com/military-com...
loading . . .
Manager of Content Strategy | Military.com
Military.com, a CareerBuilder+Monster company, is hiring a Manager of Content Strategy! If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, Apply Today!
https://www.careers.com/military-com/manager-content-strategy?ls=CB_22
5 months ago
0
1
3
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
NBC News
5 months ago
NEW: Pete Hegseth’s Signal chats about pending strikes in Yemen included information from a top general’s secure messages to him, three U.S. officials with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
loading . . .
Info Pete Hegseth shared with wife, brother came from top general’s secure messages
Hegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News.
https://nbcnews.to/42lRX78
303
5066
1943
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
5 months ago
Scoop: The Army is implementing a gender neutral fitness test for combat arms in June
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
New Army Fitness Test: No More Ball Yeet, Higher Standards for Combat Arms
Among the most notable adjustments, which will likely be met with glee across the ranks, is the removal of the Standing Power Throw.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/21/new-army-fitness-test-no-more-ball-yeet-higher-standards-combat-arms.html
1
7
4
Word out tonight that Trump has signed an order allowing the military to use the Roosevelt Reservation along the border, potentially involving troops in apprehensions of migrants.
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
did a dive on this that you should absolutely read
www.military.com/daily-news/i...
loading . . .
How Trump Is Leaning on the Military to Fulfill His Hopes of Mass Deportations and an Immigration Freeze
For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/03/28/how-trump-leaning-military-fulfill-his-hopes-of-mass-deportations-and-immigration-freeze.html
6 months ago
0
7
10
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Travis J. Tritten
6 months ago
Big one for military folks ... Hegseth's Pentagon looking to hand on-base grocery stores and shops designed to save service members and their families money to the private sector. Story by
@ktoropin.bsky.social
+
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
loading . . .
Privatized Commissaries? Pentagon Looking to Turn Over Retail, Recreation Services to Companies
The Pentagon’s newest push to trim its workforce and spending could mean that on-base grocery stores and shops designed to save service members and their families money could ultimately be sold off to...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/11/privatized-commissaries-pentagon-looking-turn-over-retail-recreation-services-companies.html
127
870
473
Commanders, trying to manage local relationships sometimes caught in international spats are in a tough position, and
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
has an excellent scoop on how that's playing out right now in Greenland
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
0
5
4
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Thomas Novelly
6 months ago
Scoop: Just days after Vice President JD Vance's March visit to Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, the installation commander sent out a wide-spread email to the entire base distancing it from Vance’s criticism of Denmark,
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
has learned.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
Space Force Commander in Greenland Sent Out Email Breaking with Vance After His Visit
The emailed remarks, confirmed as accurate to Military.com by the Space Force, mark a rare pushback within the ranks of the Trump administration's repeated criticism and critiques of NATO members and ...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/10/space-force-commander-greenland-sent-out-email-breaking-vance-after-his-visit.html
1
3
2
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Katie Drummond
6 months ago
NEW: DOGE is ripping through the VA, with one operative trying to use an AI tool to write code for agency systems. That same person also fought to change "Twitter" to "X" in the VA's website footer. Great use of time! From
@telliotter.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...
loading . . .
Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs
A DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency’s systems, among other proposals.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-department-of-veterans-affairs-ai/
7
289
85
Army looking at dramatic troop cuts that might be needed as big ticket items like the "Golden Dome" program (i.e. Star Wars version 2.0) loom for the military budget - big scoop from
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
loading . . .
Army Mulling a Dramatic Reduction of Tens of Thousands of Troops
The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting fiscal pressures at the Pentagon and a broader shift in military strategy away...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/04/03/army-mulling-dramatic-reduction-of-tens-of-thousands-of-troops.html
6 months ago
11
92
92
Great reporting from Ukraine on how American veterans helping in the war against Russia are grappling with the sudden shift in Washington's policy
@militarydotcom.bsky.social
loading . . .
American Veterans Fighting in Ukraine Struggle with the Politics of Abandonment
Hundreds of Americans have fought in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began. At least 50 have been killed, 40 of whom were former U.S. service members.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/31/american-veterans-fighting-ukraine-struggle-politics-of-abandonment.html
6 months ago
0
8
2
For transportation, detention, and potentially apprehension of migrants, the Trump administration is looking to the military. Great reporting from
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
1
8
3
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Travis J. Tritten
6 months ago
"How are soldiers supposed to interpret this?" an Army brigade commander said. "It's a cartoonish lapse in security." Story by
@stevenbeynon.bsky.social
,
@ktoropin.bsky.social
,
@dflawrence.bsky.social
+
@kheel.bsky.social
loading . . .
'Different Spanks for Different Ranks': Hegseth's Signal Scandal Would Put Regular Troops in the Brig
Despite what amounts to among the most startling security snafus in recent memory -- one that would almost certainly trigger severe disciplinary action for lower-level personnel -- Hegseth and others ...
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/26/different-spanks-different-ranks-hegseths-signal-scandal-would-put-regular-troops-brig.html
2
157
68
"They're now basically begging parents to come help" - great reporting by
@tomnovelly.bsky.social
for
Military.com
loading . . .
Banned Books, School Walkouts, Child Care Shortages: Military Families Confront Pentagon's Shifting Rules
At a public school, the protest might have led to a detention and maybe some revoked after-school privileges. But on a military base, the students were putting more on the line.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/investigations-and-features/2025/03/21/banned-books-school-walkouts-child-care-shortages-military-families-confront-pentagons-shifting.html
6 months ago
1
10
6
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Sam Fellman
6 months ago
"A bulwark against communism, and particularly the old Soviet Union and Vladimir Putin’s Russia, [Voice of America] shined a light in those countries and bolstered national security." A pressing message from Military Reporters and Editors:
www.militaryreporters.org/2025/03/mre-...
loading . . .
MRE stands against dismantling Voice of America - Military Reporters and Editors
Military Reporters & Editors calls for the protection of the First Amendment and freedom of the press. MRE: "Don't silence Voice of America."
https://www.militaryreporters.org/2025/03/mre-stands-against-dismantling-voice-of-america/
0
1
1
VA Secretary has decided to attack my colleague
@patriciakime.bsky.social
with an ambush video, willfully misrepresenting her reporting to try and deceive veterans about her important watchdog journalism. I've worked with Patricia off and on for 14 years, let me just say she's the absolute best.
7 months ago
0
14
7
reposted by
Zachary Fryer-Biggs
Steve Beynon
7 months ago
SCOOP: The Army's recruiting numbers look good on paper, but the service is losing roughly a quarter of its troops within the first two years of service.
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
loading . . .
The Army Is Losing Nearly One-Quarter of Soldiers in the First 2 Years of Enlistment
The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest the service is clawing its way out of a yearslong enlistment crisis.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/03/07/army-losing-nearly-one-quarter-of-soldiers-first-2-years-of-enlistment.html
2
18
8
Load more
feeds!
log in