Hegseth orders the end of DACOWITS--said its agenda is "divisive." "Major themes ... have been prevention of sexual assault and harassment, gender equality and integration, career progression & women’s health and wellbeing." By @hopeseck.bsky.social www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/pentago...

The best part of leaving media was breaking free from the shackles of Chartbeat

WaPo exclusive: The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment about Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has internally assessed that its mission is perceived as “leveraging fear,” driving a “wedge between citizens and the military.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Big props to @hopeseck.bsky.social for her scoop on a terrifying LCAC collision. Many signs of deep troubles: -Failure to identify constant bearing, decreasing range -Improper radio comms -Failure to even slow when crash was imminent taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-lc...

“The April 13 mission made her, along with pilot Capt. Claire ‘Atomic’ Eddins, the Air Force’s first all-female crew of aces – signifying five air-to-air kills.” 🇺🇸 @hopeseck.bsky.social www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Marine veteran creates searchable database of global battles www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

700 diplomats at State are set to be laid off. This amounts to 60% of all foreign service officer currently based in DC. 60%! State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

Outstanding reporting from @hopeseck.bsky.social highlights how domestic missions are pushing the boundaries of what troops signed up for, and sparking a moral reckoning within the ranks. Thread 🧵: thewarhorse.org/military-con...

Army tests robotic coyotes to defend fighter jets www.armytimes.com/news/your-ar...

“The commission has involved veterans from the start, launching a portal where vets could share their stories and questions they wanted answered” — HERE: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/contact-1 @hopeseck.bsky.social

Her Medal of Honor was once revoked. Now her base is being renamed. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

Investigating claims of a “Trump Bump” in military recruiting. With @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Best wishes to winners @hopeseck.bsky.social and @roigfranzia.bsky.social! And once again, heartfelt thanks to @newhousesu.bsky.social and @syracuseu.bsky.social for keeping alive the memory of my brother, John M Higgins. #MirrorAwards #MirrorsAwards

I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets

The Navy gear warped Army boat ramps, while the Army boats punched “a bunch of holes” into Navy docks, officials told investigators. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

BREAKING: The Pentagon is planning to fire 5,400 civilian employees starting next week as it prepares to eliminate 8 percent of its civilian workforce, the department announced Friday www.politico.com/news/2025/02... @paulmcleary.bsky.social

Pentagon committees that advise senior leaders on matters ranging from science to handling of sexual misconduct are once again fighting to continue operating. 40+ committees were given a deadline of today to provide a comprehensive response justifying their existence, via @hopeseck.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS from Guantanamo Bay: The U.S. military has just delivered 11 Yemeni prisoners to Oman, leaving the population at the detention center at its lowest number in its history. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/u...

Song of the day: youtu.be/T_qkVPZ8DJI?...

In an unusual moment for court proceedings, the defendant's Marine Corps attorney used a recess to have the gunner preside over his promotion to captain.

When Justin Kelley graduated today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, he became a gunnery sergeant — an unorthodox promotion, especially by Marine Corps standards Kelley is the first Marine to emerge from the Corps' fast-track talent acquisition program, via @hopeseck.bsky.social

A former commandant called in to testify when a Marine gunner is charged with going AWOL.

Confidence rates significantly trail male peers. For @militarytimes.bsky.social:

My younger daughter after her tantrum popped her unicorn balloon

A searchlight, a World War II-era machine gun and lots of caffeine help a band of volunteers protect the night skies over Ukraine’s capital.

In journalism, ADD is more of a feature than a bug. Starting work on a story I finished reporting for a month ago with no memory of a single interview -- here's hoping my transcript library will surprise and delight me as I fall in love with whatever the topic was all over again

BREAKING via Reuters The Israeli cabinet has approved the ceasefire deal with Lebanon

Some exciting news from @economist.com. All American service members—all 1.3m active duty, and those retired—now have free access to The Economist's website, thanks to a deal with DoD. If I'm not mistaken, you can access it through DoD's library pages: www.dodmwrlibraries.org. Happy reading.

Bluesky seems just as janky to use now as when I checked in 9 months ago. But I hear reporters are hanging out here and ruining the vibe, which makes me want to investigate further.

I'm going to try hard to stop by here more than once a week. Can anyone recommend some good follows?

Love any time I can work for The War Zone:

"If I can go twice as long on the same amount of fuel, our logistics tail is less predictable." digital.nationaldefensemagazine.org/february-202...

Last year, @attackerman.bsky.social wrote a story for Rolling Stone about how Mattis symbolized an era of American grift and greed. That was before this new corruption came to light. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Has the party officially moved to Blue Sky? Should I make the switch?

Latest for Sandboxx News:

Military trivia: What is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization to have an illness named after it?

My latest for @washingtonpost.com:

The U.S. Army is also buying an inflatable Abrams tank and a blow-up Black Hawk

Will the machines make the right choice?

First story for Atlas Obscura:

Exclusive: In the wake of a new range qualification program that has caused the proportion of troops earning the highest-level shooting badge to drop by more than half, the Marine Corps is changing policy to offer those who miss the mark another shot.

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