The new military dependent ID cards issued to military spouses’ children from previous partners will be changed to remove the designation of “stepchild,” the Pentagon said Friday after advocates complained that the label was insensitive.
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Veterans Affairs chief vows to fix ‘extremely disappointing’ health record system
Orion Donovan-Smith The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said his agency would “reimagine” its approach to a new health record system being tested in Spokane after watchdog reports found the flawed rollout hurt productivity and threatened patient safety.…
Chinese CEO sentenced for ploy to ‘reverse engineer’ US military engines with help of U.S. Navy officer
Steve Patterson The Florida Times-Union (TNS) A Chinese business executive who wanted to copy American-made boat engines to sell to China’s Navy was sentenced Wednesday evening to 42 months in prison by a federal judge in Jacksonville. Ge Songtao, who was indicted in 2019 along with…
GAO report examining non-combat deaths finds lapses in training, oversight among Marines and Army
Erika I. Ritchie The Orange County Register A long-awaited report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office examining the high rate of non-combat training accidents involving tanks and trucks used by the Army and Marine Corps identified nine recommendations officials say the military services should enact to…
George W. Bush criticizes Biden over Afghanistan pullout
Former President George W. Bush Wednesday trashed President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying it would likely lead to a takeover by the fundamentalist Taliban.
Soldier found dead at her home identified as an Army captain
Sig Christenson San Antonio Express-News A soldier found dead at her off-post residence has been identified as Capt. Alexis E. Graff, bringing the number of GIs to die under similar circumstances in recent months to three. An Army nurse assigned to…
