Six wargames to add to your holiday gift list
Some wargames aren't available to the public. Fortunately, there are games out there that can be obtained without needing a security clearance.
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Sailors to see $375 million in barracks improvements
Plans include major projects for more urgent renovations and improvements at six bases, as well as smaller projects across 50 bases.
By Karen Jowers
Navy unveils active duty E-7 selections
Navy Personnel Command said last month that more than 18,000 E-6s were being considered for a total of 4,765 spots.
By Diana Stancy
Top US general in the Mideast says ISIS in Iraq and Syria still long-term threat
While no longer a major security threat, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said ISIS is never going to be defeated unless the international community can address the indoctrination of refugees displaced by years of war.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Virus won’t stop 65th year of NORAD tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
Due to safety restrictions because of COVID-19, however, fewer volunteers allowed at the call center will mean not every child will get a live person when they call 1-877-Hi-NORAD.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pentagon shakeup means more civilian oversight for special operations
A more empowered assistant defense secretary now has a direct line to the SECDEF to talk special operations.
US military prepares disaster response as Central America faces back-to-back hurricanes
Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo prepares to respond to Hurricane Iota after 10 days of providing disaster relief for Hurricane Eta.
By Harm Venhuizen
NORAD’s Canadian troops plan for a different holiday season at Peterson Air Force Base amid pandemic
Canada's quarantine policy has meant that jetting home for a weekend isn’t an option for the Canadian troops at Peterson Air Force Base.
By Tom Roeder, The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette via the AP
Military funeral honors delayed by pandemic to be held in Kentucky
Funeral honors will be held this week for 65 veterans whose services were delayed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Democrats blast Esper firing as national security risk
Congressional Democrats have unloaded on President Trump for abruptly firing Defense Secretary Esper.
By Joe Gould
Parade honors 101-year-old WWII veteran who served in all-Black, all-female unit
The mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, proclaimed Romay Davis' birthday Romay Davis Day.
By Brad Harper, Montgomery Advertiser via the AP