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DOD educator unions sue Trump over collective bargaining rights
Unions representing DOD educators are challenging President Trump's executive order excluding federal workers from collective bargaining.
By Karen Jowers
Pentagon not doing enough to control open burning, report says
The Radford Army Ammunition Plant emits nearly three million pounds of pollutants each year
By Peter Rathmell
White House seeks new $10B Ukraine fund with half for Pentagon
The White House has formally asked Congress for $32.5 billion pandemic relief and “critical assistance” to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, with $4.8 billion for the Pentagon, as part of an updated supplemental spending request.
By Joe Gould
New US sanctions target Russia’s multibillion-dollar defense sector
The measures, triggered by Moscow’s war against Ukraine, target both Russia and its ally Belarus, which has been a staging ground for the invasion.
By Joe Gould
US pledges $54 million in humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees
The United States has issued nearly $405 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine since 2014.
Biden to send $350M in military aid to Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden authorized the State Department to send another $350 million in weapons, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, to help Ukrainian forces fight back the ongoing Russian invasion.
By Joe Gould
Navy contractor names 4 killed in Hawaii helicopter crash
A civilian contractor working for the Navy on Wednesday disclosed the names of four employees killed when their helicopter crashed on the Hawaii island of Kauai.
Sailors and Marines with PTSD or other trauma to have their discharge upgrade cases reexamined
A court settlement requires the Navy to automatically review the cases of discharged sailors and Marines who received other than honorable or general characterizations of service due to behavior connected to conditions like PTSD.
By Diana Stancy
‘Candy Bomber’ who dropped sweets during Berlin Airlift dies
Pilot Gail S. Halvorsen used his own candy ration to regularly drop sweet treats for children, using handkerchiefs as parachutes to carry the to the ground.
By Colleen Slevin
Religious exemptions for vaccines given to Marines already leaving the Corps
The Corps denied sending form letters to Marines whose religious exemptions weren't approved, but acknowledged the letters may have been similar.
By Philip Athey
Manslaughter charges against MARSOC corpsman dropped by military judge
The court found that a top Marine lawyer made "threatening" statements that sabotaged any chance for a fair trial.
By Todd South