Tag : Pentagon
Tuberville Notches Another Historic Loss
By tom On Wednesday, December 06 th, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Let’s call the score 439 to 0, with still some of the fourth quarter to play. On Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Republican Senator from Alabama, released his months-long hold on 439 of 451 military promotions, following growing pressure and more vocal opposition from his own teammates.Read more
With Little Ammo Left To Give, The U.S. Goes Edgy And Relents On Cluster Munitions
By Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Civilian loath them and the military loves them for the same reasons : cluster bombs are incredibly deadly and efficient. And now the U.S is poised to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine — even though, according to some, that could be in violation of U.S law. TheyRead more
Pentagon again sends land mines to Ukraine with a wink and a nod
By tom On Saturday, April 22 nd, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is upping its flow of land mine capability to Ukraine, looking the other way to the questionable use of land mines by both Ukraine and Russia in the current conflict. Cold War style anti-tank ladies are included in the latest military assistance package, $325 million,Read more
From The Halls of Montezuma To The Halls of Congress
By tom On Saturday, January 21 st, 2023 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON -Three active duty Marines have been charged with participating in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said in newly filed court papers. All three Marines, who were arrested more than two years after the attack, work in jobs connected to the intelligence community. Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate,Read more
Pentagon Perturbed At Parsing
By tom On Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News storiesBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — In a Defense Department world where a “readout” — the name of the staid press release that portends to describe in detail a meeting or event — can be written weeks in advance, the idea of journalists being accused by Pentagon officials of trying to parse wordsRead more
Weapons Crunch Panic; Pentagon Peevish When Asked
By tom On Wednesday, November 23 rd, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,Blog Postings ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Top European defense officials — feeling the heat of being closer to the front line of the 21st century European war — have moved beyond fretting to deep concern about diminishing weapons stockpiles in their militaries. While the Russian bear has been smacked around for the pastRead more
For the Pentagon now, “don’t ask, don’t tell” is one way of giving war weapons to Ukraine
By tom On Monday, October 17 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has a new “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy — with this time the policy is about weapon systems it is giving or considering giving to Ukraine and not sexual orientation of personnel. At the forefront are two weapons systems: anti-personnel mines, known as Claymores, andRead more
“A No Kidding Invasion of Their County” As The Next 48 hours Become Critical For Ukraine
By tom On Friday, February 25 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s military has dealt the Russian invading forces unexpected setbacks and has prevented Moscow from being able to “executive their plans as they deemed they would” the Pentagon said. “Our understanding is they have experienced some setbacks,” John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters, referring to theRead more
Biden mum on land mine campaign promise as Pentagon opts to keep studying the issue
By tom On Monday, February 14 th, 2022 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri Red Snow News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is reviewing its landmine use policy, two years after the Trump administration lifted the geographic restrictions on where the weapons could be used. Just like it said it was doing last year. The Trump reversal in January 2020 lifted a ban on the U.S. military’sRead more
COVID Vaccinations Rise As Services Prepare to Ponder Thin Path To Exemptions
By tom On Thursday, October 28 th, 2021 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — COVID vaccinations rates among the active duty force continue to rise, even as each service branch begins the process of determining what exemptions — if any – to consider and evaluate for those declaring objections to the shot. Latest numbers show active-duty personnel with at least one dose is 96.9Read more
September 11 City Lights
By Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON — Almost every night, the lucky few who walked astride LBJ Memorial Gardens on the Pentagon side of the Potomac River dance in a view that never got old: the city lights of the nation’s capital, washing in pride and honor the monuments and memorials to Lincoln, Washington, and Jefferson. ExceptRead more
Major Dog Alert — and Not The One At The White House — As Pentagon faces Supply Chain Danger
By tom On Wednesday, March 31 st, 2021 · no Comments · In And more news stories ,News stories ,WritingBy Tom Squitieri WASHINGTON – Make show, not war seems to be what dog breeders embrace – and because of that, there is a domestic shortage of military working dogs threatening national security, the U.S. Navy’s Naval Post Graduate School said. “As adversaries, both peer and near-peer, become more adept in circumventing detection systems, theRead more
