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5 days ago | 
militarytimes.com | Tara Copp |Beth Sullivan
The United States is consolidating its forces supporting counter-ISIS operations in Syria, reducing the number of U.S. troops in the country to fewer than 1,000 in the coming months, Pentagon officials said Friday.
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5 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Tara Copp |Beth Sullivan
The United States is consolidating its forces supporting counter-ISIS operations in Syria, reducing the number of U.S. troops in the country to fewer than 1,000 in the coming months, Pentagon officials said Friday.
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6 days ago | 
marinecorpstimes.com | Beth Sullivan
The Marine Corps has identified two Marines who were killed in a vehicle accident Tuesday while deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, both combat engineers assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were killed in a crash during a convoy movement supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the 1st Marine Division said in a release Thursday.
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6 days ago | 
militarytimes.com | Beth Sullivan
The Marine Corps has identified two Marines who were killed in a vehicle accident Tuesday while deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border. Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, both combat engineers assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were killed in a crash during a convoy movement supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the 1st Marine Division said in a release Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
navytimes.com | Beth Sullivan
The Navy relieved the commanding officer and command master chief of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 on Friday, the service announced. Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved by Capt. Christopher Milner, commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to perform leadership duties,” the Navy said in a brief release.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Beth Sullivan
The Navy relieved the commanding officer and command master chief of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 4 on Friday, the service announced. Cmdr. Brett Robblee and Command Master Chief Felix Phillips were relieved by Capt. Christopher Milner, commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group 2, “due to a loss of confidence in their ability to perform leadership duties,” the Navy said in a brief release.
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2 weeks ago | 
navytimes.com | Beth Sullivan
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Information Operations Command Colorado on Thursday, the service announced. Cmdr. Christopher Johnson was relieved of his duties by Capt. Chelsey Zwicker, commodore of Naval Information Operations Command Pacific, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said. “The Navy maintains the highest standards for commanding officers and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the service said in a release.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Beth Sullivan
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of Navy Information Operations Command Colorado on Thursday, the service announced. Cmdr. Christopher Johnson was relieved of his duties by Capt. Chelsey Zwicker, commodore of Naval Information Operations Command Pacific, due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy said. “The Navy maintains the highest standards for commanding officers and holds them accountable when those standards are not met,” the service said in a release.
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3 weeks ago | 
armytimes.com | Beth Sullivan |Lolita Baldor
The U.S. Army onTuesdayidentified three of the four U.S. soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania last week. Sgt. Jose Duenez, Jr., 25, of Joliet, Illinois; Sgt. Edvin F. Franco, 25, of Glendale, California; and Pfc. Dante D. Taitano, 21, of Dededo, Guam, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were recovered Monday from a peat bog at a training site near Pabrade, Lithuania, the Army said. “This loss is simply devastating,” said Maj. Gen.
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1 month ago | 
militarytimes.com | Tara Copp |Beth Sullivan
The Pentagon revealed the specifics of its transgender troop policy in a court filing Wednesday that says any service member or recruit who has been diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria is disqualified from serving — unless they can prove they meet a specific warfighting need and adhere to severe restrictions on their day-to-day behavior.
