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Don’t let space become the next military battleground

President Donald Trump’s recent proposal for a military-oriented Space Force has renewed a debate that occurred at the outset of American space exploration 60 years ago: Should issues associated with exploring the heavens be controlled by the military or by a civilian organization? In 1958, embarrassed by the Soviet Union’s triumphant launch of Sputnik, President […]

November 29, 2018

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They served their country. Why aren’t elite colleges serving them better?

PRINCETON, N.J. — The ink starts at Sam Fendler’s left wrist and winds up his arm, a tableau of his life before college that begins with a block of text: “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” At the top of the […]

November 29, 2018

Thousands of Tennessee veterans haven’t received GI Bill benefits for months. Here’s why.

Staff Sgt. Robert Baker was so stressed about money that he made a “spur of the moment decision” and dropped out of all his classes. It was already October and he hadn’t received his GI Bill benefits for the start of his fall semester at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. The 30-year-old communications major […]

November 29, 2018

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GMC Prep art student put a face to sacrifice, patriotism on display

The show, “Portraits of Courage: The Veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home,” is the result of GMC senior visual art students, and a select few of gifted underclassman, conducting interviews with veterans home residents about their personal lives and military service. They took information gleaned from the veterans and used it to create portraits […]

November 27, 2018

Schriever senior enlisted leader died while hiking Colorado peak

A senior master sergeant with the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base east of Colorado Springs died while hiking a peak in Park County, the military said Saturday. Harold Mosley II was rock climbing Friday on Badger Mountain, an 11,295-foot peak northwest of Lake George when he died after falling an unspecified […]

November 27, 2018

Fort Bragg School that Trains Special Operations Troops Gets Upgrade

Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag has watched and listened to the construction work outside his Fort Bragg office for as long as he has been in command of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Glancing out the window of Bryant Hall, the sight of hard hats and fluorescent vests brings a smile to […]

November 27, 2018

Cherokee NJROTC cadets learn about military life, history during trip to Charleston

ROGERSVILLE — Twenty-six Cherokee High School NJROTC students toured Charleston’s Patriots Point and The Citadel on November 16-17. The trip started with a visit to The Citadel, a four-year public military college established in 1842. Graduates of The Citadel are not required to serve in the military; however, about 35 percent of each class commission […]

November 27, 2018

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Local businessman creates scholarship for veterans at South Plains College

There is one subject that all Americans agree without argument – the love and support of the United States military and its servicemen and women. If not for their bravery and sacrifice, life in this country would be chaos. Local businessman Bill Cohen, owner/operator of McDonald’s of Levelland, has made it possible to honor servicemen […]

November 21, 2018

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St. Bonaventure University professor has new book out on the Civil War

Chris Mackowski, a St. Bonaventure University professor and prolific Civil War author, has a new book out detailing a little-noted period in the late fall of 1863 in which an epic battle did not happen. “The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26-December 2, 1863” (Savas Beatie) details maneuverings — both military […]

November 21, 2018

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Saint Joseph’s College remembers veteran chaplain, Father Clement Falter

Saint Joseph’s College posted the following message online on Monday, Nov. 12, for Veterans Day, “in memory of all our veterans today:” In honor of all those who have served in support of our Country on this day of remembrance, Saint Joseph’s College would like to share the story of one of our fallen and […]

November 21, 2018

Program aims to help veterans find work in tech fields

CHICAGO — Growing up in Chicago, a smart kid who studied only enough in school to get by, Frederick Davis turned to the military — the Navy, in fact — to “get me on track” in life. As it turned out, despite thinking of himself as “mechanically inclined,” Davis possessed a technical aptitude which moved […]

November 21, 2018

Crosby: Fermilab program aims to help veterans find work in tech fields while offsetting wave of retirements

ODU engineers work with Army to develop enhanced night-vision robotics

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — The battlefields are on the other side of the world, but they may become a little safer someday because of the research happening at Old Dominion University. Engineering students are working to improve technologies for air and ground intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition under adverse battlefield conditions in day and […]

November 20, 2018

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Fort Leonard Wood’s first female commander wants women to know what’s possible when serving in the military

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — The hallway leading to the commander’s office is adorned with 40 framed pictures, arranged like a long arrow pointing forward, of the men in uniform who have led this sprawling post in the Ozarks. Bucking the trend, the latest photo added to the wall is of Army Maj. Gen. Donna […]

November 20, 2018

Montgomery Foundation furthers outstanding support for MSU military students

STARKVILLE, Miss.—The G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Foundation has recently committed $100,000 in support of multiple areas within the Mississippi State University Center for America’s Veterans, which is also named for the late U.S. Congressman. One portion of the commitment secures adaptable support through an excellence fund for the many initiatives and programs that take place within […]

November 20, 2018

Foreign Naval officers dive into Air Mobility

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AFNS) — Approximately 56 foreign and joint military officers from 52 foreign naval services from around the world visited Joint Base Charleston Nov. 13, 2018, to learn about the mission and capabilities of Air Mobility Command as well as JB Charleston’s role as the gateway to the Atlantic. This is the […]

November 20, 2018

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Riverside City College hires veteran educator as 12th president

Riverside City College is getting its 12th president. He is Gregory Anderson, a 52-year-old educator who has managed programs at colleges and universities in California, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Venezuela, Riverside Community College District officials said. Anderson is set to begin leading the district’s largest campus, which has a fall enrollment of 23,000, on Jan. […]

November 16, 2018

College of Medicine holds panel on veteran health, military medicine

Former active duty army medics and current medical students participated in an engaging conversation about veteran health during the first Veterans Health Forum at Drexel University College of Medicine Nov. 14, as part of the university’s Veterans Appreciation Month. The panelists explored and analyzed the differences between civilian and military medicine, how civilian doctors should […]

November 16, 2018

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Fordham writing workshop helps vets communicate

Some stories are first-hand accounts of the horrors of war; others explore life away from the battlefield, sometimes in offbeat and surprising ways. The writers are most often combat veterans. The stories for each 10-week session are published in print paperbacks. David Surface, founder and instructor of the Veterans Writing Workshop, started the program in 2010. Three […]

November 16, 2018

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