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Esper directs services to review racial bias in grooming standards, training and more

Defense Secretary Mark Esper's team has come back with its first recommendations for tackling racial bias in the military.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

This Jan. 4, 2020, file photo shows a sign for at Fort Bragg, N.C.

Senate’s top Republican ‘OK’ with removing Confederate names from military bases

The Kentucky senator said he'll live with whatever lawmakers decide as they debate an annual defense policy bill for the military in the coming weeks.

By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press

3 years ago

It’s time for the Army to reject Confederacy in the spirit of reconciliation

These men may have been reconciled and their citizenship restored for the sake of the republic, but their records as oath breakers cannot be reconciled without the tacit underwriting of the cause for which they fought, says the author of this commentary.

By Earl M. Wilson

3 years ago

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