The competition started in 2020 and gives troops a chance to solve military problems and receive recognition. A spokesman attributed the “tough decision” to cancel the Tampa ball to “the dynamic and uncertain security environment" in the Middle East. Secretary Austin outlined U.S. production constraints and made the case to Congress for more funds to ramp up munitions production for Ukraine and Israel. “It may be that we completely break the [Air Force Specialty Code] structure," said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the service's personnel chief. “I’d call it a piece of s***, but manure has value,” one Redditor said of myDecorations. Lawmakers want more information on how many procedures have been performed and how they were justified. Paul Whelan, a corporate security director and Marine veteran, was detained in Moscow in 2018 and convicted in 2020. “We are finally, after years and years and years of trying to do this, getting rid of the Scantrons." Several candidates at the first Republican debate held Wednesday advocated sending more active-duty troops to work along the U.S. border with Mexico. Advocates worry that Congress may never pass reforms needed to help Afghan allies safely escape the Taliban and resettle in America. Load More