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How MREs inspired today’s meal-delivery industry
The MRE has to survive heat, cold, impact and time. And it has to do all of that at scale. Sound familiar?
By Clay Beyersdorfer
US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
AFRICOM conducts 50th airstrike in Somalia amid US troop relocation in Africa
The strikes come days after the Pentagon unveiled plans to remove a “majority” of the 700 U.S. troops currently in Somalia from the country and relocate them.
By Diana Stancy
Plan for free national park access for wounded vets signed into law
The Wounded Veterans Recreation Act gives free lifetime entry to national parks to veterans who suffered or aggravated disabilities while serving in the military.
Pentagon chief announces delivery of anti-bomb, snipers’ equipment during visit to Philippines
Talks between Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and the Philippine defense and foreign secretaries centered on "deepening our alliance and supporting a free and open South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region."
Dozens of AFRICOM-bound troops in limbo since mid-October
Nearly 40 Army troops have been stuck in quarantine limbo awaiting deployment to east Africa since October.
By Davis Winkie
Army to fire, suspend officers and enlisted soldiers over violence at Fort Hood
Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy will take administrative action that will remove soldiers from their jobs, and likely trigger investigations that could lead to a wide range of punishments, according to officials.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump to attend the Army-Navy game at West Point, official says
The game on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy's homefield in West Point, New York, will mark the first time the storied rivalry will be held at an academy’s field since 1943.
The ‘unexplained’ reasons female feds make less money
Female feds still make less money on average than their male counterparts, but the reasons why are getting harder to quantify.
By Jessie Bur
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Howard Altman