The “Six Triple Eight” was honored Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal, following a long-running campaign to recognize their efforts. Directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland discuss everything that went into creating one of the most realistic depictions of combat ever made. The Marine Corps created the team in response to the rising use of unmanned aerial vehicles in international conflicts. The service will send teams to nine bases to ensure compliance with the president's executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion. Some articles about Navajo Code Talkers that were taken down have contained the term "DEI" in their broken links. The Pentagon said pages honoring minority troops were mistakenly removed — but defended its efforts to cut content highlighting women and minority groups. By Tara Copp, AP
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4 months ago The September 2024 workout was “unusually intense,” and resulted in 24 of the 61 participants developing rhabdomyolysis. A handful of operational U.S. Army brigades now have a tool to “see” how they and enemy forces look in the otherwise invisible electromagnetic spectrum. Load More