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3M’s heartless approach toward Purple Heart recipients
3M sold its Combat Arms earplugs to every branch of the armed forces, but design defects may have caused hearing loss for service members.
By James McCormick
Memo exempting Task Force Sinai leaders from alcohol limit was an ‘error,’ officials say
Task Force Sinai's leaders were initially exempt from the policy.
By Davis Winkie
The link between extremism and military functioning
One measure to address extremism might be to establish guidance on when extremist activities impact good order, discipline, say the authors of this commentary.
By Marek N. Posard, William Marcellino, and Todd Helmus
Mexico border mission funded through 2021, no current plans to draw down thousands of troops
There's no sign of redeployments from the border.
Biden ends Trump ban on transgender service members
Service members are once again allowed to transition to their preferred gender.
The border emergency is canceled, but thousands of troops there aren’t scheduled to go home
More than 3,000 troops are stationed at the border, and they'll continue to stay there.
Biden overrides Trump orders on diversity training
President Joe Biden's first set of executive orders included provisions to shift federal workforce policy away from Trump administration plans.
By Jessie Bur
Trump orders DoD to explore use of nuclear power for space
A new executive order would also speed up the testing time for a nuclear reactor at a U.S. facility.
By Aaron Mehta
As term winds down, Trump shifts Pentagon line of succession
Shuffling the line of succession at the Defense Department is not a new move for presidents.
By Aaron Mehta
Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over diversity training order
The lawsuit alleges that the prohibitions on certain types of diversity training infringe on constitutionally protected rights of employees.
By Jessie Bur
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper
The Defense Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing to continue funding the paper.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press