An attack outside the Pentagon on Tuesday left a police officer dead and multiple other people injured, prompting a temporary lockdown at the Arlington, Va., building, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. The officer, whose name has not yet been publicly released, was stabbed several times in the neck. The officer …
Read More »National Guard Troops To Leave U.S. Capitol This Week
Nearly five months after being deployed to the U.S. Capitol to secure the U.S. Capitol compound after the Jan. 6 insurrection, National Guard troops were set to leave and turn over security of the area to Capitol Police. Guard troops, their mission ending Sunday, were expected to be leaving on …
Read More »Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Demands Review Of The Military’s Sexual Assault Prevention Programs
After becoming the United States‘ first black defense secretary, retired four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin has authorized a review into the military’s sexual assault prevention programs following the death of 20-year-old soldier Vanessa Guillen in April 2020. Senior leaders of the new defense attorney have two weeks to inform him …
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