Horror of 9/11 Attacks Still Reverberates as U.S. Marks 21st Anniversary
Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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President Biden Honors 9/11 Victims, Vows Commitment to Thwart Terror
President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days.
Congress Dives into UFOs, but No Signs of Extraterrestrials
Congress has held its first hearing in half a century on unidentified flying objects.
UPDATE: 11 U.S. Marines, Navy Medic Killed, 15 Wounded in Kabul Attack
U.S. officials say 12 U.S. service members were killed, including 11 Marines and a Navy medic in an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
U.S. Military to Require COVID-19 Vaccine; President Biden Wants Employers to Do the Same
The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
Pentagon to require COVID vaccine for all troops by Sept. 15
The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.
Report: F-35 Schedule Delays
Government Accounting Office Prediction.
The Government Accounting office says some flight testing work on the F-35 fighter jet will not be completed till May of 2018…a year from now. From the GAO Report: “Our analysis of historical test point data as of December 2016 indicates that the average test point execution rates are much lower, at 220 mission systems test points per month. In…
White House: Trump Budget will Hike Defense Spending by $54B
(AP Photo/LM Otero)The White House says President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defense spending and impose corresponding cuts to domestic programs and foreign aid. White House budget officials outlined the information during a telephone call with reporters given on condition of anonymity. The budget officials on the call ignored requests to put the…
Pentagon Ends Ban of Transgender Troops in the Military
The Pentagon will let transgender individuals serve openly in the U.S. military, ending one of the last bans on service in the armed forces. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the change Thursday. Carter says it’s the right thing to do. He says only a person’s qualifications should matter, and that there should be no other unrelated barriers to service. Carter’s…
