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Wall of Honour vandalized ahead of Remembrance Day ceremony
A Wall of Honour in Cranbrook, British Columbia was vandalized with graffiti ahead of the city’s Remembrance Day ceremony. Canadian news outlets are reporting the disgraceful act took place early on Thursday morning. City workers were able to clean the paint before crowds assembled for the planned event.
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Michaela Nelson Update: Guard releases statement concerning missing Soldier
A plea for help went viral on social media concerning a missing Soldier. Specialist Michaela Nelson reportedly went missing on October 26th, and her loved ones immediately began to worry.
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Bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease found at Fort Sam Houston barracks, JBSA says
KSAT | Rebecca Salinas | November 5, 2021
Residents of the Liberty Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will be relocated after staff discovered legionella bacteria during water testing.
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Facebook verified a Bitcoin scammer pretending to be Elon Musk
Yahoo News | Nicole Lee | November 1, 2021
Despite Facebook’s attempts at verifying suspiciously popular accounts, it isn’t perfect (to say the least). The Verge has reported that the company has mistakenly verified a Facebook fan page for Elon Musk as Musk’s own official account. On top of that, it appears to be run by a Bitcoin scammer.
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Recruit Depot Parris Island graduation dinners “cancelled indefinitely”
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island is famed for mainly one thing, making Marines. As a result, it is a hub for many travelers. Both recruits beginning their journey, and family members coming to watch their Marine’s graduation.
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Civilians share ways they’ve rejected military recruiters
Today, recruiters have a tough undertaking. Selling a job that is stressful, and sometimes extremely dangerous, to a generation that rocks to the mantra of “just living their best life.”
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“Safe gas” to be released in NYC for terror study
Back in August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began “proposing to conduct testing events to improve resiliency of urban areas and transportation systems against chemical or biological terrorist attacks.”
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How 8,500 American POWs died in captivity during the Revolution
During war, POWs often sacrifice the most. We felt it important to take a closer look at those who gave so much for independence of 13 small colonies.
“I soon found that every spark of humanity had fled the breasts of the British officers who had charge of that floating receptacle of human misery; and that nothing but abuse and insult was to be expected,” -Alexander Coffin Jr
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Man tries to trade Russian spaceplane for royal skull
Sometimes you see a news headline and think “that sounds like a Nicolas Cage movie.” This is one of those instances, but it involves a royal skull and a Russian spaceplane.
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US submarine hits object underwater, 11 injured
The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut recently sustained damage while underway. The Navy has confirmed that the “USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. There are no life threatening injuries.”
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All DOD Personnel Now Receive Continuous Security Vetting
Continuous vetting will eventually replace periodic reinvestigations, which are conducted every 10 years for employees with a secret clearance and five years for those with a top secret clearance. It will also include DOD personnel who do not have a clearance, according to Heather Green, assistant director of vetting risk operations for DCSA.
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Taiwan looks to Australia for avoiding war with China
Speaking on the ABC’s “China Tonight” program last night, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu acknowledged that Taiwan is preparing for the possibility of a war with China, and that Australia will be an invaluable partner to that end. If they agree to help.
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