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Defense News
America's military superiority has "eroded to a dangerous degree," leaving the U.S. in a "crisis of national security," especially if faced with more than one conflict at once, a new congressionally mandated report concluded. "The U.S. military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict," reads the report issued by the National Defense Strategy Commission. "It might struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia. The United States is particularly at risk of being overwhelmed should its military be forced to fight on two or more fronts simultaneously."
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Military.com
The U.S. Army's top official said that he wants to see sergeants making regular visits to the barracks on weekends to help reduce the number of soldiers who die by suicide. "It's a tragedy that we have suicide in our ranks, but it's coming into our ranks from society writ large," Army Secretary Mark Esper told an audience at the American Enterprise Institute. "Every week, I am signing letters to families offering my condolences for soldiers who have taken their lives." The problem typically affects younger soldiers and is usually "related to personal financial problems, relationship problems and career concerns," Esper said, adding that alcohol consumption can be a factor as well. It's also "typically a Friday night though Sunday morning problem," he said.
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Military Times
A new proposal would eliminate the Pentagon's recent Post-9/11 GI Bill transfer restrictions and, for the first time in the history of the benefit, allow some vets to pass it to their family members. Sen. Cory Booker, a prominent New Jersey Democrat, plans to introduce the Veteran Education and Transfer Extension Act in Congress. Booker's bill would allow veterans who did not have dependents when they left the military to transfer the benefit should they get married or have children later in life. Under current rules, the transfer must happen while the eligible service member is still in the military. In addition to this significant expansion of the benefit, Booker's bill would also wipe away the Defense Department's controversial new transfer rules.
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War on the Rocks (opinion)
Brig. Gen. Chad Manske writes, "Comfortable in my position as the commandant of the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, where theory, history and application serve as lenses through which national security strategies are conceived, I've often taken for granted the freedoms and liberties I enjoy, and sacrifices our service members made for me to enjoy them. I also fought, but without malice, enabled by the thoughtless contentment relative security provided. ... As we reflect on the centennial of the Great War, let us do so with the dignity and respect deserving of all veterans who fought in all of our wars for the sake of liberty and justice, and may we take the lessons of wars past and apply them to a more peaceful future, such that the last war is truly thought of as 'the war to end all wars.'"
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Army Times
A month after the Defense Department codified its 12-month "deploy or get out" policy, the Army has released its own, more strident version. Soldiers who are nondeployable for an administrative reason have six months to straighten it out or face separation, according to a recent directive. The policy takes aim at a chunk of the Army's approximately 60,000 currently nondeployable soldiers. While 80 percent of those are in the medical category, a good number of them have been getting by because of solvable issues.
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KALB-TV
The Louisiana Army National Guard's multicomponent cadre Basic Leader Course at Camp Cook in Ball implemented a new course curriculum at the end of the summer. The BLC revamp is part of the Army's Noncommissioned Officer 2020 initiative released by the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command in 2015 along with the publishing of EXORD 236-15. The NCO 2020 will develop the next generation of professional NCOs that can thrive in chaos and ambiguity, as well as adapt and win in a complex world by being provided with appropriately designed learning experiences at each level of leadership. "The new curriculum really puts the emphasis back on learning and allows it to be put in the student's perspective," said Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Maxwell, commandant, 1st Battalion (NCOA), 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute).
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Military.com
Three Marine leaders who were fired from their Reserve command last year failed to address low morale and a poor command climate, caused in part by the mistreatment of at least one unit member who was dealing with a medical issue, according to an investigation obtained by Military.com. Col. Morgan Mann, Sgt. Maj. James Boutin and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Hoy were relieved of their duties in October 2017 by Lt. Gen. Rex McMillian, then-commander of Marine Forces Reserve. Mann was the 25th Marine Regiment's commanding officer, Boutin served as inspector-instructor, and Hoy was a personnel officer. McMillian lost confidence and trust in the Marines' ability to command and lead members of regiment, which is based out of Fort Devens, Massachusetts, according to documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request.
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United States Air Force Academy
The Medal of Honor is the highest military honor presented to service members who have displayed the highest level of valor. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the distinction to the fallen airman earlier this year for his heroism during the Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan. He is the first airman to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. Speaking to a group of airmen, cadets and cadet candidates, retired Chief Master Sgt. Michael Lamonica, formerly of the 720th Special Tactics Group and personal friend of the Chapman family, emphasized that John's example should serve as a guide.
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DVIDS
Three of the Army's top NCOs received accolades for their leadership during a recognition breakfast presented by the Redstone/Huntsville Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army. "I am an American Soldier, and I am [very] proud of it. But the most important NCO is not the sergeant major; it's the first sergeant," said Command Sgt. Maj. Rodger Mansker, Army Materiel Command's command sergeant major, who was the guest speaker at the event. "Our first sergeants are responsible for the good order and discipline of our formations and are looked to as the standard bearers of their organizations. They are truly the epitome of the noncommissioned officer."
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