Author: Braxton Taylor
On this Bear Grease Render, host Clay Newcomb, Dr. Misty Newcomb, and Josh “Landbridge” Spielmaker are joined by Bear Grease podcast featured guest Pablo Esquivel. Pablo gives more details of what it was like growing up in Costa Rica, some of the culture shock of moving to Alabama as a young adult, his passion for deer hunting, love of finding stone points, and laid-back attitude about his big game tattoos. Read the full article here
The Army is halting a popular program that allowed soldiers to extend their enlistments in short increments, a shift that will require troops to commit to longer service terms, according to internal documents and email reviewed by Military.com.Effective June 1, the Army will in most cases discontinue its service extension policy, which had permitted soldiers to prolong their enlistments by as little as one month and up to 23 months. The option has been widely used by troops weighing a transition to civilian life or those hesitant to commit to longer contracts — particularly as financial incentives wane for service…
“Teams that say they’re elite aren’t elite until they start performing,” Gen. Mark D. Kelly, the Air Force officer in charge of Air Combat Command, says in the new Netflix documentary film, “Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds.”The Air Combat Command commander makes the final decision in certifying who gets to be a member of the Air Force’s Thunderbirds air demonstration team and perform for the American people. “Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds” takes viewers behind the scenes of what it takes to get the four-star general’s approval to represent the Air Force’s best in front of the American people.”There’s high standards that…
The U.S. Coast Guard plans to cut one-quarter of its 46 flag officer positions this year in a move that acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said is part of a force redesign aimed at improving effectiveness.In a Coast Guard-wide message May 15, Lunday said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem “determined that there is redundant executive oversight” in the service that “hinders efficient decision-making and service effectiveness.”The goal is to reduce the number of flag officers by about 25% over the next seven months, cutting at least a dozen positions. The positions will be eliminated and the flag officer corps redesigned,…
The Marine Corps is partnering with federal immigration authorities under a pilot program the service says is aimed at preventing foreign nationals from unlawfully accessing multiple installations across the country, spokespeople for the service told Military.com on Tuesday.Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California announced Friday that it is integrating Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents into its installation security. A spokesperson for the Marine Corps said that ICE agents will also be part of installation security at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, and Marine Corps Base Hawaii.The pilot program is in the “proof-of-concept” phase,…