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All Veterans Affairs police to get body cameras by the end of 2023
Dashboard cameras in cars will also record officers interactions with visitors to VA property.
Services need clear guidance for granting tattoo waivers, report says
Lawmakers are questioning whether tattoo policies are slowing military recruiting.
Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens
Russia widened its military offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east for the first time.
Pentagon reveals info on $200M military aid to Ukraine, including more Javelins
President Joe Biden authorized a $200 million package of additional military assistance for Ukraine in recent weeks, the Pentagon confirmed.
Marine veteran in body armor kills four in Florida, including infant, sheriff says
Bryan Riley is a Marine veteran who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
By Kelli Kennedy
Nanotech-built armor could replace Kevlar, steel for soldier protection
A polymer patterned in a “lattice-like” structure using nanotechnologies could withstand more force than Kevlar or steel.
By Todd South
Military stumped by stolen box of Marine Corps armor-piercing grenades
The Pentagon’s IG wrote that the disappearing grenades “further emphasized the lack of proper security for rail shipments” of military arms, explosives and ammunition.
Book excerpt: ‘Bullets Not Ballots: Success in Counterinsurgency Warfare’
In “Bullets Not Ballots,” Jacqueline L. Hazelton challenges the claim that winning “hearts and minds” is critical to successful counterinsurgency campaigns.
By Jacqueline L. Hazelton
Marine Corps to re-evaluate body composition standards
Study volunteers are asked to bring their basic training records, along with PFT and CFT scores.
By Philip Athey
Marine grunts are getting new night vision, helmets, vehicles, tropical uniforms and boots
Marine infantry is getting a head-to-toe gear makeover.
By Todd South
What the military needs after Afghanistan
Landpower will be the decisive factor in any future conflict, say the authors of this commentary.
By John Spencer and Steve Leonard