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General details hourslong delay in getting Guard to Capitol

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Tuskegee Airmen letter throws support to Biden’s Defense nominee Gen. Lloyd Austin

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Biden’s request to waive law for Defense nominee puts Democrats in a bind

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Biden considers Lloyd Austin, retired four-star general, to head U.S. military: report

If picked and confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
/ November 28, 2020

Official who called Obama ‘terrorist leader’ in charge of Pentagon policy

Pentagon official Anthony Tata, who called President Barack Obama a “terrorist leader” is now running the department’s policy.
/ November 10, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

President Obama is about to bring his pen to the gun fight

President Obama is about to use his pen and issue a new wave of executive actions on gun control, as the […]
/ January 5, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Nearly 30 US personnel assisting search for missing girls in Nigeria

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. team that is in Nigeria assisting the government in its search for nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls is made up of nearly 30 people drawn from the State and Defense departments, as well as the FBI, the White House said Monday.
/ May 12, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Black victim of sexual assault in the military speaks out

theGRIO REPORT – It’s taken her decades to talk openly about being raped, and the discussion still triggers a flood of emotion…
/ September 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Senate to vote on moving ahead on Hagel nod

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Senate moved toward a vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama’s contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department, with the former Republican senator on track to win confirmation after a protracted political fight.
/ February 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

General William 'Kid' Ward demoted for lavish travel, spending

WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses…
/ November 13, 2012