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March 5, 2019

Task & Purpose lists the active-duty units deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border….
The area around Fort Drum, N.Y., has been declared the most politically tolerant community in the country by The Atlantic, based on analysis from PredictWise. “These are places where people can disagree on politics but still, it appears, give one another the benefit of the doubt,” according to The Atlantic, which has an interactive map of all communities’ rankings. The North Country-Fort Drum region is one of five members of the 2019 class of Great American Defense Communities.
 
Fort Drum community members at a Jan. 24 celebration of the installation’s civilian employees. Photo by Glenn Wagner, Fort Drum Visual Information

March 5, 2019

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Hegseth Invites DOGE to the Pentagon

Hegseth Invites DOGE to the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that Elon Musk’s budget-cutting team could probably find “billions of dollars” in savings at the Department of Defense. “We welcome DOGE to the Pentagon, and I hope to welcome Elon to the Pentagon very soon,” Hegseth said in...

SASC Approves Driscoll as Army Secretary

SASC Approves Driscoll as Army Secretary

The Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday advanced Daniel Driscoll’s nomination to become the next Army secretary, Stars and Stripes reported. Driscoll, a third-generation soldier, told the committee last month that his focus as Army secretary would be to serve...

SecDef Hints at Potential DOD Job Cuts

SecDef Hints at Potential DOD Job Cuts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth implied Friday that the Pentagon may look at reducing the DOD workforce, Defense News reported. At a town hall with DOD personnel, Hegseth was asked about the potential for job cuts. “There are thousands of additional… positions [across...

Hegseth Hits Pause on Air Force Restructuring

Hegseth Hits Pause on Air Force Restructuring

The Air Force has put a hold on its Re-Optimization for Great Power Competition efforts, at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported. That includes pausing work on Integrated Capabilities Command, designed to help...

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