Tag : Department of Defense
title : Iconic U.S. Army Dog Tags Change for First Time in 40 years for Better Protection
summary : New identification dog tags for U.S. Army personnel to wear around their necks now are being tooled without individual social security numbers, due to security and identity theft concerns. It is the first time in four decades that changes are being made to a century-old piece of hardware for soldiers.
date : Dec 11, 2015 12:45 PM EST
US Airstrikes on ISIS title : U.S. Official Claims Over 10,000 ISIS Militants Killed, but Questions Remain on Counting Process
summary : U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken has claimed that the U.S. coalition has killed more than 10,000 ISIS militants since the bombing campaign began nine months ago. However, some have claimed that number is difficult to independently verify without hard evidence.
date : Jun 04, 2015 01:19 PM EDT
Civilians in ISIS Controlled Territory - Women and Children title : Pentagon Admits that Airstrikes against ISIS Led to Civilian Deaths; Group Claims Victims Include 31 Children, 19 Women
summary : Officials at the Pentagon have claimed that the bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria against ISIS has been precise and accurate. However, an internal military investigation claimed civilians were caught in the crossfire.
date : May 05, 2015 02:18 PM EDT
Religious Freedom in US Military - Christians title : Religious Freedom Advocates Claim ‘Hostile Work Environment’ for Christians in U.S. Military
summary : For years, many Christians in the United States have taken the honorable, life-changing step of joining the military’s ranks and fighting for their country. Now some of them claim that the military has become a “hostile work environment” to Christianity.
date : Apr 17, 2015 06:46 PM EDT
ISIS title : U.S. Troops and Their Families Reconsider Online Presence After ISIS Makes Threats, Publish Personal Information
summary : The terror group known as ISIS published information on U.S. military members and their families and made online threats at them. Although it’s not the first time military families have faced such threats, the latest one from a group sympathetic to ISIS has many reconsidering their online presence, especially in social media.
date : Mar 25, 2015 01:37 AM EDT