Notes for Feb. 15.
military
Bedside table: A military leader revealed on the page
“The historical nonfiction book that I just finished reading is ‘LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay’ by Warren Kozak. It is the life story of Curtis Emerson LeMay, who overcame disadvantages of his family’s limited circumstances to become one of the most influential United States’ military leaders in World War II and […]
Commentary: U.S. airstrikes are recklessly legitimizing a new kind of war
Drone warfare now threatens the world, thanks to shortsighted American decisions.
Commentary: The U.S. has long sought to exploit Guantánamo’s legal contradictions
For 20 years, the United States has held detainees at Guantanamo. The base’s problems are even older.
Thousands of U.S. troops refuse to get COVID vaccine despite military order
The vast majority of service members — more than 97% of active-duty forces — have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
WWII Code Girl honored In Scarborough
WWII Code Girl honored for her service in a ceremony held at Piper Shores Retirement Home.
New reforms target U.S. military’s problem of missing weapons
The Army is developing an app that would search each service’s own property record databases.
Military Notes
AUGUSTA Army National Guard holds annual senior leader training Commanders, senior enlisted advisers and senior staff all gathered at Camp Chamberlain on Dec. 4 for the Maine Army National Guard’s annual senior leadership training. Approximately 90 leaders attended the event, with additional personnel joining via Microsoft Teams. The theme for the event was “Command Climate,” […]
Our View: Food insecurity in the military says a lot about hunger in America
Thousands of military families struggle to get enough food, for the same reasons that other families do.
Maine National Guard failed to address sex abuse in its ranks, report says
An investigation by the Bangor Daily News documented many instances of sexual abuse and harassment since 2013.
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