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Per a peace agreement, all “foreign” troops must leave the war-torn country by the end of 2021. When that happens, the government will probably lose air superiority. Currently, American contractors maintain most of the fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones which roam the skies over Afghanistan largely unmolested by Taliban and other anti-government forces. U.S. President Joe Biden has agreed to …

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs voted along strict party lines to advance the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021 to the House floor. A Senate committee approved a similar, but narrower, bill a few weeks earlier. If approved, both measures would make about 3.5 million veterans eligible for medical care and cash benefits. Both proposals …

A Marine Corps veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder made it from New Orleans to Dallas because of a compassionate first responder who says he has his “own battles.” Fire Captain Bobby Davidson noticed that one of his fellow passengers seemed to be having a panic attack. He later learned that the woman was a Marine Corps veteran who had …

The Kuwaiti Cabinet, the political arm of the Royal Family, announced that direct flights to the United States and several European nations will resume on July 1, 2021. Direct flights will now be available to Austria, France, Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the UK, Spain, the U.S., Holland, Italy, Germany, Greece and Switzerland. Kuwait had previously re-established direct flights to Great Britain, but …

The Illinois-based private military contractor and vehicle supplier agreed to pay $50 million to resolve a claim related to its MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) heavy trucks. Government prosecutors alleged that the company charged the Marine Corps inflated prices for a specialized suspension system. Several agencies cooperated in the matter, which relied in large part on a whistleblower who received a …