U.S. Spy Agency is throwing $22 million in taxpayer money at developing SMART ePants, underwear that spies on its wearers, recording audio, video, and location data.

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2023/3717-iarpa-leads-first-of-its-kind-effort-to-fashion-smart-clothing

#espionage #DomesticSurveillance #USMilitary #privacy

@NewsDesk

"Three of our five military branches — the #Army, #Navy and #MarineCorps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place.

Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of #legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ #military edge."

Mastodon thread: https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/111019079040785375

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

This pic is exactly how I feel about Tuberville.

Hey #AL, #Alabama why is your senator (who doesn't even actually live in Alabama) assisting foreign adversaries?

Tell him to let military promotions go through. He's holding up every last one in an effort to cripple our defense response to any global or national crisis.

Also, more media attention on this please.
#CNN #MSNBC @msnbc @ABC @nbc #NBC #ABCNews #Birmingham #USpolitics #Military #USMilitary #NationalSecurity #HomelandSecurity #Selma

"The impact of this hold does not stop at these officers or their family members.

With the promotions of our most senior leaders on hold, there is a domino effect upending the lives of our more junior officers, too.

Looking over the horizon, the prolonged uncertainty and political battles over these military nominations will have a corrosive effect on the force."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"We know officers who have incurred significant unforeseen expenses and are facing genuine financial stress because they have had to relocate their families or unexpectedly maintain two residences....

All because of the actions of a single senator.

Any claim that holding up the promotions of top officers does not directly damage the military is wrong — plain and simple."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

"Three of our five military branches — the #Army, #Navy and #MarineCorps — have no Senate-confirmed service chief in place.

Instead, these jobs — and dozens of others across the force — are being performed by acting officials without the full range of #legal authorities necessary to make the decisions that will sustain the United States’ #military edge."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/04/army-navy-air-force-secretaries-tuberville-military-hold/

#TommyTuberville #USMilitary
#Politics #USPol
#GOP #Obstruction
#Alabama #USA #News

Bueller?? McConnell?? Tuberville??

“Marines’ top general ‘ruthlessly’ rides out Tuberville’s military hold”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/09/04/tommy-tuberville-military-promotions-eric-smith/

#nationalsecurity #usmilitary #senatormitchmcconnell #tuberville #army #navy #airforce #marines #coastguard #abortionrights

Joining #USmilitary a "fast track" to #UScitizenship
https://apnews.com/article/army-air-force-recruiting-shortfall-immigrants-citizenship-2cd690352210606945010d1800c5bdbe
https://www.uscis.gov/military/naturalization-through-military-service

Large US military aircraft circling Baldonnell airfield in West Dublin. I know they're here for a sports event fly-past and not "active duty" but it still feels vaguely invasive.

Not a fan.

#Dublin #WestDublin #BaldonnelAirfield #USMilitary

@craignewmark @publicservice

"For the first time since 1859, there is no Senate-confirmed commandant of the Marine Corps. The recent retirement of the Army’s chief of staff and the departure of the Chief of Naval Operations on Monday has left three of our military services without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in the Defense Department’s history."
~@maxstier

#Tubberville #TommyTubberville #Obstruction #GOP #GOPObstruction #USPol #USMilitary #Military
#USA #News

Nearly half of the women in U.S. Army Special Operations Command have problems with the way their issued gear fits, and some resort to buying their own to ensure they can operate in comfort and safety.

“A mentality change is necessary to modify the archaic attitude that supplying tools to female service members is an act of accommodation versus simply providing our warfighters with the right tools for the job.”

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/08/21/women-in-army-sof-resorted-to-buying-their-own-armor-study-finds/

#usmilitary #usarmy #womeninmilitary

@I_Like_Books I’m hoping Finland joining NATO and its recent election of a right-wing government isn’t the beginning of the end of its world-class success. I think the war combined with high inflation spooked voters into an overreaction, but hopefully they can turn it around before too much damage is done. #Finland #USA #USPol #USMilitary #NATO #Occupation

Pentagon forms ‘Task Force Lima’ to map generative AI for US defense - Task Force Lima will look into how artificial intelligence can be... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/pentagon-task-force-lima-to-study-generative-ai-defense #artificialintelligence #taskforcelima #usmilitary #whitehouse #joebiden #defense #china #dod #ai

This air National Guardsman and his discord servers has put us all in jeopardy--as well as others around the world.

"Teixeira knew the individual was “believed to reside in a foreign country,” which would raise warning signs for prosecutors who are worried that he shared classified information with foreign nationals. If he is found to have done so, it could open him up to more serious charges."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-accuses-indicted-air-national-214435821.html

#Texiera #USMilitary #NationalSecurity #HomelandSecurity #Discord #CIA

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/niger-coup-leaders-refuse-senior-us-diplomat-meet-president-rcna98708

Here's a crazy idea --- if the US would quit training foreign military officials, we might have a lot less military coups.

Excerpt: The meeting was with Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, a U.S.-trained officer, and three of the colonels involved in the takeover. The coup’s top leader, former presidential guard head Abdourahamane Tchiani, did not meet with the Americans.

#Niger #Africa #USMilitary #Military #Peace

https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2023/online-cle-representing-veterans-with-bad-paper-discharges-in-discharge-review-cases/

I'm one of the presenters for this upcoming continuing legal education (#CLE) presentation on upgrading US military discharges. Non-lawyers (including veterans and GI Rights counselors) are welcome to attend too.

#MilitaryLaw #Law #Lawyer #USMilitary #Legal #LegalEd

#USNAVY I have a question about ribbons/medals for anyone who might know. My father was a veteran of Korea and his discharge papers list several medals he was awarded. They disappeared from my grandmother’s home at some point. Who would I ask about whether they were old-school medals or just the ribbons? And how would I obtain replacements to put with his framed flag? #usmilitary #militarymedals

https://youtu.be/TIn2wl2okmo
#VoteVets #Tuberville #USMilitary

https://iv.nboeck.de/watch?v=H_LL4ktTr4k

#DeRangedDeSantis
#NigerCoup tied to #USMilitary

Biden has decided to keep Space Command in Colorado, rejecting move to Alabama, officials tell AP

https://apnews.com/article/space-command-biden-colorado-alabama-382b12b57733848fd1d083227aefa0bf

#SpaceCommandColorado #BidenDecision #ColoradoWins #AlabamaRejected #SpaceCommandNews #USMilitary #Politics #News