New videos on Thursday show a “riot” of illegal migrants attempting to enter the United States from Mexico at the El Paso border in Texas as a reporter said the Texas National Guard was “overrun by migrants.” Crossings on the southwest land border in Texas totaled 68,260 in January, according to U.S. Customs and Border […]
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Will the National Guard keep NY subways safe?
The millions of people who crowd into New York City’s busiest subway stations every day have recently encountered a sight reminiscent of a frightening, bygone era: National Guard troops with long guns patrolling platforms and checking bags. After 9/11 and at moments of high alert in the years since, New York deployed soldiers in the […]
Defense Secretary Makes Pentagon Stop Reclaiming Enlistment Bonuses
Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop clawing-back the bonuses that thousands of soldiers got for reenlisting to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan. “There is no more important responsibility for the Department of Defense than keeping faith with our people,” Carter said in a statement. “Today, in keeping with that obligation, […]
Pentagon Asks Soldiers to Repay Decade Old Bonuses
After giving thousands of California soldiers bonuses for re-enlisting in the National Guard, the Pentagon is now asking soldiers to return the money they were paid almost 10 years ago, according to a new report. The payments came during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when the Pentagon feared a shortfall of troops, according to […]