Military
Kim, Richter and Weber spar over veterans’ care in South Jersey candidate forum
The forum focused on issues, not personality. But all the candidates chimed in on how to best take care of veterans.
6 years ago
Murphy signs law exempting combat pay from N.J. income tax
Federal law already exempts combat pay from income tax, but the N.J. law means pay residents earn while in combat zones won’t be subject to the state’s income tax as well.
6 years ago
On 75th anniversary of UN, its chief appeals for peace
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an appeal to preserve the longest period in modern history without a military confrontation between the world’s most powerful nations.
6 years ago
Trump’s attacks put military In ‘presidential campaign minefield’
Eliot Cohen, a military expert at Johns Hopkins, could not recall such a character attack on top military leaders by a commander in chief.
6 years ago
Churchill and the Blitz: “The Splendid and the Vile”
Author Erik Larson on Winston Churchill's leadership through the Blitz, the nine months of German nighttime bombing raids that killed tens of thousands of British people.
Air Date: September 7, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59Trump faces fallout from report he calls military ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’
The Military Times this week said a poll of service members in late July and early August showed support slipping for Trump.
6 years ago
With sharks nearby, Coast Guard crew rescues entangled sea turtle off N.J.
Coast Guard members saved a distressed sea turtle from a certain fate Thursday off the coast of Cape May.
6 years ago
Lawmakers: Postal changes delay mail-order medicine for vets
Policy changes to slow delivery at the U.S. Postal Service are taking a toll on military veterans, who are reporting much longer wait times to receive mail-order prescriptions
6 years ago
Rumbles and booms: Military training ongoing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Military units are conducting training maneuvers on the base, according to the Toms River Office of Emergency Management.
6 years ago
Does the President have authority to send troops to U.S. cities not asking for aid?
President Trump sent federal law enforcement to Portland to respond to racial justice protests and is now threatening to send troops to U.S. cities who are not asking for aid.
Air Date: July 22, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:55Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump’s wrath
After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations.
6 years ago
Russian bounties for US troops in Afghanistan
How should the U.S. respond to reports that Russia paid bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan?
Air Date: July 1, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:00AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019
The assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials.
6 years ago
Congress unites to demand answers from Trump on Russian bounties in Afghanistan
The game of Who Knew What When is an old one in Washington which is further complicated now by Trump's longstanding antipathy with the intelligence community.
6 years ago
The statement describes the Confederate monuments as representing an “important, if controversial, chapter in our nation’s history.”
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