Tag: US Army

US Army Pilot Who Vaccinated Under Duress Punished for Questioning COVID Shots, Family Claims

A U.S. Army aviator who has been serving for almost 20 years is facing possible discharge for speaking out against the COVID vaccines, even though he took two Pfizer shots in order to see his newborn child. Jessica Hill-Budge, the wife of Brandon Budge, a maintenance and combat pilot from the aviation branch of the U.S….


Whistleblower Says With 120,000 Troops Still Unvaccinated, Army May Move June 30 Deadline Far Into Future

As the June 30 deadline nears for compliance with the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, U.S. Army officials publicly claim a very small percentage of its members are unvaccinated, reporting 96% or more of its members are fully vaccinated. However, the Army’s vaccination rate is in fact significantly lower than 96%, an active-duty senior Army official with access to senior-level information…


US Army Identifies Paratrooper Who Died in Alaska Bear Attack

A soldier who died this week due to injuries sustained in a bear attack while working at a military training area in Alaska has been identified as Florida native Seth Michael Plant, the U.S. Army confirmed on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Plant, a 30-year-old infantryman from the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead at a hospital…


US Army ‘Returns’ Cake to Italian Woman for 90th Birthday

ROME—With a round of “Happy Birthday” in Italian and English, the U.S. Army toasted an Italian woman with a birthday cake Thursday to replace the one that U.S. soldiers ate as they entered her hometown during one of the final battles of World War II. Meri Mion, who turns 90 on Friday, wiped away tears…


Navy Investigating 7 Deaths On USS George Washington

The U.S. Navy has opened an investigation into the deaths of seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, including three deaths that took place in a span of just a week this month. “We can confirm seven total deaths of service members assigned to USS George Washington over the past 12 months—4…


US Army Discharges More Soldiers for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

The Army has now discharged 27 soldiers for refusing an order to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the service said on Thursday, confirming that another 24 soldiers were discharged in recent days. “To date, Army commanders have relieved a total of six Regular Army leaders, including two battalion commanders, and issued 3,275 general officer written reprimands…


US Army Announces First Separations Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusals

The U.S. Army last week announced the separations of three soldiers who refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine, the first time it has discharged troops over the mandate. The Army also said that so far it relieved six Regular Army leaders, two of whom were battalion commanders. It also issued 3,251 reprimands for soldiers who refused…


Army Offers Largest Ever Bonus at $50,000 to Entice New Recruits

The U.S. Army is offering its largest enlisting bonus ever to entice recruits to join for six years, as the service struggles to hire skilled recruits amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Army Recruiting Command announced in a press release on Wednesday that a bonus of up to $50,000 will be given to qualified individuals…


Kopin Scoops $19.8 Million Contract From US Army

Kopin Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has won a $19.8 million order for its eyepiece subassembly, a critical component in the U.S. Army’s Family of Weapon Sight-Individual (FWS-I) thermal sight system. It marks the second-largest production order received by Kopin for the FWS-I eyepiece subassembly. The order has scheduled deliveries of the FWS-I eyepiece…


Former US Military Pilot Accused of Concealing China Ties

A former U.S. military pilot from San Diego is accused of lying about repeatedly meeting with and receiving cash payments from a Chinese national with links to intelligence services, the Justice Department (DOJ) has said. According to court documents filed in federal court, Shapour Moinian, a former helicopter pilot for the U.S. Army, for several…