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OPINION|Barry Richard: Space Force Makes Perfect Sense
OPINION|Barry Richard: Space Force Makes Perfect Sense
If your first reaction to the proposal for a "Space Force" is to chuckle, you are being shortsighted and perhaps even misinformed. President Trump has conjured up images of Wookies and Star Wars Stormtroopers by instructing the Department of Defense and the Pentagon to begin studying the creation of a sixth branch of the military that would be known as the Space Force...
DoD Investigation
DoD Investigation
The Department of Defense is investigating a swearing-in ceremony conducted by Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Hodgson swore-in 13 military recruiters as auxiliary deputy sheriffs in August. A Navy petty officer for the Secretary of Defense's Office questioned Hodgson recently about two Navy recruiters who were sworn-in, and whether the auxiliary roles allowed the recruiters to be armed and