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‘An absolute slap in the face’: Medical group superintendent kept her job after investigation found she created a toxic workplace
One master sergeant who previously worked in the group called their time under Williams’s leadership “probably the darkest period of my whole career.”
US locks down embassy in Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge
Staffing levels at the Kabul embassy have already been significantly reduced pending the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan.
The unbearable cost of losing the silent war within our military
Military culture is shaped by the worst behavior its leaders are willing to tolerate, and myriad violations of a sexual nature have been tolerated as “the price of admission” for far too long, says the author of this commentary.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 21: Betsey Mercado, director of the Objective Zero Foundation
Betsey Mercado is the co-founder of Objective Zero and a military spouse who has led multiple Family Readiness Groups supporting active duty units.
Service surgeons general voice concern about military health care reforms
During a hearing of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, top military medical officers warned of Defense Health Agency growing pains.
By Patricia Kime