Tag: Lloyd Austin
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10th Circuit in Denver throws out challenge to military’s now-rescinded COVID vaccine mandate
The federal appeals court based in Denver dismissed an attempt by two ex-military personnel to halt the U.S. Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement, recognizing on Thursday that the government had already rescinded the mandate and there was nothing for the court to block. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado Senators get tough to get Space Command meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We need Space Command, not assurance the outcome will be fair. Colorado’s two senators took a position of strength last week. They demanded a Space Command meeting. To get it, they threatened President Joe Biden.…
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Troops must get COVID-19 vaccine, Pentagon orders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All troops will soon be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Pentagon announced Monday afternoon. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will request a waiver for the mandate from President Joe Biden by mid-September unless the…
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Colorado Springs mayor, others urge Pentagon to reverse Space Command decision
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Local leaders including Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers inked a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, urging him to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs, overturning a January Trump administration decision to uproot it and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama. Decrying the Alabama…
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Analysis: Biden could face test if battle erupts for Taiwan | Tom Roeder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The White House and the Pentagon have unveiled an early look at the Biden administration’s national security policy and two items top the list: growing alliances and countering China. The first reverses course from the Trump administration, which backed away from many partnerships with its…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers: Air Force’s Space Command decision ‘absolutely comical’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A document created by the Pentagon to justify its decision to strip Colorado Springs of U.S. Space Command and send its 1,400 troops to Alabama has caused even more consternation among local leaders who say it proves the process was flawed and politics may have…
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Democrats add heft to effort to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With U.S. Space Command in the balance, a lawmaker perennially voted as the most conservative member of Congress is turning left for help. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn isn’t switching parties, but the decision in the final days of the Trump administration to move the command…