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Japanese-Americans in WWII: From the 100th Infantry Battalion to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Japanese-Americans Were Vital to the WWII War Effort Katie Lange DOD After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, many Americans were distrusting and fearful of Japanese-Americans living in the U.S. Fearmongering led to many of those Japanese-Americans being barred from military service, with their draft status changing from “draft eligible” to …

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Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)

During the attack, Inouye was shot in the stomach. But he ignored the wound and pushed on, destroying the first machine gun position by himself with grenades and gunfire. He and his squad then attacked the second machine gun nest, successfully destroying it.  Inouye collapsed from blood loss after that, but it didn’t stop him. …

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Afghanistan ANA : Wasted Funds, Wasted Time, Wasted Lives? Yes Says U.S. Watchdog.

U.S. Watchdog Says Lack Of Oversight Hampers Development Of Afghan Forces RFE A U.S. government watchdog says a lack of coordinated oversight of U.S. spending in Afghanistan has led to a waste of funds and hampered the training and development of Afghan security forces. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a …

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82nd Airborne snipers jump, testing new Compact Sniper rifle system

By Mike Shelton, ABNSOTD Operational testing of the Army’s newest precision rifle, the Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS) began recently, marking one of the final hurdles this system will face prior to fielding. Snipers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division recently participated in airborne infiltration test trials of what could potentially be the Army’s newest …

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Army approves JLTV Full-Rate Production

Army approves JLTV Full-Rate Dr. Bruce Jette, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, approved the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program’s transition into Full-Rate Production yesterday. The approval follows an Army decision in December 2018 to begin fielding the new platform with the Army’s 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, …