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You bet tRump, keep making the military look worse and worse... President Donald tRump on Tuesday threatened to use "heavy force" against "any" protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend. "We're going to celebrate big on Saturday," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office right after he spoke about sending the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to quell protests there. "If any protesters want to come out, they will be met with very big force."

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Shame on the Military... PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has activated the Marine infantry battalion that was placed in an alert status over the weekend. Approximately 700 Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division will seamlessly integrate with the Title 10 forces under Task Force 51 who are protecting federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area. The activation of the Marines is intended to provide Task Force 51 with adequate numbers of forces to provide continuous coverage of the area in support of the lead federal agency. Task Force 51 is U.S. Army North’s Contingency Command Post, which provides a rapidly deployable capability to partner with civil authorities and DoD entities in response to a Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Operations. It is commanded by Maj. Gen. Scott M. Sherman. Task Force 51 is comprised of approximately 2,100 National Guard soldiers in a Title 10 status and 700 active-duty Marines. Task Force 51 forces have been trained in de-escalation, crowd control, and standing rules for the use of force.

Update: US Navy sailor linked to Little River mass shooting not facing attempted murder charges, police say

WASHINGTON — House appropriators on Monday released a draft of the defense budget that will give service members a 3.8% pay raise, reduce the civilian workforce by nearly 45,000 jobs and keep the Pentagon’s budget flat from 2025 to 2026. Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2025-06-09/house-republicans-pentagon-budget-18065862.html Source - Stars and Stripes

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 091455Z JUN 25 MID120001994309U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 126/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOY PROGRAM REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/27MAY25 AMPN/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1300-1400 LIMITED DUTY AND PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARD.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the implementation of the EMPLOY program. Effective immediately, this new program provides non- deployable Sailors (officer and enlisted) with expanded opportunities for continued service, focusing on Sailor employability, not deployability. The EMPLOY program is designed to increase quality of service, retain talent that contributes to our warfighting advantage, and reduce Disability Evaluation System (DES) cases. EMPLOY helps retain Sailors who desire to continue to serve, and also preserves valuable knowledge, skills, and experience needed to meet our warfighting mission. 2. EMPLOY is a collaboration between Navy Personnel Command (NPC) and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to identify and retain nondeployable Sailors who are capable of continuing to serve in a shore capacity. EMPLOY is a voluntary program open to Active Duty and Training and Administration of the Reserve Sailors who are clinically stable and able to complete tasks associated with their rank/rate in a non-operational environment. Sailors approved for the EMPLOY program will be assigned to gapped, funded billets ashore to perform meaningful work that would otherwise be vacant. EMPLOY will not limit billets for Sailors rotating from sea duty or impact Sea/Shore flow. EMPLOY tours are for a minimum of 24 months and coded as Accounting Category Code (ACC) 100 to allow Sailors to apply for cross-rating or redesignation, if applicable. Sailors will be re-considered for eligibility during each EMPLOY tour until found fit for return to full duty, referred to the DES, or separate from service. Additionally, Sailors in communities that require special-duty screenings must complete their screening and/or de- screening process prior to being considered for EMPLOY. 3. EMPLOY nomination process. a. Sailors are nominated for EMPLOY by their military medical provider in the Limited Duty Sailor and Marine Readiness Tracker System (LIMDU SMART). The nomination must be reviewed and considered for approval by the Medical Evaluation Board Approval Authority (MEBAA) and Convening Authority (CA). b. Deployability Assessment and Assignment Branch (PERS-454) will notify a Sailor's command via LIMDU SMART to complete an EMPLOY candidate assessment form. This form is used to ascertain a Sailor's professional capability, potential for future assignment, and desire for continued service. Nominated Sailors should consult Command Career Counselors and/or detailers about how EMPLOY may impact potential career opportunities within their rate or in nontraditional roles. c. PERS-454 will review the medical nomination and candidate assessment form to determine EMPLOY eligibility. It is the responsibility of PERS-454 to notify the detailer when a Sailor is accepted into the EMPLOY program. d. Detailers will work with the Sailor to negotiate orders or, if eligible, the Sailor may participate in the Senior Enlisted Marketplace. An EMPLOY Sailor may be stationed at any Type 1 or Type 6 duty location if suitability requirements are met. 4. EMPLOY approvals. Sailors who meet EMPLOY eligibility requirements will be assigned the 3E2 Deployability Category code by PERS-454, issued ACC 100 orders, and retained for an additional tour in a non-deployable status. All EMPLOY orders will be written for a minimum of 24 months, but may be longer depending on the needs of the community. Each EMPLOY Sailor will be reassessed no later than 15 months prior to their projected rotation date to determine if the Sailor is fit for full duty, an additional EMPLOY tour is warranted, or if the Sailor should be directed to the DES. EMPLOY Sailors will incur service obligation to complete a full tour on EMPLOY orders, a minimum of 24 months, with the following considerations: a. If the EMPLOY Sailor has time remaining on their current enlistment contract to allow for completion of the EMPLOY tour orders, no action is required for conditional re-enlistment or retain in service requests. b. If the EMPLOY Sailor does not have enough remaining time in their current enlistment contract to allow for completion of the EMPLOY tour orders, a conditional re-enlistment will be utilized to meet contract obligations. Conditional re-enlistments are processed in accordance with the Community Management Support Branch (BUPERS-328) business practices. 5. EMPLOY disapprovals. Sailors who do not desire to continue service through EMPLOY, or are considered incapable of continued service, will be referred to the DES. 6. For additional questions or support, contact PERS-454 at (901) 874-3312 or npc-employ@us.navy.mil. 7. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 8. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED/

WASHINGTON — The White House is looking for a new chief of staff and several senior advisers to support Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a series of missteps that have shaken confidence in his leadership, but it has so far found no suitable takers, according to four current and former administration officials and a Republican congressional aide.

500 Marines prepared to deploy to Los Angeles if needed amid protests Additionally, approximately 500 Marines from 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines at Twentynine Palms, California, are in a prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support the DoD’s protection of federal property and personnel efforts. USNORTHCOM will provide more information as units are identified and deployed.

“We’re going up to Camp David; we have meetings with various people about very major subjects,” Trump said. “We’ll be meeting with a lot of people, including generals, as you know, and admirals.” Trump wouldn’t say what the meetings would be about or whether any foreign officials would be joining.

Added to this conflict category in jest... The reality is that there are a few men in diapers running our government A schoolyard brawl between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent contributed to Musk’s messy break-up with Donald Trump, according to a new report. Musk thrust his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage “like a rugby player,” The Washington Post reported, based on an interview with Trump ally Steve Bannon.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hedgehog has threatened to deploy active-duty Marines in Los Angeles, California, as riots against ICE continue. Hegseth posted the threat on X late Saturday night. "The violent mob assaults on ICE and Federal Law Enforcement are designed to prevent the removal of Criminal Illegal Aliens from our soil," Hegseth wrote. "A dangerous invasion facilitated by criminal cartels (aka Foreign Terrorist Organizations) and a huge NATIONAL SECURITY RISK."

How about giving Navy ships & Sailors a break. If the Coast Guard can't pick up the tempo give the Navy more ships. Weapons smuggling, drug trafficking, and illegal immigration are exactly what the Coast Guard does... A fourth US Navy destroyer that participated in the Red Sea conflict is on its way to support President Donald Trump's southern border mission, bringing a range of advanced naval combat capabilities to a very different operating environment.

Because musk & tRump are two grown men in diapers... Musk later recanted his threat. But it alarmed officials at NASA, which entrusts SpaceX with the lives of its astronauts, and at the Pentagon, which relies heavily on the company to launch its most sensitive satellites.

The Red Sea conflict, now in the second month of a cease-fire, has been a heavy strain on the Navy, stressing warship crews and draining critical munitions. Though this fight has been a challenge, leaders within the service believe that it is but a taste of what a future war against China, which has far more sophisticated missiles than the Yemeni rebels, would look like.

On military bases across the globe, books are disappearing from shelves. Posters of historical figures, like Frida Kahlo, are being removed from walls. Black History Month celebrations are being cancelled. This rampant censorship is the result of the Department of Defense’s new policies banning books, classroom discussions, events, and extracurriculars that relate to race and gender in military-run schools on bases around the world. At the American Civil Liberties Union, we know that all students deserve access to a diverse education and, the DOD’s efforts to strip them of this right violates the First Amendment. So we took the DoD to court.

Retired Navy Admiral On Pete Hedgehog Renaming Harvey Milk Ship: ‘I Don’t Agree With It’

The search for a missing U.S. Navy sailor in Virginia is ongoing after she has not been seen since last week, police said. The Virginia State Police issued a "critically missing adult alert" on behalf of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service for Angelina Petra Resendiz, 21, on Tuesday, June 3. Resendiz was last seen on May 29 at 10 a.m. local time at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk, according to police.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — A wanted man led law enforcement in Chattanooga on a high-speed chase and jumped the fence at the Naval Operational Support Center before officers caught up with him Thursday afternoon.

A top retired Navy legal official is sounding the alarm over what he sees as a growing and dangerous politicization of the military legal system and the lawyers who run it.

The problem with their complaint and court filings are that they are stuck at Camp Lemonnier Naval Installation in Djibouti "ICE officers continue to feel ill with symptoms such as coughing, difficulty breathing, fever, and achy joints. These symptoms align with bacterial upper respiratory infection, but ICE officers are unable to obtain proper testing for a diagnosis,(???)" Melissa Harper, acting deputy executive associate director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, wrote in a court filing. The Trump administration has blamed Judge Murphy for "stranding" ICE agents in Africa, despite the government's own request to keep deportees overseas. Camp Lemonnier Naval Installation

A cascade of other revelations followed, including stories detailing the unusual role that Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer, has played in his work at the Pentagon, where she has attended meetings with foreign officials and issued orders related to her husband’s media appearances. News reports also revealed that Hegseth gave his younger brother a senior Pentagon role and authorized the installation of a makeup studio at a cost of thousands of dollars. Current and former officials told us that Hegseth has since threatened to polygraph numerous senior officials, including the acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has also overturned decades of tradition in the military’s relationship with the press, ousting media outlets from their long-standing Pentagon workspaces in favor of Trump-friendly voices and ending reporters’ access to most of the building.

What an idiot... “Sometimes you’re better off letting them a fight for a while and then pulling them apart," Rump said. He added that he had relayed that analogy to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their phone conversation on Wednesday. (???????)

For nearly a century, veterans have camped on the National Mall and slept on the steps of the Capitol to rally for their benefits. On June 6, they're bringing the fight back to Washington.