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Svetlana Shkolnikova

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/09/2026
“Stars and Stripes” has served the American military and remained editorially independent for generations. Now that the Pentagon has fired the paper’s top leaders, the push for independence must continue, former Editor in Chief Erik Slavin writes. theatln.tc/kiCL88a3
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal court judge on Friday allowed the Pentagon to move forward with the firing of three Stars and Stripes employees who are suing the government for wrongful termination. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Judge declines to block firing of Stars and Stripes journalists
A federal court judge allowed the Pentagon to move forward with the firing of three Stars and Stripes employees who are suing for wrongful termination.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here is Stars and Stripes' own very good article on the firing of its EIC and Middle East correspondent. Read their work.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher and a civilian reporter who covers the Middle East for the news organization. Read more: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes
From left: Stars and Stripes Publisher Max D. Lederer Jr., Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte. (Stars and Stripes)
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wrote about the growing number of women serving in Ukraine's military and how they are proving their place on the battlefield. "Humans can do absolutely anything. And women? Women even more so," one soldier told me. My reporting from Kharkiv:
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As Ukraine’s troop needs grow, women step into the fight
More than 75,000 women are part of the Ukrainian armed forces, with about 5,500 in combat roles.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
✍️: @svetashko.bsky.social 📷: Phillip Walter Wellman Hear from the women in the ranks:
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As Ukraine’s troop needs grow, women step into the fight
More than 75,000 women are part of the Ukrainian armed forces, with about 5,500 in combat roles.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ukraine is increasingly turning to women as it confronts an urgent need for troops in the fifth year of its all-out war with Russia. The shift in Ukraine comes as the role of women service members is also being reconsidered in the U.S. #Flashes
Jess, a 22-year-old mechanic for 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, with a ground drone painted pink for this year’s International Women’s Day. (Courtesy of the 13th Khartiia Brigade)
White text: As Ukraine's troop needs grow, women step into the fight; white Stars and Stripes logo
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Prior to Russia's full-scale invasion, one Ukrainian military trainer mostly saw drones as children's playthings. "But after the first one took to the air, everything changed drastically," he said. Our story from Kyiv on drone warfare lessons for the U.S.:
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US turns to Ukraine’s ‘battle lab’ for drone lessons
Such technological advancements are increasingly in demand as the U.S. and other countries prepare their armed forces for drone-dominated warfare.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Nimble, versatile and hard to spot, patrol boats built for the U.S. are now helping Ukraine control territory in the Black Sea and transform its small navy into a more agile force. From @svetashko.bsky.social on patrol with one of the Metal Shark "40 Defiant" boats near Odesa:
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Former US Navy boats now help Ukraine patrol the Black Sea
The U.S. sent Ukraine six of the Navy’s Metal Shark “40 Defiant” patrol boats a few months after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
More than 100 Americans, many of them military veterans, have died fighting for Ukraine. We went to Kyiv to find out how Ukrainians are recognizing and commemorating their service:
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‘America’s finest people are right here’: Ukraine pays tribute to US fighters
Numerous efforts are underway in Ukraine to recognize and commemorate foreign combatants, many of whom are Americans.
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Ukrainian troops are among those rallying in support of Fedorov, a tech-minded former defense minister whose focus on drones mirrors modernization efforts at the Pentagon. Our report from Kyiv:
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Ukrainian troops join in outcry over defense chief’s ouster
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov transformed military procurement and drone warfare, earning strong support from troops.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The House Appropriations Committee approved a defense funding bill Wednesday that endorses the Pentagon’s rebrand to the Department of War while allocating $1.1 trillion in defense spending and providing a range of pay raises to troops. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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House appropriators approve $1.1 trillion Pentagon funding bill with Department of War renaming
Republicans touted the legislation as an effort aimed at reversing chronic underinvestment, and supports pay raises for troops.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A Senate panel is threatening to withhold most of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel funds until he provides information on a series of deadly military strikes, including one on a girls' school in Iran and alleged drug boats in the waters off South America. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Senate panel proposes Hegseth travel limits until info release on Iran school bombing, boat strikes
The panel approved the legislation last week, but it would need to be passed by both the full Senate and House to be enacted.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
BREAKING: The House adopted a resolution Wednesday directing President Donald Trump to seek congressional authorization before continuing military operations in Iran as more Republicans came out in opposition to the conflict. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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House votes for first time to halt Iran war
It was the fourth time the chamber voted on a resolution to end the conflict and the first time it succeeded, in a 215-208 vote.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
ICYMI: The Senate on Wednesday failed for a fifth time to advance a measure that would have opened debate on halting the war in Iran as Republicans continued to block efforts to assert congressional war powers. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Senate Republicans reject latest attempt to constrain Iran war
The vote mirrored previous attempts by mostly Democrats to require the U.S. to withdraw from the conflict unless Congress authorizes further action.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The House Armed Services Committee is seeking answers from the Pentagon on its plan for Stars and Stripes, sending two requests asking how the Defense Department will ensure the organization's congressionally mandated independence amid efforts to "refocus" its content. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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House Armed Services Committee seeks answers on Pentagon plan for Stars and Stripes
The House Armed Services Committee has asked the Pentagon how Stars and Stripes will be able to keep its congressionally mandated independence.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House are hoping to stymie President Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland with a new bill that prohibits the use of federal funds for the invasion of NATO allies and territories.
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Lawmakers seek to bar use of federal funds to take over Greenland
The White House has said it is considering a range of options to take control of the island, including military force.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Several Senate Republicans broke with President Donald Trump to advance a resolution requiring the president to seek explicit congressional approval before taking any further military action in Venezuela as the U.S. seeks to exert control over the country.
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Senate moves to rein in Trump on Venezuela
The 52-47 procedural vote came days after a military raid involving nearly 200 special operations forces and 150 aircraft captured Nicolás Maduro.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Democratic senators representing states that bore the brunt of the fallout from explosive nuclear weapons testing are seeking to pass legislation that would bar President Donald Trump from unilaterally resuming such tests.
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Democrats introduce bill barring Trump from unilaterally restarting nuclear weapons tests
The No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act is a response to Trump’s announcement that he had ordered the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons tests.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The Senate on Thursday rejected, mostly along party lines, a bipartisan resolution to block President Donald Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela as the U.S. continued to surge troops and military assets to the region. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Senate votes down bipartisan measure to block attack on Venezuela
The Senate has rejected, mostly along party lines, a bipartisan resolution to block President Donald Trump from conducting strikes against Venezuela.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
More than a dozen veterans in the House have accused President Donald Trump of undermining the apolitical nature of the military by telling senior officers that American cities should be used as “training grounds” to combat an “invasion from within.” #Flashes
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally of 1-star Generals and Rear-Admirals at Quantico, Va. (Aiko Bongolan/DoD)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
ICYMI: In an overnight vote, the House approved an $831.5 billion defense spending bill that keeps a flat budget for the Pentagon, provides a 3.8% pay raise for troops and cuts about 45,000 positions from the civilian workforce. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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House approves $831.5B for Pentagon with pay raise for troops and civilian workforce cuts
In an overnight vote, the House approved an $831.5 billion defense spending bill that keeps a flat budget for the Pentagon, provides a 3.8% pay raise for troops and cuts some 45,000 positions from the...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees unveiled legislation Friday supporting a 3.8% pay raise for service members and restricting any Pentagon efforts to undermine aid to Ukraine or drastically reduce American forces in Europe. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Defense policy bills endorse pay raise for troops, restrict force reductions in Europe
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees unveiled legislation Friday supporting a 3.8% pay raise for service members and restricting any Pentagon efforts to undermine aid to Ukraine or drastical...
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The sprawling bill will raise spending on defense and immigration enforcement while lowering funding for health and nutrition programs, including eliminating exemptions from work requirements for veterans who rely on food assistance.
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House sends Trump megabill with $150B boost to defense, tighter rules for food aid for veterans
The House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill, extending tax cuts, cutting spending on social safety net programs and giving the Pentagon $150 billion on top of ...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
#BREAKING: The House has passed President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill, extending tax cuts, cutting spending on social safety net programs and giving the Pentagon $150 billion on top of its annual budget. Read more: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes
House Republicans on Thursday, July 3, 2025, pushed through divisive legislation known as the ‘One Big, Beautiful’ bill, with a 218-214 vote over unanimous Democratic opposition. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
The Senate on Friday voted against moving forward with a resolution that would have reined in President Donald Trump’s ability to take further military action against Iran, rejecting an effort by Democrats to reaffirm congressional war powers. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Senate rejects resolution requiring congressional approval for Iran strikes
The Senate voted Friday against moving forward with a resolution that would have reined in President Donald Trump’s ability to take further military action against Iran, rejecting an effort by Democra...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A group of 12 military veterans serving in the House told President Donald Trump that they will support a resolution to require approval from lawmakers for further military action against Iran in a bid to claw back Congress’ power to declare war.
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Military veterans serving in the House demand congressional approval for more attacks against Iran
A group of 12 military veterans serving in the House told President Donald Trump on Monday that they will support a resolution to require approval from lawmakers for further military action against Ir...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
During congressional testimony Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom and defended deploying National Guard troops and Marines to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, saying the military was "proud to do it." (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Hegseth says National Guard troops and Marines ‘proud’ to deploy to Los Angeles immigration protests
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to respond to immigration protests in Los Angeles, saying the military was “proud to do it” and w...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Army officials confirmed that the service is preparing to provide 20,000 National Guard troops to crack down on immigration, raising concerns among lawmakers about the “unprecedented” nature of the deployment. #Flashes
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Joint Task Force–Southern Border, travel in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter to conduct a patrol of the southern border near Nogales, Ariz., May 29, 2025. (Chase Murray/US Army)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
While service leaders advise it is too soon to tell how they will be impacted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to pare down the military's senior ranks, the Marine Corps says it will likely be affected the most. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Marine Corps expects largest impact from Hegseth’s officer cuts
Service officials said it was too soon to tell how they will be impacted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s order to pare down the military’s senior ranks, but the Marine Corps will likely be affecte...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"This is going to be a challenge for us": Personnel chiefs for each of the military services told a congressional subpanel Wednesday they are bracing for the impact of civilians voluntarily resigning as part of the Defense Department's effort to trim its workforce. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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‘This is going to be a challenge’: Military services steeling for impact from civilian resignations
Tens of thousands of civilian employees who work for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Space Force are voluntarily resigning as part of the Department of Defense’s effort to trim its workfor...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
The global supply chain that the U.S. military relies on to produce weapons and equip troops, built up over decades, could be under threat as the Trump administration seeks to lessen American reliance on imports and bring more manufacturing back to the U.S. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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‘Prices are going to go up’: Trade war threatens US weapon production
The U.S. military relies on a network of countries around the world to produce the sophisticated weapons and equipment that arm its warfighters.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee warned this week that tariffs levied against Australia and other security partners in the Indo-Pacific region were harming relationships needed to deter China. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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‘Collateral damage’: Democrats warn tariffs on Indo-Pacific nations will harm military partnerships
Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee warned Wednesday that tariffs levied against Australia and other security partners in the Indo-Pacific region were harming relationships needed to deter...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Mourners carrying wreaths and flags filled the streets in Lithuania’s capital Wednesday to memorialize four U.S. soldiers who died last week during a military training exercise. #Flashes
People lay flowers and light candles on April 1, 2025, at a memorial in Vilnius, Lithuania, for the four U.S. soldiers who died in a training accident in the country last week. (X/Lithuanian Defense Ministry)
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday asked the Defense Department to investigate the Signal group chat in which Trump national security officials discussed plans for airstrikes in Yemen in the presence of a journalist. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Senate Armed Services Committee leaders request Pentagon investigation of Signal scandal
Top senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday asked the Defense Department to investigate the Signal group chat in which Trump national security officials discussed plans for airstri...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
“If House Republicans won’t hold a hearing on how this happened IMMEDIATELY, I’ll do it my damn self.” Lawmakers demanded answers after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top Trump administration officials discussed war plans in a text conversation that included a journalist. Read more:
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‘Stunning and dangerous’: Democrats demand answers about Trump administration’s group chat about war plans
Lawmakers, including top Democrats on Senate and House Armed Services committees, demanded answers Monday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump administration officials discussed war pl...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
John Phelan, an investor who said he would make up for his lack of military experience with his business acumen, was confirmed Monday to serve as Navy secretary. Phelan will become the first person in more than 15 years to lead the Navy without having served in any branch of the military.
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Senate confirms investor John Phelan to serve as Navy secretary
John Phelan, an investor who said he would make up for his lack of military experience with his business acumen, was confirmed Monday by the Senate to serve as Navy secretary.
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
A top Navy admiral told lawmakers last week that shipyard workers were exempt from a Defense Department-wide probationary employee purge. Meanwhile at least 10 probationary workers were fired from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine:
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Navy says shipyards are exempt from DOD’s probationary purge, though 10 workers were fired this week
At least 10 workers were fired from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine this week, a day after a top Navy admiral told lawmakers that the service’s shipyard workforce is exempt from a Defense Departmen...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Senior service leaders said that they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill that the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a shutdown.
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‘A huge hit to us’: Senior service leaders warn of delays and disruptions under pending stopgap funding bill
Senior service leaders said Wednesday they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a shutdow...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The resurrection of military shipbuilding in the U.S. will hinge on improving wages and benefits for workers at shipyards, Navy officials and experts said Tuesday as lawmakers raised fears of cuts to shipyard workforces. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Higher pay for shipyard workers critical for military shipbuilding revival, experts say
The resurrection of military shipbuilding in the U.S. will hinge on improving wages and benefits for workers at shipyards, Navy officials and experts said Tuesday as lawmakers raised fears of cuts to ...
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., blasted the House on Wednesday for “skipping town on a Tuesday” and forcing senators to accept either a “half-assed” funding measure that will harm the military or a “catastrophic” shutdown.
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‘A huge hit to us’: Senior service leaders warn of delays and disruptions under pending stopgap funding bill
Senior service leaders said Wednesday they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a shutdow...
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, responds to the Trump-Zelensky meeting:
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Stephen Feinberg, the president's nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday during his confirmation hearing to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the Pentagon's civilian workforce. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Nominee for deputy defense secretary won’t say Russia invaded Ukraine or how Pentagon will cut workforce
Stephen Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for deputy defense secretary, declined Tuesday to say whether Russia invaded Ukraine and deflected questions from senators about planned cuts to the ...
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
1/3 of the federal workforce is made up of national security personnel, including civilians who acquire military hardware for troops, provide medical care at military treatment facilities, maintain equipment at shipyards and provide warning on threats to the U.S. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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Democrats warn Trump’s push to cut federal workforce threatens national security personnel
Top Democrats overseeing national security policy are raising alarm that President Donald Trump’s actions against federal employees are threatening and politicizing thousands of non-partisan jobs in t...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
For 25 years, between 1951 and 1976, women service members were involuntarily separated from the military due to motherhood, leaving without separation benefits, counseling or assistance. Now, new legislation aims to make financial and symbolic amends. (from @svetashko.bsky.social)
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Women discharged from military due to motherhood eligible for compensation under new bill
The Women Involuntary Separated Earnings Remittance Act seeks to establish a process to upgrade military records and discharges for women who were wrongfully separated from 1951 to 1976, provide a one...
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Svetlana Shkolnikova @svetashko.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
One military spouse said she is being forced to choose between commuting 200 miles to her agency’s office in Washington or leaving her job of 18 years. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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Lawmakers seek to exempt military spouses from return-to-office order
The bill would spare military spouses who work for the federal government from going back to in-person work as ordered by President Donald Trump on the day of his inauguration.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The Senate has confirmed Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former Republican House representative, to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Senate confirms Doug Collins as VA secretary
The Senate confirmed Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former Republican House representative, to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
#BREAKING: The Senate has confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, with the tie-breaking vote case by Vice President JD Vance. It was only the second time in modern history that a vice president had to be called to the Capitol to break a tie on a Cabinet nomination.
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Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as defense secretary after rare tie-breaking vote by vice president
The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as defense secretary by the narrowest of margins, elevating an Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host to the top Pentagon job with the help of a rare ti...
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
BREAKING NEWS | The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday advanced Pete Hegseth’s bid to become President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, sending his nomination to the Senate floor over the objections of Democrats.
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Senate Armed Services Committees advances Pete Hegseth’s nomination as defense secretary
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday advanced Pete Hegseth’s bid to become President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, sending his nomination to the Senate floor for a vote later this week.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Pete Hegseth defended himself against accusations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and mismanagement on Tuesday and vowed to “restore the warrior ethos” to the Pentagon as he tried to convince senators of his fitness to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary. The recap:
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Senators grill Hegseth on character, views on women in contentious confirmation hearing
Pete Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host, faced a divided Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday during his confirmation hearing to be the next defense secr...
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