Military Glance
Vice President JD Vance called for prayers for the National Guard troops who were shot just blocks from the White House.
During remarks to U.S. troops at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Vance said that officials do not know the motive and said the troops shot were in “pretty tough condition.” West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey later confirmed the troops, who were part of the West Virginia National Guard, had died.
“It's a somber reminder that soldiers, whether they're active duty reserve or National Guard, our soldiers, are the sword and the shield of the United States of America,” Vance said. “And as a person who goes into work every single day in that building and knows that there are a lot of people who wear the uniform of the United States Army, let me just say very personally, thank them for what they're doing. We're grateful to them.”
Note: There are conflicting reports about the conditions of the Guardsmen. Please check bacdk for updates.
The U.S. Coast Guard will reportedly no longer consider swastikas, nooses, or the Confederate flag to be hate symbols, according to forthcoming guidelines obtained by The Washington Post, though the service branch denies changing its stance towards such imagery.
National guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February.
An active-duty soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five other soldiers before being taken into custody.
Most of defense department’s discretionary spending from 2020 to 2024 went to military contractors.
