The major general also led the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and served as homeland security adviser to Govs. Angus King and John Baldacci.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden is making America’s Afghanistan problems worse
Instead of trying to improve on Donald Trump’s fundamentally flawed peace deal, he should just start over.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: The U.S. military must get serious about domestic extremism
Identifying potential threats in the ranks is critical to national security.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Congress, stop making it hard to save Defense Department dollars
The Pentagon has been repeatedly denied the ability to adjust its facilities to meet their current missions. But there may be some light at the end of the BRAC tunnel.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden could curb right-wing extremism by ending the U.S. ‘forever war’
America’s endless wars have helped fuel a new generation of alienated veterans – some of whom join extremist movements. Biden must curb U.S. militarism.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Biden reverses Trump ban on transgender people in military
President Joe Biden is signing an executive order revoking a Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from joining the military.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Possibility of National Guard role in State House security raises key issues
The Guard personnel who may be ordered to defend Maine’s Capitol against violence must be properly equipped, and given the authority they’ll require.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump lashes out at his own party after override vote on defense bill
The Senate is expected to consider the measure later this week.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
House overrides Trump’s veto of defense bill, a 1st in his presidency
Among the president’s complaints was that it ordered the Pentagon to change the names of military installations commemorating Confederate generals.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s veto of the defense bill is a Republican loyalty test
Over 75% of the Republicans who voted in each chamber supported the NDAA because they thought Trump’s complaints didn’t outweigh the benefits the bill will deliver.