Posted on Sep 8, 2019
Editorial: Burden of Trump’s border promise falls squarely on military
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JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS had lost 700 jobs as part of a U.S. Air Force reorganization in 2015 before the Air National Guard announced plans to locate a Cyber Operations Squadron at the facility in Hampton.
Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation joined with state and local officials to celebrate the news, which eased the sting of those job losses. Since cyber operations is a priority of the nation’s armed forces, securing that squadron also meant a more confident outlook for the Peninsula base.
On Wednesday, however, the Pentagon announced that $10 million for a cyber operations facility at Langley-Eustis would be redirected to pay for construction of a barrier along the southern border between the United States and Mexico.
Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation joined with state and local officials to celebrate the news, which eased the sting of those job losses. Since cyber operations is a priority of the nation’s armed forces, securing that squadron also meant a more confident outlook for the Peninsula base.
On Wednesday, however, the Pentagon announced that $10 million for a cyber operations facility at Langley-Eustis would be redirected to pay for construction of a barrier along the southern border between the United States and Mexico.
Editorial: Burden of Trump’s border promise falls squarely on military
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But I thought Mexico was going to pay for the wall!!!
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SPC Kevin Ford
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MSG Stan Hutchison That's what I was going to say. That was his primary promise and he's not keeping it.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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MSG Stan Hutchison SPC Kevin Ford I Haven't Seen a Republican that Honestly Supported the Military since Master Chief John Tower and Bob Dole. Just Lip Service and Now Just Outright Stealing from the Military.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
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CPT Bob Coleman - Do you really believe that nonsense?
By the way, what "freebies" are being sent home by illegals?
By the way, what "freebies" are being sent home by illegals?
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