Military Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/military-gov-politics/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Fri, 24 May 2024 22:58:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Military Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/tag/military-gov-politics/ 32 32 172243930 More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle https://sanantonioreport.org/more-military-veterans-and-active-duty-service-members-are-dying-by-suicide-than-in-battle/ Mon, 27 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5370074 Commentary: Better understanding what causes active duty service members and veterans to think about and plan suicide is imperative for efforts to prevent it.
More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle was first posted on May 27, 2024 at 6:30 am.
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]]> 5370074 Organizations Join Forces to Improve Lives of Military Caregivers https://sanantonioreport.org/organizations-join-forces-to-improve-lives-of-military-caregivers/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 05:03:08 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=182677 Hidden Heroes speakers and more than 60 Dole Caregiver fellows on stage with Senator Dole and Tom Hanks. Photo by Lisa Nipp.The images are well known – wounded service members with severe injuries, confined to beds or wheelchairs – no longer able to serve their country. They are often commended for their actions in combat, draped with military awards and medals, honored at veterans’ ceremonies. But some images aren’t quite so visible. There are spouses, parents, […]
Organizations Join Forces to Improve Lives of Military Caregivers was first posted on September 28, 2016 at 12:03 am.
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]]> 182677 NSA Grants $471,549 to UTSA’s P3i Cybersecurity Program https://sanantonioreport.org/nsa-grants-471549-to-utsas-p3i-cybersecurity-program/ https://sanantonioreport.org/nsa-grants-471549-to-utsas-p3i-cybersecurity-program/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:33:39 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=182802 Nearly 1,000 cybersecurity experts, uniformed and civilian, are employed by the 24th Air Force within the Port San Antonio campus. Photo courtesy of Port San Antonio.The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a $471,549 grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) on Monday to help fund the university’s initiative to train future cyber warriors. UTSA is one of six schools across the nation participating in the Army Reserve-sponsored Cyber Private Public Partnership Initiative (P3i), which aims to train army […]
NSA Grants $471,549 to UTSA’s P3i Cybersecurity Program was first posted on September 26, 2016 at 2:33 pm.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/nsa-grants-471549-to-utsas-p3i-cybersecurity-program/feed/ 1 182802 Legal Ambiguities, Drone Wars, and Terrorism: 15 Years Since Sept. 11 https://sanantonioreport.org/legal-ambiguities-drone-wars-and-terrorism-15-years-since-sept-11/ Sun, 11 Sep 2016 07:48:46 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=179183 World Trade Center lights. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Scott Hudson, Creative Commons.Fifteen years ago, war was not perpetual. No one talked about Al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t yet exist. There was no Department of Homeland Security, no jokes about the National Security Agency surveilling your emails or phone calls. Shoes were not considered a potential weapon and the closest you’d get to a […]
Legal Ambiguities, Drone Wars, and Terrorism: 15 Years Since Sept. 11 was first posted on September 11, 2016 at 2:48 am.
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]]> 179183 Lawmakers to Examine Ballooning Cost of Tuition Program for Texas Veterans https://sanantonioreport.org/lawmakers-to-examine-ballooning-cost-of-tuition-program-for-texas-veterans/ Sun, 11 Sep 2016 05:05:36 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=179865 Students traverse the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. Photo courtesy of the Texas Tribune.State university leaders have long complained about what they call an underfunded mandate to provide an increasing number of veterans and their dependents a free college education under the Hazlewood Act. After failed attempts in the last legislative session to restrict eligibility, school officials will meet with House lawmakers Tuesday at the Capitol to discuss […]
Lawmakers to Examine Ballooning Cost of Tuition Program for Texas Veterans was first posted on September 11, 2016 at 12:05 am.
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]]> 179865 Council Approves Annexation Plans Amid Resident Protests https://sanantonioreport.org/council-approves-annexation-plans-amid-resident-protests/ https://sanantonioreport.org/council-approves-annexation-plans-amid-resident-protests/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:18:23 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=179343 Residents that live near I-10 West collected thousands of signature and rolled them out onto the floor in City Council chambers. Photo by Iris Dimmick.The City of San Antonio will move forward with four different annexation processes for areas outside city limits after City Council voted 8-2 in favor of the plans on Thursday. But as part of the “compromise plan,” as Mayor Ivy Taylor referred to it, a densely-populated residential area on the Northside around U.S. Highway 281 won’t […]
Council Approves Annexation Plans Amid Resident Protests was first posted on September 8, 2016 at 7:18 pm.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/council-approves-annexation-plans-amid-resident-protests/feed/ 2 179343 Sept. 11 Exhibit Travels to San Antonio, Opens at A&M’s Patriots’ Casa https://sanantonioreport.org/sept-11-exhibit-travels-to-san-antonio-opens-at-ams-patriots-casa/ https://sanantonioreport.org/sept-11-exhibit-travels-to-san-antonio-opens-at-ams-patriots-casa/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:25:21 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=179192 A collection of flyers of missing loved ones that were made after Sepetember 11. Photo by Kathryn Boyd-Batstone.On Sept. 9, Texas A&M University-San Antonio will unveil a portion of Ground Zero 360, a retrospective exhibit that commemorates the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The exhibit includes a wall of missing persons flyers, fragmented twisted steel and broken granite from the World Trade Center, the flag that flew over Ground Zero, and other objects that […]
Sept. 11 Exhibit Travels to San Antonio, Opens at A&M’s Patriots’ Casa was first posted on September 8, 2016 at 4:25 pm.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/sept-11-exhibit-travels-to-san-antonio-opens-at-ams-patriots-casa/feed/ 1 179192 SA Military: More Dark Skies Mean More Missions, Jobs https://sanantonioreport.org/sa-military-more-dark-skies-mean-more-missions-jobs/ https://sanantonioreport.org/sa-military-more-dark-skies-mean-more-missions-jobs/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 05:15:38 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=179073 A Navy Sea Hawk helicopter lands outside Bayji, Iraq during an operation against Al-Qaeda. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras for the U.S. Navy.San Antonio’s economic growth has contributed to a bright future – and bright skies. In a letter to City Council that helped preserve dark skies in the SA Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, Joint Base San Antonio called for city-wide lighting restrictions that could convince the Department of Defense (DOD) to move national training missions to San Antonio – and with […]
SA Military: More Dark Skies Mean More Missions, Jobs was first posted on September 8, 2016 at 12:15 am.
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]]> https://sanantonioreport.org/sa-military-more-dark-skies-mean-more-missions-jobs/feed/ 2 179073 Hurd on the Hill: Back to School, Preparing for Our Future https://sanantonioreport.org/hurd-on-the-hill-back-to-school-preparing-for-our-future/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:01:36 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=177552 (from left) Paul and Kelly Wright, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, Ashley Wright (U.S. Air Force Academy), and Col. Findley Brewster. Courtesy photo.Most students in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District headed out last week with a new outfit, fresh school supplies, and a sturdy backpack, ready to start the new school year. Whether they arrived via bus or carpool, hopefully they came excited and prepared to learn. There’s something special about the first day of school with the anticipation […]
Hurd on the Hill: Back to School, Preparing for Our Future was first posted on September 1, 2016 at 12:01 am.
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]]> 177552 Peacock, Cox Take on New Leadership Roles at USAA https://sanantonioreport.org/wayne-peacock-and-heather-cox-join-forces-with-usaa/ Mon, 15 Aug 2016 07:30:09 +0000 http://sanantonioreport.org/?p=174625 USAA headquarters in San Antonio. If stood on end, it would be 300 stories tall, three times the height of the Empire State Building. Photo courtesy of USAA.USAA named Wayne Peacock President of USAA’s Property and Casualty Insurance Group and Heather Cox as USAA’s Chief Technology and Digital Officer on Friday. Peacock will report to COO Carl Liebert and Cox will report to CEO Stuart Parker. “It is an honor to lead the best P&C team in the land, serving those who protect America’s freedom,” […]
Peacock, Cox Take on New Leadership Roles at USAA was first posted on August 15, 2016 at 2:30 am.
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