ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 23 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Aviation Soldiers Begin Training on New Stalker Drone * The VXE30 Stalker uncrewed aircraft system has been fielded for training and is slated to be used for advanced training courses, according to an Army news release. While the uncrewed aircraft system is in use by some of the Army's operational units, it's now also being employed to train soldiers in advanced in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, Arizona, issued a report detailing the profound environmental devastation caused by beef production and advocating for sharp reductions in consumption to mitigate climate crisis effects. The analysis exposes beefs disproportionate role in greenhouse gas emissions deforestation and biodiversity loss urging policymakers and consumers to embrace drastic dietary shifts for planetary survival. Beef production stands as one  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cornyn Bill to Boost Military Service Recruiting Signed into Law * U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after their bill to promote U.S. military recruiter access to secondary schools and attract the next generation of service members was signed into law by President Trump as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Cornyn Bill to Enhance U.S.-Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts Signed into Law * U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statements after their Counternarcotics Enhancement Act, which will require elements of the Intelligence Community to review any direct relationships with elements of the Government of Mexico, develop a strategy to enhance counternarcotics e  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Last Christmas, I Gave You My... Tax Dollars? * Christmas is a time for giving. Unfortunately, some government officials believe that means they can hand out public tax dollars to special interests at year's end. That needs to stop. Earlier this year, the Goldwater Institute raised concerns that the city of Phoenix illegally spent millions of dollars to subsidize a number of private   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued a report capturing lessons from a recent "Democracy Workshop" in Moldova that brought together civic and media leaders from Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Romania to counter growing internal and external threats to democracy in Eastern Europe. The report argues that traditional top down democracy assistance must be complemented by flexible, grassroots approaches that can withstand Russian influence operations, democ  more