Early Bird Brief

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The podcast currently has 400 episodes available.

Early Bird Brief episodes:

August 09, 2023 A big deadline for retroactive toxic exposure benefits is today
Veterans who file a claim by Aug. 9 could collect payments related to recent toxic exposure legislation retroactive to last year if approved.
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12min
August 08, 2023 Tensions boil in South China Sea between Philippines, China
Over the weekend, Beijing’s coast guard used a water cannon to prevent a supply shipment to a contested area in the South China Sea.
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12min
August 07, 2023 How social media impacted the Army’s senior enlisted soldier
Today, Military Times reporter Todd South joins the episode to talk about Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston, and his sometimes unorthodox practices during his four-year term.
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27min
August 04, 2023 Marines remain at US embassy in Niger amid partial evacuation
Marine security guards at the American embassy in Niger will stay there amid a partial evacuation of embassy staff in the African country caused by a recent military takeover.
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10min
August 03, 2023 Pentagon pulls troops from US-Mexico border
Eleven hundred U.S. troops will soon conclude their mission at the southern border after deploying earlier this year in the wake of the end of asylum restrictions linked to the pandemic.
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12min
August 02, 2023 Colorado gets Space Command, not Alabama
President Joe Biden moved to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a decision to move it to Alabama.
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10min
August 01, 2023 Pentagon personnel, diversity and inclusion chief to leave post
Under Secretary of Defense Gil Cisneros will leave his post in early September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced.
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13min
July 31, 2023 Commemorating 75 years of a desegregated military
Today, the podcast team commemorates the 75th anniversary of President Harry Truman's executive order that desegregated the armed forces.
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10min
July 28, 2023 Veterans Affairs bill with abortion, diversity limits passes House
After President Joe Biden threatened to veto the bill over its social provisions, House Republicans double down on anti-diversity measures.
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11min
July 27, 2023 Are UFOs and aliens real? A whistleblower testifies
A whistleblower claims that people at the highest levels of government have concealed UFO retrieval programs from Congress.
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13min

FAQs about Early Bird Brief:

How many episodes does Early Bird Brief have?

The podcast currently has 400 episodes available.