The Army Brief: Army vs. Space Force; SOF units shrink; Border-mission extension? and more...
By Caitlin M. Kenney
Staff Reporter
May 21, 2021 07:00 AM ET
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Border support extension? Pentagon officials confirmed Tuesday that they are considering a request from the Department of Homeland Security to keep forces along the U.S.-Mexico border past the current end date of Oct. 1. About 4,000 DoD personnel are currently providing “infrastructure support; operational support; detection and monitoring support; and air support,” according to the Pentagon. An extension could see active-duty troops replace Guardsmen there, Military Times reported.
Women feel unwelcome at Army Special Operations Command, according to an internal survey taken to see what could be done to better support them, Task & Purpose reported. The survey reported sexual harassment, gender bias, ill-fitting equipment, and this brutal quote from a female NCO: “Men are accepted as they are, and have to prove themselves worthless in the unit. Whereas women are expected to be worthless, and have to prove themselves worthy.”
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2021/05/army-brief-border-mission-extension-harassment-usasoc-moh-ranger-and-more/174202/
