Early Bird Brief: November 27, 2024

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Today's Top 5:

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire

(The Associated Press) Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Read More

Army to put one-star recruiting hubs in Los Angeles, Atlanta

(Military Times) As the Army overhauls its recruiting structure, jobs and approaches to bringing in new talent, the service is injecting resources into areas that have previously been underserved — cities. Read More

AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

(The Associated Press) Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, sat in front of a screen with the headline: “Study Disproves Military Extremism Problem.” It was Jan. 4 of this year and Hegseth told a Fox News audience the new study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces. The Pentagon-funded report to which Hegseth referred said there was no evidence the number of violent extremists in the military was “disproportionate to extremists in the general population.” Read More

Global War on Terrorism Medals authorized for Houthi operations

(Military Times) Service members participating in operations against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are now authorized to receive the Global War on Terrorism Service and Expeditionary Medals, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. Read More

Operation Thanksgiving: Services make traditional meal happen for troops deployed around the world

(Stars & Stripes) Roughly 700,000 pounds of Thanksgiving food staples will be served to troops deployed to hard-to-reach places around the world. Read More

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