Perhaps it is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans slowly growing desensitized by active shooter events, or a combination of both, that two shootings on military bases went fairly unnoticed by the public at large. Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the heroism of our military personnel that put their lives at risk in the...
**Originally published in The Cornell Review dated April 26, 2020* When the first U.S. fatality due to COVID-19 was confirmed on February 29th 2020 and President Trump declared a national state of emergency on March 13th 2020, Americans had a lot of worries on their minds. Few likely considered whether our national security would also...
*Originally published in The Cornell Review dated April 26, 2020* The military, like all other facets of society, is faced with the unprecedented challenges that have come with COVID-19. However the Department of Defense has made it clear that force readiness remains high. On March 4th 2020, the U.S. Submarine Forces began a naval exercise...
*Originally published in The Cornell Review Full Edition on April 26, 2020* Two weeks before the first case of community spread of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., President Trump’s senior trade advisor Peter Navarro warned of potential shortages in essential medical supplies. Navarro has been working for the President since his campaign in 2016...