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Steve Beynon

StevenBeynon

I read Stars and Stripes on a mountain in Afghanistan when I was a 19 year old aspiring journalist. Now I work there. This doesn’t stop the journalism. I’m juggling 3 future news stories today. https://twitter.com/defensebaron/status/1301874647940636672

https://twitter.com/defensebaron/status/1301874647940636672

Here is some reporting we have done lately.

Women are increasingly taking command of combat arms units - it's becoming the new normal. https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-rise-of-female-commanders-in-combat-arms-1.641418

The rise of female commanders in combat arms

Five years after the Defense Department opened all military jobs to all troops, women have expanded their footprint in combat arms and are taking command of units that have been exclusively male for...

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/the-rise-of-female-commanders-in-combat-arms-1.641418

Employees claim that racism was ingrained in the VA and recently made worse by leaders who refused to address it. via @nikkiwentling https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/black-employees-describe-systemic-racism-in-the-va-1.640467

Black employees describe systemic racism in the VA

Five current and former Department of Veterans Affairs employees claim that racism was engrained in the VA and recently made worse by leaders who refused to address it.

https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/black-employees-describe-systemic-racism-in-the-va-1.640467

A deep look at the deaths of soldiers and crime at Ft. Hood

via @Rose_Lori https://www.stripes.com/news/us/why-is-fort-hood-the-army-s-most-crime-ridden-post-1.642104

Why is Fort Hood the Army’s most crime-ridden post?

In addition to an increase in homicides at Fort Hood, Texas, the number of violent crimes committed by soldiers at the post this year — and since 2015 — is alarming. The two issues raise questions:...

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/why-is-fort-hood-the-army-s-most-crime-ridden-post-1.642104

How the Army is training its newest leaders during the pandemic

via @CDicksteinDC https://www.stripes.com/news/us/here-s-how-the-army-trained-4-500-senior-rotc-cadets-during-the-pandemic-1.643546

Here’s how the Army trained 4,500 senior ROTC cadets during the pandemic

More than 4,500 senior cadets in July and August completed the unprecedented, abbreviated military training programs meant to replace monthlong camps at Fort Knox, Ky., required before commissioning...

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/here-s-how-the-army-trained-4-500-senior-rotc-cadets-during-the-pandemic-1.643546

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