Tag: DOD
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Defense Distributed Downloads Shut Down By DOD
Took only a few days for this to happen: #DEFCAD has gone dark at the request of the Department of Defense Trade Controls. Take it up with the Secretary of State. — Defense Distributed (@DefDist) May 9, 2013 Looks like the 3D printed firearm made the waves founder Cody Wilson was hoping it would make.…
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Sending SWAT Teams To Inspect Oil Rigs? Possible Terrorism?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkCt5xDEeTE[/youtube] According to the news so far, on April 20th the BP oil rig in the Gulf exploded. Now since those rigs are inherently dangerous, I wasn’t really surprised by this and took it as an accident. Then this from from Obama today: Potentially getting the Department Of Defense to address the incident Department of…
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Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay
The Defense Department announced today the services’ implementation plans to provide retroactive stop loss special pay. Active, reserve and former service members who had their enlistment extended or retirement suspended due to stop loss are eligible for this special pay, if they served on active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009. Service…