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  (Photo by Larry W. Smith/Getty Images) As the service suffers from recruiting shortages that make it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to cover all required jobs, the U.S. Army is restructuring “to be better equipped to fight the next major conflict” by cutting its force by around 24,000, or nearly 5%. The majority of the cuts will be made to positions that are currently vacant, such as counter-insurgency positions that were in high demand during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army special operations personnel would bear the brunt of almost 3,000 of the layoffs. However, the plan also calls for the addition of 7,500 soldiers for other vital roles in counter-drone and air defense units, as well as five new task forces with improved cyber, intelligence, and long-range attack capabilities that will be stationed throughout the globe. An Army document claims that the military is “much overstructured” and that there are not enough personnel to staff the current units. It goes o...

1 of 4  |  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at the Black Conservative Federation’s Annual BCF Honors Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 2 of 4  |  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Black Conservative Federation’s Annual BCF Honors Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 3 of 4  |  Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, accompanied Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., right, arrives at the Black Conservative Federation’s Annual BCF Honors Gala at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, S.C., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 4 of 4  |  Members of the audience cheers as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives at the Black Conserv...

  Februa NEWS The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, is among those leading the ongoing two-day massive protest in the state over the bad state of the economy in the country.  In a photograph, CP Fayoade, together with his team, was seen marching with thousands of residents along Awolowo way, Ikeja, Lagos State.  The members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and other concerned citizens on Tuesday began the massive protest across the country.  The protesters were seen in their large numbers on the streets of Lagos State and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to demand immediate intervention from the Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian Government to ease the hardships citizens are currently facing in the country. They are also protesting the government's alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on  October 2, 2023 , following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Fe...

Febuar NEWS They are also protesting the government's alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The Nigerian Labour Congress on Tuesday began its two-day massive protest in Lagos State over the bad state of the economy in the country.  The members of the labour union were seen in their large numbers in Computer Village, Ikeja, and on other adjoining streets to demand immediate intervention from the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government to ease the hardships citizens are currently facing in the country. They are also protesting the government's alleged failure to implement agreements reached between both parties on October 2, 2023, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The decision followed the conclusion of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to implement measures against the widespread hardship. Recall that SaharaReporters reported about a meeting between the ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at the Pentagon on November 22, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) An internal review has blamed privacy limitations and staff skepticism for the Pentagon’s failure to quickly inform the president and other leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization. According to an internal review released by the Pentagon on Monday, privacy restrictions and staff reluctance are to blame for the failure to alert United States President Joe Biden and additional officials regarding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s prostate cancer and subsequent hospitalization for surgical complications.  According to an  unclassified summary of the review , medical privacy regulations restricted the information that medical professionals could share with Austin’s staff, limiting the amount of information that they could share. Jennifer Walsh, the Penta...