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San Antonio Express-News
October 20, 2017
Larry Romo didn't ask for much from the White House during his eight years serving in Barack Obama's administration. But Romo, 61, a San Antonio native and Air Force veteran who ran the Selective Service System during the Obama years, made a rare request in January 2015. The Spurs were going toÃâà...
Washington Examiner
August 1, 2017
Trump's claims that transgender service is too costly and disruptive are "without merit," argued the group of retired officers, which included Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, who oversaw U.S. security operations in Afghanistan and gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention last summer.
Advocate.com
August 1, 2017
They also quote two retired chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who have voiced opposition to the ban — Gen. Martin Dempsey and Adm. Mike Mullen. “Admiral Mullen urged civilian leaders 'to respect the military's judgment and not to breach the faith of service members who defend our freedoms.
TIME
July 27, 2017
“Military and political leaders insisted that lifting DADT would undermine cohesion, recruitment and retention, but none of these concerns were borne out and the change was uniformly hailed for improving readiness,” said Army Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, retired Army Major Gen. Gale Pollock and retiredÃâà...
The Hill
June 7, 2017
Claudia Kennedy, retired Army Major Gen. Gale Pollock and retired Army Brig. Gen. Clara Adams-Ender wrote in a statement provided to The Hill. ... The group pointed to a 2014 commission of retired officers and a former surgeon general that concluded that “there is no compelling medical reason for theÃâà...
New York Times
September 7, 2016
Of the 95 retired admirals and generals who have endorsed Mrs. Clinton, about a dozen are women, including Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, an intelligence officer who was the first woman to achieve the rank of three-star general in the United States Army. Mr. Trump's list of 88 former senior officers has farÃâà...
Defense One
August 29, 2016
A Former General's Case Against Trump ... Over the course of my career, I became the first woman in the Army to reach the rank of three-star general. Subscribe ... Claudia Kennedy was the first woman promoted to lieutenant general in the U.S. Army and served as its deputy chief of staff for intelligence fromÃâà...
