Desiree Huitt

About the author

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

PETA put enough pressure on the Coast Guard to halt live tissue training

According to the Washington Post, the Coast Guard announced last Thursday that they will be halting the practice of live tissue training for six months in an attempt to research animal-free alternatives. Live tissue training consists of using goats and pigs to simulate trauma that service members may experience, at sea or on the battlefield. […]

Watch: Best Selling author and Hurricane CEO Brandon Webb appears on Fox & Friends to discuss changes in counter-terrorism since the death of Osama bin Laden

Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, best-selling author, and Hurricane Media CEO, appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss how counter-terrorism has changed since Osama bin Laden was killed six years ago. On May 1, 2011 (20:00 UTC) Navy SEALs assaulted a compound in Pakistan in search of their number one target—Osama bin Laden. The well-documented […]

1 dead, 3 injured in a stabbing at the University of Texas; 1 person in custody

This afternoon police arrested an unidentified person after stabbing several people near Gregory Gym on the University of Texas Campus. Local news is reporting one dead and three others injured from the incident. The status of the three people injured is unknown at this time but they are all being treated at a local hospital. One person is […]

Department of Defense identifies the soldier killed by an IED in Mosul

According to the Department of Defense press release, 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, 25, died from the injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device (IED) blast while conducting security as part of an advise and assist support unit to partnered forces. LT Lee was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, […]