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.

POW/MIA bill to intensify efforts for locating missing service members introduced

On September 15, 2016, U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) introduced H. Res. 871, which calls for the United States government to increase its efforts in finding 83,000 POW/MIA from around the world. The bill also asks for foreign governments to aid in the efforts to find and locate our missing and fallen service members. Rep. Johnson was a […]

Suicide bombing in Pakistan mosque kills 24 during Friday prayer service

A suicide bombing in a remote village in Northwestern Pakistan called Pai Khan killed 24 and wounded at least 28. The bombing occurred inside a mosque during the Friday prayer service. At the time of the attack, 200 people were reported to have been inside the building. According to the New York Times, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the […]

General officers face off in the presidential campaign

Before officers make it to war college, their careers are dictated by politics (both in and out of the military), so it is not surprising that the general officers in Washington D.C and those that have retired are standing behind their preferred candidates. Here are the lists of flag and staff officers supporting Trump and Clinton. Trump announced […]

Now that Hillary’s “sickness” is revealed…out comes the sexist card again

I recently read an article titled, “Hillary Clinton Isn’t Sick. You Are.” from the Daily Beast. The article’s author basically shakes her finger at everyone for calling out Hillary on her apparent health issues. The fact that we as voters are asking questions about her health is undermining her campaign with sexism and agism. When Hillary Clinton began mapping out […]

Chelsea Manning’s hunger strike is over and will get gender transition surgery

Chelsea Manning ended her hunger strike that started on September 9th and will in fact receive the gender transition surgery according to her lawyers. Manning’s lawyer recently conducted an interview with CNN: The government’s refusal to treat her for her condition led to a suicide attempt in July, her lawyers said. Manning began a hunger strike on September 9 […]

Pentagon confirms successful strike against one of Islamic State’s senior leaders, Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani

Yesterday, a statement from Peter Cook, the Pentagon’s Press Secretary, confirmed that the US airstrike on August 30th targeting Abu Muhammad Al-Adnani, one of the Islamic State’s senior leaders was successful. Al- Adnani was responsible not only for a large part of Islamic State’s propaganda but he also recruited and facilitated most of their foreign terrorist operations. The Department of […]

Q&A with Michael Golembesky, former MARSOC team member and author of ‘Dagger 22’

Former MARSOC team member Michael Golembesky has published his second book titled, “Dagger 22” and it goes on sale September 20th. Dagger 22 gives readers a “grittier feel; more aggressive, with a deeper personal story-line” from Ski’s deployment in Afghanistan with his MARSOC team. Below is a Q&A with Michael Golembesky: 1) You mention in the author’s note at the beginning of  Dagger 22, […]

Suicide bombing in Turkey, near the AKP headquarters, 48 wounded, 2 critical

At 10:50 am (local time), a large car bomb detonated near the AKP municipal headquarters in Van, Turkey. According to the Police Chief Suat Ekici , out of the 48 wounded, two are critical. Turkey’s state-run news agency is reporting that a car-bombing at a police checkpoint has wounded 48 people near the ruling party headquarters in […]