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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: List: 80+ bands pull out of SXSW in protest of US Army sponsorship. Subsonic Eye, Birthday Girl, Groa, Winona Forever, Little Marzan ...
Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ...
A status of forces agreement ( SOFA) is an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. SOFAs are often included, along with other types of military agreements, as part of a comprehensive security arrangement. A SOFA does not constitute a security arrangement; it establishes the rights and ...
The National Guard Mobilization Act, 1933 Made the National Guard a component of the Army. The National Defense Act of 1947 Section 207 (f) established the Air National Guard of the United States, under the National Guard Bureau. The Total Force Policy, 1973 Requires all active and reserve military organizations be treated as a single force.
The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. [1] [2] For U.S. foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Europe. [3] The Act followed Truman's signing of the Economic Cooperation Act (the Marshall ...
“Sponsorship of the festival from the U.S. Army as well as defense contractors/those sending arms to destroy innocent lives is an act we find disgusting and reprehensible.”
The Army Appropriations Act of 1901 (31 Stat. 895, enacted 2 March 1901 by Pres. William McKinley ), enacted in the years following the Spanish–American War and the resulting 1898 Treaty of Paris, is primarily known for: the Platt Amendment (31 Stat. 897), defining the terms of Cuban independence. the Spooner Amendment (31 Stat. 910 ...
Team: The smallest unit. A fire team consists of a team leader (usually a sergeant or corporal ), a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman. A sniper team consists of a sniper who engages the enemy and a spotter who assists in targeting, team defense, and security. 4 soldiers.