The U.S Army is looking to improve some of its materials and is asking scientists at the University of Utah to help. The U. was chosen to lead a handful of other universities through a five-year project that could bring about more energy efficient devices and batteries. KCPW’s Jessica Gail explains what the new research would mean on and off the battlefield.
U.S. Army officials recognized the work of employees at the Deseret Chemical Depot weapons storage facility in Tooele Thursday for their part in destroying the largest stockpile of chemical weapons in the United States. KCPW’s Whittney Evans spoke to employees and officials about looking back and life after the project.
The alleged killing of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier has raised serious questions about the future of U.S.forces in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Colonel Robert Cassidy, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, most recently served in Afghanistanas special assistant to the operational commander from 2010 to 2011. Now, he’s in Utahto speak to the Salt Lake Committee on Foreign Relations this evening.
A new billboard along I-215 in West Valley City aims to get out an anti-war message, but in a very provocative way, declaring “Bomb Iran!” If you go to the website listed at the bottom of it, you’ll quickly find that’s just what its sponsors don’t want to happen.
The Utah Senate approved a bill this morning to exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes. Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Democratic Senator Luz Robles, would apply to a service member who has been called to active duty. Robles said men and women serving probably weren’t expecting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to go on so long, and they’re suffering.
The Utah House of Representatives honored some special World War II Veterans on Monday. Nearly a dozen members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Nisei Military Intelligence Service were recognized, along with a man credited for saving many of their lives. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports about his connection to the Utah legislature.
A bill aimed at providing more support to military families who are transferred out of state passed unanimously out of the House of Representatives this morning. Democratic Representative Lynn Hemingway, sponsor of HB 263, says it provides unemployment benefits for military spouses who are forced to quit their jobs when their husband or wife is re-located.
A proposal to exempt military personnel from paying state property taxes while on active duty got broad support in a House committee Monday. House Joint Resolution 12 is sponsored by Republican Representative Stephen Sandstrom, who says the legislature should do more than simply honor servicemen and women for a day.
Big changes could be in store for one of Utah’s largest employers. Defense cuts and the recommendation of new Base Realignments and Closures have many worried for the future of Hill Air Force Base. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what the state plans to do keep Hill up and running.
As thousands of U.S. troops begin to leave Iraq the process of helping them heal begins here at home. Utah’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center says it is already seeing the effects of the war on Utah’s veterans. KCPW’s Jessica Gail reports on what it is doing to make sure veterans can get the support they need.
