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A newly-released Navy training video teaches sailors to use the “right” pronouns, “show that we’re allies,” and create “a safe space for everybody,” while instructing service members on how to proceed after having “misgendered” someone. The official U.S. Navy video posted by Air Force Staff Sergeant John Vannucci, according to The Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), begins with two rainbow-clad hosts — both Navy civilians — introducing their personal pronouns and announcing they are there “to talk about pronouns.” “Using the right pronouns is a really simple way to affirm someone’s identity,” one host says. “It is a signal...

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KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait -- The U.S. military will launch its own news service in Iraq and Afghanistan to send military video, text and photos directly to the Internet or news organizations. The $6.3 million project, which is expected to begin operating in April, is one of the largest military public affairs projects in recent memory, and is intended to allow small media firms in the United States and elsewhere to bypass what the Pentagon views as an increasingly combative press corps. U.S. officials have complained that Iraq-based media focus on catastrophic events such as car bombs and soldiers' deaths, while...

Pentagon to Offer Direct News Service From Iraq and Afghanistan Associated Press Writer Feb 27, 2004 The Associated Press KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AP) - The U.S. military will launch its own news service in Iraq and Afghanistan to send military video, text and photos directly to the Internet or news outlets. The $6.3 million project, expected to begin operating in April, is one of the largest military public affairs projects in recent memory, and is intended to allow small media outlets in the United States and elsewhere to bypass what the Pentagon views as an increasingly combative press corps. U.S....