US Military Says National Security Depends on ‘Forever Chemicals’

[Military.com]( Daily Brief 21 November 2023 [US Military Says National Security Depends on ‘Forever Chemicals’]( The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health conditions. [Read More]( More Military.com Stories [Pentagon Finally Issues Policy Allowing Cadets, Midshipmen Who Have Kids to Stay at Service Academies]( [Navy Plane Overshoots Runway and Ends Up in Ocean, but All 9 Aboard Escape Unharmed]( [VA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments]( [Wi-Fi for All Bases? Navy Weighs Quality-of-Life Improvements Amid Poor Living Conditions for Sailors in Shipyards]( [Transgender Veterans Group Threatens VA with Lawsuit over Yearslong Delay in Covering Surgeries]( [Ex-Marine from North Carolina Wore Battle Gear, Attacked Police in Jan. 6 Riots, FBI Says]( [7 Ideas for the Fitness Lover on Your Holiday Gift List]( [Naval Academy Midshipman Earns Rhodes Scholarship, Seeks to Use 'Career to Serve Others']( [US Defense Secretary Austin Meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv to Show Steadfast Support for Ukraine]( [Israel Reveals Signs of Hamas Activity at Shifa, But a Promised Command Center Remains Elusive]( [5 Tips for a Guilt-Free Thanksgiving Feast]( [Pentagon Artificial Intelligence Chief Speaks on Network-Centric Warfare, Generative AI Challenges]( [Commission Investigating Lewiston Mass Shooting Seeks to Subpoena Shooter's Military Records]( [Short-Term Funding No Solution to Long-Term Needs of Nation's Military]( [Demolition of Burned Military Blimp Hangar Underway; Asbestos Levels 'Below Any Level of Concern']( [5 Financial Skills to Help Navigate the Holiday Season]( Today's Military Trivia 'Bloody Sunday' -- a massacre that occurred during a sporting event on November 21, 1920 -- was a seminal event in what country's war for independence? Video of the Day [Uncle Cares for 3-Year-Old in Gaza Hospital After Boy's Parents Killed in Israeli Strike]( [Watch More Military.com Videos]( Download our Military News App! [App Store]( [Google Play]( You are subscribed to the Early Brief. [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com](2g~tK/WlNqT2YwTGEwT3R3emZ5bFF2Z2x5U3VqaEh5d2l0TTExdDdDdVBWTHBLeVRYYUpNTU5Kb1lURHo4VGl5NGNnbmd5THlpejZBOXF6c2RGWGhucytMTGtPVFFONHA3Y3hHL25FdWtjUFFKZkk9S0/) [Military.com]( Reach millions of people in the military community. [Advertise with us]( Copyright © 2023 Military Advantage, Inc. All rights reserved. 133 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493