The commanding general of U.S. Army operations in the Pacific said a Republican senator’s blanket freeze on promotions and major reassignments for generals and admirals in a dispute over abortion rights has not significantly military operations in his theater.
On Wednesday, Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Army-Pacific, said he hadn’t noticed any “practical challenges” that have arisen since the Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed a parliamentary “hold” on military confirmations to protest the Pentagon’s policy of covering travel expenses for military personnel who go to another state for an abortion.
“This sweeping hold is undermining America’s military readiness. It is hindering our ability to retain our very best officers. And it’s upending the lives of far too many American military families,” Mr. Austin said last month at a ceremony for Adm. Mike Gilday, the outgoing chief of naval operations.
On Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman denied Mr. Tuberville’s charge that the Defense Department is effectively subsidizing abortions with taxpayer money. Mr. Austin instituted the new travel guidelines after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in June 2022 to overturn Roe vs. Wade and return the authority over abortion to the states. A number of military posts are located in states that have banned or severely restricted the procedure.
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