Defense News in Brief: The Extremism Stand-Down – How and Why it’s Happening

Source: United States Navy

“The intent of this stand-down is to ensure service members and civilian personnel clearly understand the damaging effects of extremism and begin developing more effective, sustainable ways to eliminate the corrosive impacts extremist activity can have on our Force” – Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, Jr. in NAVADMIN 044/21, released on Feb. 19.