A Medal of Honor, a VA data breach, TikTok troops, and a jumping tank — The Briefing, 9.17.20

A Delta operator receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue, troops see white nationalism in the ranks as a threat on par with ISIS, and thirst traps by troops in TikTok are now a thing and no one is sure what to do about it.

Plus, the VA is hit by a data breach, and the Russians take a jump shot — with a tank.

All that and more on The Briefing for Sept. 17, 2020.

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