WASHINGTON—The U.S. conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq against two Iranian-backed militias that the Pentagon said were mounting drone attacks against U.S. troops. The Pentagon said operational and weapons-storage facilities had been struck near the Syria-Iraq border at three locations that it said had been used by the Kata’ib Hezbollah and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada militia … Continued
Just a week after the Biden-Putin summit in Geneva, Moscow on Tuesday, June 22, provided details of Russia’s largest Pacific sea and air maneuver in decades. US air and sea units were rapidly scrambled in response. The Russian maneuver, opposite US shores, was described by the Russian Defense Ministry as “practicing the tasks of destroying … Continued
An alleged whistleblower who submitted a comment to Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) and Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s (R-Texas) offices said that a large Black Lives Matter flag was flown at a military installation in Africa last year, which may have flouted then-Pentagon policy. The unnamed service member said that while deployed in a combat zone in Africa, … Continued
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on June 10 that “hundreds” of military whistleblowers have reported being forced to receive “anti-American indoctrination” training, including critical race theory (CRT). In a Senate hearing with Austin, Cotton claimed that within the military, there’s “plummeting morale, growing mistrust between races and sexes where none existed just six … Continued
Veterans’ advocates are blasting the White House for refusing to evacuate thousands of Afghan military interpreters who worked for American troops and who could be left at the mercy of the Taliban as the U.S. military withdraws this summer. Ahead of the Sept. 11 military withdrawal deadline, which President Joe Biden announced in April, the … Continued
The US Army chose American company Oshkosh Defense and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to provide it with remotely operated weapons positions in a deal worth $942 million. Rafael’s share of the deal is estimated at $150 million. The positions are a Rafael development and are referred to in the IDF as “lethal” positions. They … Continued
Leading global Jewish organizations and Jewish veterans on Memorial Day honored the soldiers who have fallen while serving in the United States armed forces. “Among them are thousands of American Jewish service men and women who paid with their lives to protect their country,” said the World Jewish Congress (WJC). According to the WJC, 550,000 … Continued
Memorial Day is an annual federal observance that honors those in the U.S. military who have passed away and a day for Americans to spend time praying for “permanent peace.” The holiday was observed in the 19th century under the name “Decoration Day,” which sought to honor the memory of soldiers who died in the … Continued
On Memorial Day, we honor those soldiers who gave their lives for our country. In the Gettysburg Address, perhaps the greatest reflection in our history on such sacrifice, Abraham Lincoln refers to the fallen soldiers as having given “the last full measure of devotion.” In our nation’s present crisis, we can learn from the devotion of which … Continued
The United States owes everything to the fallen military heroes who died serving and protecting their country, former President Donald Trump said in a Memorial Day message on Monday. “On this Memorial Day, we remember the fallen heroes who took their last breaths in defense of our Nation, our families, our citizens, and our sacred … Continued
President Joe Biden honored America’s war dead at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day by laying a wreath at the hallowed burial ground. The president was joined on Monday by first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff in a somber ceremony at the Virginia cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown … Continued
U.S. long-range strategic bombers are taking part in a mission on Memorial Day over all 30 NATO nations in Europe and North America, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa (USAFE) said in a statement on Monday, Stars and Stripes reported. The B-52H Stratofortress aircraft, which were deployed to Moron Air Base in Spain, were flying with … Continued
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