Military Preparing to Hold and House 32,000 Illegal Immigrants

With the flood of illegal immigrants rushing the border, the U.S. military is preparing plans to hold, and care for up to 12,000 family members in detention facilities across the southwestern United States on military bases. The new request comes addition to the plans to house as many as 20,000 immigrant children at Defense Department […]

China Will Increase Its Defense Ties, Influence in Africa

China’s presence in Africa has been steadily growing and since establishing their first overseas military base in Djibouti, they are looking to expand their foreign military presence all across the continent. The claim is to protect their national assets, where the Chinese government has dumped billions in economic assistance. But now, they’re looking to expand […]

Russia Calls Off Ceasefire With US in SW Syria, Israel Hits Iranian Base

With what was termed breaches of the ceasefire agreements by insurgent groups in southwest Syria, the Russian air force in Syria announced the end of the ceasefire agreement they reached with the United States and Jordan in the area. Meanwhile, government forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are staging a new offensive to retake […]

On This Day in 1963, JFK Gives His Best Anti-Communism Speech in Berlin

President Kennedy gave one of his best speeches and easily the best Cold War anti-communist speech of the time. West Berlin’s civilian population feared a Soviet/East German occupation and Kennedy’s speech in front of 450,000 was aimed at not just the German people but sent a message to the Soviets about United States policy as […]

OSS Captain Martin Gelb Awarded Congressional Gold Medal in NH

Because of security classifications that didn’t expire until 10 years ago, many members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) never were fully recognized for the work they did behind enemy lines during World War II. But for a Derry, NH man, that oversight has been fixed as he was finally recognized for serving in […]

Kushner: US Will Present Its Own Peace Plan for the Middle East Soon

The Trump administration’s senior envoy to the Middle East, Jared Kushner said that the United States will soon present its own peace plan for the Middle East after meeting with regional leaders. He also slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for refusing to meet with him during the recent talks. Kushner’s comments were published in the […]

On This Day, in 1876, Custer and the 7th Cavalry Are Wiped Out at the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, was a tremendous catastrophe for the U.S. Army. There, the troops of the 7th Cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer attacked a much larger band of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors. Ever since […]

SpaceX Wins $130 Million Air Force Contract For Falcon Heavy Rocket

The U.S. Air Force Space Command has awarded SpaceX a $130 million-dollar contract for the Falcon Heavy Rocket which the service will use to launch Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 satellite. This was the first large classified military contract for the company. The Falcon Heavy beat United Launch Alliance’s Delta 4 in a competition under […]

On This Date, in1941, Operation Barbarossa, Germany Invades USSR

“When the attack on Russia starts, the world will hold its breath” Hitler In June of 1941,  Germany invaded the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa. The Germans had the largest invasion force in history with about 4 million men in the attacking force. They attacked along a 2900 mile front, with about 600,000 vehicles and […]

US Suspects China of Hitting US Military Jets With Lasers Over Pacific

U.S. planes have been increasingly hit with lasers while operating in the Pacific. Since September of 2017, there have been 20 incidents and military officials suspect that the source of these lasers is the Chinese. The latest incident occurred within the last two weeks, the official said. None of the incidents have resulted in any […]

Veterans Twice as Likely To Die By Suicide as Civilians

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday released its latest report on Suicides and the results, while shocking is not quite unexpected. As we have known of the veteran suicide rate for some time, however, veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide as civilians. Veterans make up more than 14 percent of all […]

Al-Shabab Getting “Lucky” Not Stronger in Somalia, Says US

Al-Shabab, Somalia’s most dangerous terror group is likely not getting any stronger according to U.S. officials. The U.S. contends that despite a series of deadly attacks, including one that claimed the life of a U.S. special operations soldier earlier this month, it was more lucky than good during that attack. The assessment, by U.S. military […]