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The United States and Great Britain have been staunch allies thru World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict as well as in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan and in Syria. But the lack of spending in the British military has some fearing that the UK’s military prowess will be looked upon as irrelevant unless […]
Despite the declassification of two videos documenting encounters between US Navy F-18 fighters and unidentified flying objects, the Pentagon and the Defense Department isn’t investigating these encounters and treats them simply as isolated incidents. In December, the Defense Department declassified two videos documenting encounters between U.S. Navy F-18 fighters and unidentified aircraft. The first video captures multiple pilots observing […]
Chelse Manning’s longshot bid for a U.S. Senate seat from Maryland came to an ignominious end this week, as she and several other Democratic challengers were routed by incumbent Senator Ben Cardin. Cadrin is seeking his third term as a Senator after serving in the House for 20 years. Cadrin tallied 80.4 percent of the […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Russians have withdrawn a large number of troops and aircraft, according to state-run news agency Tass, Putin said they withdrew more than 1,000 military personnel and more than 20 aircraft from Syria in the last few days. “Only over the past several days, 13 planes, 14 […]
The United States formally ended seven decades of military presence in Seoul, South Korea’s capital Friday with a ceremony to mark the opening of a new headquarters. Camp Humphreys, about 45 miles south of Seoul, has opened and many of the U.S. troops have already moved there. The rest of the command will relocate there […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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