Assad Vows to Retake Areas of Southern Syria Held by US-Backed Kurds

Assad Vows to Retake Areas of Southern Syria Held by US-Backed Kurds

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has upped the ante and warned Kurdish forces that are trained and equipped by the United States that he wouldn’t hesitate to use force to retake the roughly one-third of the country they currently control. Assad also tried to sound ominous and said in an interview with Russian television that the […]

Poland Wants a Permanent US Base to Counter Russian Aggression

Poland Wants a Permanent US Base to Counter Russian Aggression

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak wants a permanent U.S. presence in his country to balance against Russian aggression and has already had talks with American officials about establishing a base there. The Poles are even willing to pay up to $2 billion dollars to help build the base and needed infrastructure for a permanent U.S. […]

Picture of the Day: US Air Force Thunderbirds Showing Off Their Form

Picture of the Day: US Air Force Thunderbirds Showing Off Their Form

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s flight demonstration team, perform during the AirPower Over Hampton Roads air and space expo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 20, 2018. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Areca T. Bell

Israel Claims First to Use F-35 Stealth Aircraft in Combat

Israel Claims First to Use F-35 Stealth Aircraft in Combat

Israel has struck targets in the Middle East with the F-35 Adir jet twice, making the Jewish state the first country to use the stealth fighter in a combat role in the region, Israel Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin announced on Tuesday. “We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East. It has […]

Picture of the Day: U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook Releases Flares

Picture of the Day: U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook Releases Flares

A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook releases flares while conducting a training exercise with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 26, 2018. The Army crews and Air Force Guardian Angel teams conducted the exercise to build teamwork and procedures as they provide joint […]

US Disinvites China from Pacific Military Exercise

US Disinvites China from Pacific Military Exercise

The continuing escalation of tension between the United States and China has been ratcheted up even more with the U.S. disinviting the Chinese from participating in an upcoming international naval exercise to be held off Hawaii. Among other things, the U.S. is upset of China’s militarization of small islands in the South China Sea. China’s […]

Breaking! US Air Force T-38 Training Jet Crashes in Mississippi

Breaking! US Air Force T-38 Training Jet Crashes in Mississippi

A U.S. Air Force training jet has crashed in northeast Mississippi with both pilots ejecting safely. Columbus Air Force Base officials say in a statement that the T-38C Talon II crashed about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The plane went down near Columbus Air Force Base, which is north of the city of Columbus. The pilots have […]

Israeli Strikes Hamas Tunnel, Outpost and Boats in Gaza

Israeli Strikes Hamas Tunnel, Outpost and Boats in Gaza

After Hamas orchestrated the “peaceful protest” that the world bought into, the Israeli military wasn’t waiting around for the next one. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), struck at a tunnel as well as two boats that the Palestinians were using to block the blockade. Palestinian media reported that a training compound belonging to Hamas’ military […]