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An Israeli Patriot Missile battery shot down an Iranian-built drone over the Golan Heights on Tuesday, just hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly about concerns of Iranian and Hezbollah forces on the Syrian border with Israel. The Israeli military stated that the Iranian-built drone was launched from Damascus on a […]
In a historic development, the United States, for the first since its inception in 1948, has established a permanent military base in Israel. The US will send dozens of US Air Force personnel to man an air defense base inside the Israeli Air Force’s Mashabim Air Base, deep in the heart of the Negev desert. […]
On September 17, 1944, the Allies launched an operation they hoped would end the war in the west by Christmas. By the end of August 1944, the German army in the west was smashed and in full-retreat mode. After the Allies had come ashore at Normandy, they had to slug their way thru the thick […]
By now we are all aware of the horrible accident suffered by the cadre members and students at the JFK SWC (Special Warfare Center) on Thursday where the US Army Green Berets are trained at Ft. Bragg, NC. While the details are still sketchy, the class of prospective Special Forces Engineers (18C) were attending a […]
London was the scene of another terrorist attack on Friday as an early morning rush-hour blast caused by an improvised explosive device in the subway injured 22 people. The London’s Metropolitan Police and the British government (MI5) are treating this as a terrorist attack. The blast occurred during the most demanding time of the morning […]
In the summer of 1940, the German army was a juggernaut. The punched a hole through Belgium, rolled across France and were preparing for the coup de grace, the invasion of England. Even the ever-confident Hitler was surprised at the speed in which the Germans crushed the allied forces of Britain, France, and Belgium. The […]
The Syrian military has claimed that Israel has hit two military sites in Hama province early on Thursday morning. The air strikes targeted a reported chemical weapons production facility and also hit a military camp that was used to store ground-to-ground rockets and where personnel of Iran and its ally, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, had […]
John Roberts, of Clarksville, Tennessee, a military equipment dealer was found guilty of conspiracy to steal and sell government property, two counts of violating the Arms Export Control Act and 10 counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said that he schemed with active duty soldiers at Ft. Campbell, KY to steal sensitive military material to sell […]
In response to the missile launch of North Korea over the Japanese islands on Tuesday, the United States and Japan will call for an international embargo on oil exports to Kin Jong Un’s government. The allied effort seeks to strike at the heart of Pyongyang’s weapons programs. Japan has requested an emergency meeting of the […]
The new Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, Yehiyeh Sinwar, told the media on Monday that the group has repaired its five-year old rift with Iran and now the Iranians are Hamas’ largest backer both militarily and financially. Hamas is now preparing for new hostilities toward Israel. This announcement is hardly news to the Israelis. […]
The rogue government of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un launched a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island into the sea on Tuesday morning, prompting warnings to residents to take cover and drawing sharp reactions from Japanese, South Korean and US officials. The test was done in response to the United States and South Korean […]
President Donald Trump is going to lift the current restrictions on surplus military gear that can be passed on to state and local law enforcement agencies. This comes despite cries from some circles that police used armored vehicles and other military kit to escalate confrontations with protesters. According to documents leaked to the AP, Trump was going […]
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