Mattis, Tillerson warn against removing current war authorization

Mattis, Tillerson warn against removing current war authorization

Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday to give the Trump Administration’s stance on calls for a renewed Authorization for the Use of Military Force, or AUMF. Both Mattis and Tillerson advocated leaving the AUMF in its current form, and warned against […]

Government report shows average American paid $7,500 towards War on Terror

Government report shows average American paid $7,500 towards War on Terror

Previously unreported data from the Department of Defense released this summer shows that the average American taxpayer has spent $7,500 on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, since the beginning of the Global War on Terror in 2001. That means this fiscal year, your average taxpaying American citizen will spend about $289 on wars […]

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

Details of President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the United States military are reportedly contained in a memo prepared by the White House, which will be presented to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis sometime this week. The rules as outlined in the memo will deny future enlistments to all transgender Americans, and give […]

Non-nuclear Doomsday weapons? We got you covered – America F-Yeah!

Non-nuclear Doomsday weapons? We got you covered – America F-Yeah!

The fallback for the bulk of CPGS relies on modified ICBM such as the Peacekeeper land-based ballistic missile—Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and conventionally-armed modification of the Trident Submarine Submarine-Launched Missile (SLBM).

Mattis Suggests Transgenders May Continue to Serve

Mattis Suggests Transgenders May Continue to Serve

With the Trump White House has still not provided the Defense Department the necessary policy guidance on transgender persons serving in the armed forces, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told the press, that DOD was continuing to study the issue. That statement hints that transgender military members may be allowed to continue to serve despite […]

Iraqi Air Force to Bring Beechcraft T-6A Texan II Trainer Back to Active Flight Status

Iraqi Air Force to Bring Beechcraft T-6A Texan II Trainer Back to Active Flight Status

The Iraqi Air Force received 15 T-6A Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft in 2009 that apparently are now in storage. The US Department of Defense is hiring Textron Aviation to bring them back to flight status. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded Textron Aviation Defense USD 8.8 million to return the IqAF’s 15 turboprop trainer […]

Pentagon offers tentative congratulation on Iraqi victory in Mosul

Pentagon offers tentative congratulation on Iraqi victory in Mosul

Although celebrations within Iraq have been ongoing for more than a week, the Pentagon waited until this Monday, when Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory, to offer the Iraqi government a tentative congratulation on their victory over the Islamic State in Mosul. “I announce from here the end and the failure and the collapse […]

Mattis on war in Yemen: ‘It has simply got to be brought to an end’

Mattis on war in Yemen: ‘It has simply got to be brought to an end’

In his first trip to Saudi Arabia as Secretary of Defense, James Mattis is seeking to shore up relations between the U.S. and the Saudis, while sending Iran a message. Along with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Trump administration is effecting a sort of ‘reboot’ with the Saudis, who had felt continually at odds […]