The Pic of the Day: Fighting wildfires in California

An air tanker drops retardant while fighting to stop the Ferguson Fire from reaching homes in the Darrah community of unincorporated Mariposa Count, Calif., Wednesday, July 25, 2018. AP Photo/Noah Berger See footage of the wildfires burning in California below:  

The Pic of the Day: Flash flooding in Athens

Cars float in floodwater in an open parking area in northern Athens, Thursday, July 26, 2018, after a sudden downpour caused flash floods. The flash flood comes three days after a devastating wildfire northeast of Athens killed at least 82 people and injured more than 180. AP Photo/Panagiotis Michalopoylos See footage of the flooding in […]

The Pic of the Day: Watching the next ISS crew launch aboard a Russian rocket

The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-09 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, ISS, blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The Russian rocket carries U.S. astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, and German astronaut Alexander Gerst. AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky You can watch […]

The Pic of the Day: Indian space agency tests rocket escape module

India performed the first test of its crew-escape system on July 4, 2018 (July 5 Indian time). Left: The system powers a simulated crew module into the sky. Right: The module descends under parachutes toward a splashdown in the Bay of Bengal. Image courtesy of the Indian Space Research Organisation Watch the crew-escape system test […]

The Pic of the Day: North and South Korean generals meet

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korean Maj. Gen. Kim Do-gyun, left, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Lt. Gen. An Ik San upon his arrival at the northern side of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, North Korea, Thursday, June 14, 2018. The rival Koreas were holding rare high-level military […]

President Assad says Syria is in dire need of reconstruction

During a meeting in Damascus on Monday with the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Walid Muallem, and various diplomats, President Bashar al-Assad announced that the primary effort should of the government will be the reconstruction of the nation and its infrastructure. President Assad stated that, “Reconstruction is the top priority in Syria, backed up by the continued […]

Burma: The constant threat of landmines

When I was in Burma on my first trip, we had a guide leading us through the jungle who seemed to know every inch of the place. This was before my military experience, and I was fairly young and certainly dumb, but I did my best to follow all instructions laid out by light hearted, […]

DOD updates congress on the war in Afghanistan

The DOD has released a report for congress called “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan.” Read the full report here. The war in Afghanistan is not the same as it was in 2001, nor is it the same as it was five years ago. Things are constantly evolving and changing, and with these changes U.S. […]

The United States looks to find cooperation with Turkey over Manbij

The United States is attempting to maintain its relationship with the Turkish government, especially now that the elections have concluded and Syria remains a major point of dispute between the two. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recognizes that current diplomatic relations are “difficult with the Turks,” but hopes future agreements of the Syrian city of […]