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When President Roosevelt ordered General Douglas MacArthur to Australia to take over command of the Allies South West Pacific Area on March 12, 1942, Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright inherited command of the US and Filipino forces on the Philippines. After the surrender of the American and Filipino forces in the Philippines in May of 1942, […]
Both President Donald Trump and senior representatives from North Korea have expressed interest in beginning high level diplomatic talks brokered by South Korean President Moon Jae In, but thus far, interest is as far as the effort has gotten. “They want to talk. We want to talk also, only under the right conditions. Otherwise we’re […]
Amid growing safety concerns and recent aircraft mishaps, a U.S. Air Force F-16 jettisoned fuel pods into a Japanese lake, further escalating tensions and prompting local officials and residents to question the security measures of U.S. military flights over Japan.
Lt. Jim Downing, the second oldest living survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that propelled the United States into World War II, passed away at the age of 104 last week. Downing, who joined the Navy at 19 years old and devoted 24 years to the branch, was serving aboard the USS West […]
Despite throwing a military parade just one day before the start of the Olympic Games as a clear statement of Kim Jong Un’s unwillingness to back away from his aggressive military stance, the North Korean regime made a rare overture toward peace on Saturday. In a historic meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and […]
On the eve of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime conducted a military parade, likely intended to demonstrate the nation’s defensive posture, despite hopes for improved relations by way of Olympic participation. “I think in their view, Seoul allowed the North Koreans to partially […]
North Korea has responded to President Trump’s remarks about the nation’s poor human rights record with name-calling rhetoric, in a move that seems out of character even for the historically aggressive regime. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has assumed a more aggressive tone toward Kim Jong Un’s North Korean regime, prompting some […]
Back during my second run at college I wrote for the Daily Texan. Here’s a piece worth revisiting: Free Tibet, stop Darfur, save Congo! The Daily Texan April 11, 2007 While dodging flyers for the cause d’jour, I chuckle a bit at the student lobbyists who ask me if I’d like to “help free Tibet […]
A test of the U.S. military’s Aegis missile defense system in Hawaii appears to have ended in failure on Wednesday, when the SM-3 Block IIA missile launched to intercept failed to connect with a mock offensive ballistic missile launch. This marks the second failure of the Aegis missile defense system in the past year, coinciding […]
China actively wants to change the status quo in the Pacific and poses a more immediate threat to Japan. Russia has also been building up its Pacific fleet to be a formidable force in the region. Most of Japan’s response has been geared towards Japan’s acquisition of more military equipment and systems. China and Russia […]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Lord, 35th Operations Support Squadron commander, relays information during an 18-ship F-16 Fighting Falcons elephant walk at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2017. Exercise Beverly Sunrise 17-07 is an annual wing-wide readiness exercise planned months in advance to test the readiness of the 35th Fighter Wing. The exercise assesses the […]
Last weekend saw a lot good news about the current status and future of the F-35 in the international market. Belgium has shown interest in purchasing 34 F-35s from Lockheed Martin, potentially adding another European nation to the list of operators. Japan announced that it deploy its F-35s at Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture […]
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