US B-1 Bombers Show of Force: Drop Inert Bombs Near Korean Border

US B-1 Bombers Show of Force: Drop Inert Bombs Near Korean Border

A pair of US Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers accompanied by fighters from Japan flew near the Korean Demilitarized Zone in a direct message to the North Korean government after their latest missile launch last week. The two B-1 bombers flew 2,000 miles from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam to conduct a precision strike training […]

Trump warns Russia ahead of first meeting with Putin

Trump warns Russia ahead of first meeting with Putin

Shortly before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia that it should stop supporting hostile regimes and destabilizing Ukraine. The warning was given against the backdrop of Trump’s first visit to Poland in the run-up to the G20 summit in Germany. Trump was greeted with strong support from […]

All eyes on Trump-Putin dynamics as they meet for first time at G20

All eyes on Trump-Putin dynamics as they meet for first time at G20

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on Friday in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Trump has said he wants to find ways to work with Putin, a goal […]

U.S., Poland sign agreement for sale of Patriot Missile System

U.S., Poland sign agreement for sale of Patriot Missile System

The United States is set to sell an unknown number of Patriot Missile Defense Systems to Poland, following an agreement reached and announced this week. The timing of the announcement is politically significant, as missile defense systems in Poland were once a critical and contentious diplomatic issue between the U.S. and Russia. Poland’s Defense Minister […]

News Roundup: New Veterans Affairs Sec ponders major changes to disability payments, Man Bun Ken Doll, 700 lbs. of weed found on Air Force Base, general demoted for affair

News Roundup: New Veterans Affairs Sec ponders major changes to disability payments, Man Bun Ken Doll, 700 lbs. of weed found on Air Force Base, general demoted for affair

This is going to be unpopular:  It’s time to rethink a veteran disability system that “incentivizes disability,”Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said during a Friday forum in Washington, the same day President Trump signed new VA accountability legislation. “Our current disability system that is designed from 50, 60 or 70 years ago….. I would suggest […]

Trump to Nominate Retired Coast Guard Admiral David Pekoske as Next Head of the Transportation Security Administration

Trump to Nominate Retired Coast Guard Admiral David Pekoske as Next Head of the Transportation Security Administration

President Trump has announced he intends to nominate retired Coast Guard Admiral David Pekoske as the next administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). If you travel on commercial airlines you all know the TSA as the people who run airport security. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said in a statement that Pekoske “has extensive experience […]

President Trump announces major Air Traffic Control reform & modernization plan

President Trump announces major Air Traffic Control reform & modernization plan

President Trump announced he is proposing a privatization plan for the air traffic control system. In a speech today from the White House the President shared his vision to modernize the air traffic control system and move forward with implementing a satellite-based aircraft tracking system that replaces old ground radar technology. President Trumps Remarks Start […]

Exclusive: Cuba warns of human trafficking risk due to frosty U.S. ties

Exclusive: Cuba warns of human trafficking risk due to frosty U.S. ties

Cuba and the United States have dramatically reduced the rate of human trafficking since reaching a landmark accord in January but risk losing those gains if the two neighbors fail to resume high-level talks, Cuban Interior Ministry officials said in an exclusive interview. During bilateral talks in the final days of former U.S. President Barack […]

President Trump calls on NATO to meet financial obligations to strengthen alliance

President Trump calls on NATO to meet financial obligations to strengthen alliance

On Thursday, President Trump appeared before NATO leaders in Brussels to once again urge the organization’s members to meet their financial obligations to the alliance.  Each NATO member-state is mandated to devote two percent of their gross domestic product to defense, but only five of the 28 members are currently doing so. The American President […]

2018 budget proposal includes $1.6 billion request for border wall

2018 budget proposal includes $1.6 billion request for border wall

The 2018 budget proposal as presented by the Trump administration today calls for significant cuts to federal spending across the board, and features only a modest request to begin construction on the controversial “Trump border wall” along America’s southern border. The wall, which became a source of controversy during the campaign, has long been a […]

Syrian Forces Claim to Have Taken Damascus Suburb

Syrian Forces Claim to Have Taken Damascus Suburb

The forces of the Syrian Army have claimed to have taken parts of a Damascus suburb away from Syrian rebels. Syrian state-run television has reported the Army has taken a major suburb on the east side of the city, driving out the rebels. The opposition Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels remain in […]

Arming Kurds in Syria looms over Trump-Erdogan meeting in White House

Arming Kurds in Syria looms over Trump-Erdogan meeting in White House

President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House today, a highly-anticipated meeting between the two leaders of a critical relationship in the Global War on Terror that has been hindered lately by policy decisions from both countries. Certain to be at the top of the list for […]