U.S. families got fake orders to leave South Korea. Now counterintelligence is involved.

Army counterintelligence officials in South Korea are investigating fake mobile alerts and social media messages warning American military families and Defense Department personnel of orders to evacuate the volatile peninsula on Thursday. U.S. Forces Korea “did NOT send this message,” officials said in a subsequent Facebook post. They warned that Americans living in South Korea with U.S. troops […]

Senators ask Equifax how it will help US service members hit by data breach

Sens. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., have asked credit monitoring service Equifax to explain how it is protecting the 1.3 million active-duty servicemembers affected by a massive data breach this year. The senators sent Equifax CEO Richard F. Smith a letter on Tuesday asking the company to share its plan to help members […]

Senate backs massive increase in military spending

The U.S. Senate passed its version of a $700 billion defense policy bill on Monday, backing President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger, stronger military but setting the stage for a battle over government spending levels later this year. The Republican-controlled chamber voted 89-8 for the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018, or […]

Most Powerful Helicopter in US Military Gets Funded CH-53K King Stallion!

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has given a contract valued at over $300 million to Sikorsky Aircraft for the production of two CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. “I am proud of what the team has negotiated to bring this remarkable and unrivaled helicopter one step closer to the fleet,” said Col Hank Vanderborght, program manager for NAVAIR’s […]

US Military Sends Surveillance Aircraft to Survey Hurricane Harvey Damage

The US Navy sent a P-8 Poseidon maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and the US Air Force sent an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey. Many other military aircraft are participating in the efforts. Mary McHale, spokeswoman for AFNORTH, says the operations center is currently using and […]

Op-Ed: Trump’s war in Afghanistan: Why are we doing this to ourselves?

President Trump certainly did not start the war in Afghanistan, nor did he perpetuate it for over a decade, but as he seemed to acknowledge himself in his speech last night, the war is now his.  In regards to Trump and Afghanistan, I would reflect back to my previous article about the so-called Deep State. […]

Tanks, troops, and Donald Trump — see photos from this year’s Bastille Day in France

On Friday, France celebrated Bastille Day with fireworks, a parade, and Donald Trump. As part of their 24-hour trip to visit French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Donald and Melania Trump attended the city’s annual military parade — an ornamental affair complete with music, military displays, and air shows.   Read the whole story from Business Insider. […]

What are we even doing in Afghanistan?

What the heck are we doing in Afghanistan right now? I ask this very important question because President Donald Trump’s senior advisers are proposing sending thousands of additional US troops there so they can “start winning” again, according to one official who spoke with The Washington Post. That would be great if the word “winning” could […]

U.S. poised to expand military effort against Taliban in Afghanistan

President Trump’s most senior military and foreign policy advisers have proposed a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban. The new plan, which still needs the approval of the president, calls for expanding the U.S. military role as part of a […]