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25/08/2022

(Video) Soldier from Fort Hood dies while trying to jump a draw bridge in his vehicle

Staff Sgt. Robert Magallan Army officials confirmed on Tuesday that a soldier from Fort Hood has died during an accident in Lithuania. On Thursday morning, Staff Sgt. Robert Magallan, 29, who was assigned to Fort Hood’s 11th Signal Brigade, died while on temporary duty status, John Tomassi, spokes...

24/08/2022

Gabrielle Beutler, 31, was the post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5897 in Lavonia, Georgia, when the local police flagged the “suspected criminal misconduct”

Gabrielle Beutler Emmalyse Brownstein The Charlotte Observer A woman who led a veteran service organization in Georgia has been charged with misrepresenting herself, state authorities said. Gabrielle Beutler, 31, was the post commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5897 in Lavonia, Geor...

24/08/2022

Source: Twitter A pro-Russian independent journalist and social media figure was reportedly killed in Donbass after she triggered a landmine. Born in 1997, Zemfira Suleymanova, who was an activist with The Other Russia E.V. Limonov political party in Russia, has quite a following on TIkTok and Russi...

22/08/2022

US, S. Korea open biggest drills in years amid North threats

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat. The drills could draw an angry response from North Korea, which has dialed up its weapo...

22/08/2022

Fort Rucker military student disappears during Florida river tubing trip

Mark Price The Charlotte Observer A search is underway for a military student from Fort Rucker, Alabama, who vanished while tubing with a group of students on Florida’s Chipola River, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The student’s identity has not been released. Jackson County...

22/08/2022

In brief: 5 questions on naval safety, post McCain mishap

WASHINGTON — The fatal collision of destroyer John S. McCain with the tanker Alnic MC on Aug. 21, 2017, stunned the U.S. Navy. It came just two months after another U.S. 7th Fleet destroyer, Fitzgerald, was involved in another deadly collision. With 17 sailors dead from two avoidable accidents, th...

22/08/2022

AeroVironment to deliver JUMP 20 MUAS to US Army

A US Army specialist conducts an engine start on the JUMP 20 during the FTUAS capabilities assessment at Fort Riley, Kansas. Credit: US Department of Defense/ Business Wire. The US Army has awarded an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to AeroVironment to support its Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft...

22/08/2022

Top enlisted Marine gets an official home at historic DC barracks

MARINE BARRACKS, Washington ― In mid-1979, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John R. Massaro had an assignment. His boss, then-Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Barrow, had tasked his senior enlisted officer with delivering recommendations before the senior enlisted Marine’s fast-appro...

22/08/2022

Delayed kamikaze drone for Ukraine on track for next month: Pentagon

WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Army is poised to award a contract for longer-range, harder-hitting kamikaze drones for Ukraine more than five months after they were pledged to the fight against Russia, according to the Pentagon.The research and development contract for 10 of the Switchblade 600 drones in q...

22/08/2022

Biden's broken promises on Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover

In the days and weeks following the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul last August, I heard from veterans across the country questioning their service over the previous two decades and there was outrage from military families who had lost loved ones in the Global War on Terror. I also received thousands

22/08/2022

Putin allies rush to blame Ukraine for the killing of top philosopher’s daughter, as former lawmaker points to underground anti-Kremlin group

The death of a top Vladimir Putin ally’s daughter has added a new layer of confusion and potential escalation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

22/08/2022

Biden discusses Iran, Ukrainian nuclear power plant with UK, French, and German leaders

President Biden on Sunday met with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, held by Russian forces since March. The White House said the leaders agreed to avoid military operations...

22/08/2022

How far has the US Navy come since the McCain, Fitzgerald collisions?

WASHINGTON — The fatal collision of destroyer John S. McCain with the tanker Alnic MC on Aug. 21, 2017, stunned the U.S. Navy. It came just two months after another U.S. 7th Fleet destroyer, Fitzgerald, was involved in another deadly collision. With 17 sailors dead from two avoidable accidents, th...

22/08/2022

Biden Energy Secretary Granholm mocked for touting 30% tax credit on solar panels for middle-class Americans

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm faced criticism on social media Sunday after she said Americans being crushed by the weight of inflation can lower their energy costs by installing solar panels at a 30% discount under the Inflation Reduction Act.During an appearance on

22/08/2022

US announces 19th DoD drawdown for Ukraine worth $775m

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22/08/2022

Levin calls the FBI's raid on Trump's home is the 'greatest interference in our political system'

“Life, Liberty & Levin” host Mark Levin skewered the talking points of those supporting the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home during his monologue Sunday night.

22/08/2022

Climate activist Steven Spielberg's private jet has burned $116,000 worth of jet fuel in two months

A private jet belonging to Steven Spielberg has burned more than $116,000 worth of jet fuel since June despite the famous Hollywood director's past warnings about global warming, according to a flight tracking database.Spielberg's plane, a Gulfstream G650, has burned at least $116,159 worth of jet f...

22/08/2022

The US Air Force is looking for new aerial targets to 'replicate' threats from Russia's and China's best fighter jets

The first is how to defeat cutting-edge aircraft — such as China’s J-20 and Russia’s Su-57 — that are designed to minimize detection by radar. In turn, this raises another problem: How do US military pilots test weapons and tactics against these aircraft without a realistic target?