Shirtless US and South Korea marines meet for sub-zero winter drills

South Korea and US Marines warm up on a snowy hill during a joint winter drill in Pyeongchang US marines teamed up with South Korean officers in military drills in a defiant show of strength on the doorstep of North Korea. Soldiers also took part in hand-to-hand combat and skiing, with a major emphasis placed on team building of marines on both sides.

ImageFIRST Recognized Veteran Associates This November

The ImageFIRST Corporate office recognized their veteran associates this past November, as did a number of other ImageFIRST locations. ImageFIRST, a provider of medical linen rental and laundry services to the healthcare industry in Cincinnati, OH , and throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, employs military veterans at several of its locations, with some offices having as many as four veterans on staff.

German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition: source

BERLIN: Germany's military has approved plans to buy 45 to 60 new heavy-lift helicopters, kicking off a competition between the two largest US weapons makers for the contract worth nearly 4 billion euros , a military source said on Friday. Lockheed Martin Corp will bid with its massive CH-53K helicopter, while Boeing Co will seek to sell its smaller twin-rotor CH-47.

US stealth jets arrive in South Korea as North Korean rhetoric heats up

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated over the weekend as US stealth fighters moved into the region and official sources from both North Korea and the US said the chances of war are growing. The bellicose rhetoric from North Korea came in two phases: On Saturday, a statement from its Foreign Ministry said US President Donald Trump is "begging for a nuclear war" through what it called an "extremely dangerous nuclear gamble on the Korean Peninsula"; A day later, a commentary from Pyongyang's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, said US-South Korea joint air exercises scheduled for Monday to Friday are a "dangerous provocation" pushing the region "to the brink of a nuclear war."

Pipistrel Partners With Chinese Mega Project

The Santa Monica Airport, which the city has long tried to shut down while the aviation community has rallied to keep it open, will close... My friend was flying his Mooney 201 around the world. Needless to say, it was way over gross weight, flying with ferry tanks under a... Eight general aviation advocacy groups signed onto a letter this week protesting a bill now in the House that would put a cap on payments... It's the time of year when many are planning a flight to their favorite winter resort.

Musk Parks His Tesla In Orbit

The Santa Monica Airport, which the city has long tried to shut down while the aviation community has rallied to keep it open, will close... My friend was flying his Mooney 201 around the world. Needless to say, it was way over gross weight, flying with ferry tanks under a... Eight general aviation advocacy groups signed onto a letter this week protesting a bill now in the House that would put a cap on payments... It's the time of year when many are planning a flight to their favorite winter resort.

Top enlisted leaders deny lawmakers’ claim that the military is in a readiness crisis

The military's top enlisted leaders on Monday denied the services are in readiness crisis despite warnings from members of Congress and a string of deadly, high-profile aviation and naval mishaps this year. "From my perspective, from a joint perspective, I don't think we're in crisis right now," said Army Command Sgt.

Briuer makes studying history a way of life

He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, has a Ph.D. in anthropology from UCLA, was the first full-time professional archaeologist to work for the Department of Defense, author and the retired director of the Center for Cultural Site Preservation at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. He was the consulting archaeologist on the Kennewick man case, a 1996 dispute surrounding the discovery of an ancient skeleton in Washington State, and presently serves as chairman of the Vicksburg municipal Fort St. Pierre tercentennial planning commission.

Veterans Day was celebrated early at National World War II Museum’s Victory Ball

It was the night before Veterans Day, but at the National World War II Museum's Victory Ball presented by the Ray and Jessica Brandt Foundation , there was all the more reason to start celebrating our military veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces. Unlike in the past few years, when the museum hosted its major events at the U.S. Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, organizers chose to take the 2017 party outside to the street and Founders Plaza, where a stage was set up for entertainment, and into the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion, the first building opened in the museum complex.

U.S. military imposes Japan-wide alcohol ban on service people following fatal crash in Okinawa

Following an alleged drunk-driving accident involving a U.S. Marine Corps member in Japan 's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa that killed a 61-year-old local man, all U.S. service members in Japan have been prohibited from consuming alcohol, the U.S forces said Monday. Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a staunch proponent of lessening the base hosting burdens of the people of Okinawa, said of the incident that he is at a loss for words.

Terre Haute Veterans Day brings out tributes in many forms

Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaOnce a Marine...: Donald Lowe, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, watches the Patriot Guard Riders drive by during the Veterans Day parade on Wabash Avenue on Saturday. Tribune-Star/Joseph C. GarzaA reflection of our country: U.S. Army veteran Ben Stoelting waves with his wife, Martha Bennett-Stoelting, as a color guard marches by during the Veterans Day parade on Wabash Avenue on Saturday morning.