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The noise of engines humming and the beeping sounds from equipment backing up filled the ears. In the distance, dust could be seen as it was stirred up by something big enough to make the ground shake under foot, and the smell of diesel fuel and exhaust floated through the trees.
Moscow [Russia], June. 12 : The United States Department of Defense announced that U.S. has officially conducted its first operation against the al-Shabaab terror group, which is allied to al-Qaeda in Somalia on Sunday.
The U.S. military has conducted its first offensive airstrike against the jihadist fundamentalist group al-Shabaab in Somalia, targeting the group under the new authorities given by the Trump administration in March that allows offensive airstrikes. "On June 11, at approximately 2 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Department of Defense conducted a strike operation against al-Shabaab in Somalia," said Dana White, the Pentagon's chief spokesperson, in a statement.
As of Saturday, at least 2,251 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan since 2001, according to the Department of Defense website. In operations related to Iraq, a total of 4,526 members of the U.S. military have died. Another 32,291 U.S. service personnel have been wounded in action.
Before: MILLETT and PILLARD, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.Matt Rosenthal, Student Counsel, argued the cause as amicus curiae in support of appellant. With him on the briefs were Thomas Burch, appointed by the court, Aaron Parks and Rachel Zisek, Student Counsel.
A coalition of anti-Islamic State groups backed by the United States has officially begun its assault on the jihadist-held city of Raqqah in northern Syria. Raqqah has been controlled by jihadist forces since 2013 and has become the de facto capital of the Islamic State inside Syria.
Following a tragic terror attack in London over the weekend, US president Donald Trump took to Twitter to berate the city's Muslim mayor, praise his own "travel ban," and call for the US to "get down to the business of security for our people." The business of security against terrorism is, in many ways, the responsibility of the federal government's executive branch.
Servicemembers and families are being honored during Military Appreciation Month with a variety of discounts. Below are some highlighted offerings , via Military.com.
Sorry, but for a guy who has held down real jobs for decades, including at the Department of Defense, firing James Comey was a no-brainer. But the political pundits on the subject haven't benefitted from their own brainlessness.
By year's end, the Department of Defense expects to launch its 13th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, which will assess the pros and cons of converting service members from traditional basic pay and tax-free allowances to a single, civilian-like salary system. That's a slower pace of study than Congress wanted last December when it ordered the department to prepare a plan to begin to transition to a salary system no later than Jan. 1, 2018, and in the interim to provide "an initial assessment and progress report" on the effort by March 1 this year.
The Defense Department Inspector General has launched an investigation into payments President Donald Trump's former national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, accepted from foreign groups, members of the House Oversight Committee said Thursday.
A U.S. service member in Iraq who was killed Saturday by an explosive device outside Mosul has been identified as 1st Lt. Weston C. Lee, 25, of Bluffton, Georgia, the U.S. Department of Defense said Sunday.
The MITRE Corporation has named Dr. William LaPlante as Senior Vice President and General Manager of MITRE's Center for National Security . CNS includes two of MITRE's federally funded research and development centers - the National Security Engineering Center and the National Cybersecurity FFRDC .
The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS-K fighters and facilities. ISIS-K, also known as the Khorasan group, is based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and is composed primarily of former members of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban.
Samsung Electronics has appointed the former CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense to help a global push to expand its mobile enterprise business. Terry Halvorsen served as chief information officer at the Pentagon from 2015 until this year.
The U.S. Department of Defense shared video of the moment its 21,600-pound, "mother of all bombs" struck a cave and tunnel system in Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, April 13. It marked the first use of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, which U.S. officials say is the most powerful, non-nuclear bomb out there with 11 tons of explosives. The MOAB -- officially called the BGU-43/B -- was first developed in the 2000s during the Iraq War and underwent a formal review by the Pentagon of legal justification for its combat use, the Associated Press said.
Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, makes remarks during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors 2017 Honor Guard Gala in Washington, April 12, 2017.
MARCH 11: This U.S. Department of Defense handout photo shows the Massive Ordinance Air Blast weapon March 11, 2003 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The United States military has dropped its largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan in an effort to combat ISIS, ABC News confirmed through sources at the Pentagon.
Lawyers who work at a camp at Guantanamo Bay filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the Pentagon failed to properly investigate health hazards at facilities there that contain carcinogens. The lawyers, who work at the facilities for several weeks in a year, say the US Navy failed to follow up on reports of high cancer cases among young and otherwise healthy people who work at Camp Justice, the complex where they work on detainees' cases.
As drones start flooding the skies and regulations over drone use proliferate, the Federal Aviation Administration is constantly updating its guidance for both hobby and commercial drones. And while the latest rule might seem so obvious as to not need a federal administrative order, the FAA and Department of Defense are warning drone pilots to avoid flying over U.S. military bases , lest they face fines or jail time.