Plenty Of Room At Guantanamo Bay for Trump’s ‘Bad Dudes’
Detention Center Camp 6, which can house as many as 175 people, now holds 26 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. President Trump has promised to send more war captives to Guantanamo Bay.
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Yemen reviews deadly US raid on al-Qaida, but stops short of issuing ban
Yemen's top diplomat said the country has called for a "reassessment" of a Jan. 28 raid that left multiple civilians and a U.S. servicemember dead, but did not issue an outright ban on future American-led missions, a report said Wednesday. The statement by Yemen's foreign minister, Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi, to the Associated Press followed a report in the New York Times that Yemen had revoked permissions for the United States to continue ground counterterrorism operations in the country, a base for one of al-Qaida's most organized networks.
Yemen withdraws permission for U.S. antiterror ground missions
Angry at the civilian casualties incurred last month in the first commando raid authorized by President Donald Trump, Yemen has withdrawn permission for the United States to run Special Operations ground missions against suspected terror groups in the country, according to American officials. Grisly photographs of children apparently killed in the crossfire of a 50-minute firefight during the raid caused outrage in Yemen.
Report: After 8 Years of Obama, Depletion of Navy’s Aircraft will take Years to Recover
The Obama years have had quite the negative impact on our military's readiness, according to a new report stating that more than half of the Navy's aircraft are grounded, including almost two-thirds of the strike fighter jets, largely due to lack of military funding to fix them. Additionally, there isn't enough money to fix the fleet's ships, and the backlog of ships needing work continues to grow.
Donald Trump Is Right, One Type Of Terrorism Really Is Underreported — Right-Wing Terrorism
Following President Donald Trump's false claim that the press purposefully fails to report on terror attacks, his team released a list of attacks that were supposedly "underreported." The list supplied, however, was entirely devoid of attacks by right-wing extremists and those inspired by the "alt-right."
The Air Force is keeping the beloved A-10 ‘Warthog’ around for at least a few more years
Capt. Richard Olson, 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 pilot, gets off an A-10 Warthog after his flight at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2011.
78 terrorist attacks the White House says were under-reported
President Trump on Monday said that news outlets are covering up terrorist attacks without citing any evidence that supports that claim. He made the comment in a speech to U.S. servicemembers at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida after receiving a briefing and eating lunch with troops.
Opinion: Will President Trump stand behind his red line with Iran?
President Donald Trump arrives via Air Force One at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. He stopped for a visit to the headquarters for U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command before returning to Washington.
Trump and the Militarization of American Youth
The Trump administration is ushering in a frightening new era of American military expansion. President Trump says he will add 60,000 troops to the Army and increase the Marines by over one-third, or about 66,000 soldiers.
Military services detail plans for $30 billion budget boost
Buoyed by President Donald Trump's pledge to rebuild the U.S. armed forces, senior Pentagon officials have delivered to Congress plans for increasing the defense budget by more than $30 billion to acquire new jet fighters, armored vehicles, improved training and more. The informal proposals, obtained by The Associated Press, represent the first attempt by Trump's Defense Department to halt an erosion of the military's readiness for combat.
Louie Franklin
The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at noon in the Collins-Burke Chapel, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Federal appeals court decides to schedule a hearing on Trump travel order
A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern on whether to restore President Donald Trump 's controversial immigration order, which a lower court judge has temporarily put on hold. The scheduling of the hearing came as Justice Department lawyers on Monday made what is likely their final pitch to a federal appeals court to immediately restore President Trump's controversial immigration order, while tech companies, law professors and former high-ranking national security officials joined a mushrooming legal campaign to keep the measure suspended.
Trump defends immigration order in speech to military personnel
With his executive order designed to slow refugee and other immigration admissions into the United States on hold in the courts, President Trump on Monday strongly defended his effort to slow immigration arrivals to the United States from certain nations, as he vowed to confront Islamic terrorists, whom he says "are determined to strike our homeland." "We need strong programs, so that people that love us and want to love our country, and will end up loving our country, are allowed in," the President said in a speech to military personnel at MacDill Air Force Base outside Tampa.
Moments of calm amid the chaos in president’s second week in office
Moments of order and calm came to Week Two at the Trump White House. You just had to look fast to catch them amid the name-calling, indelicate tweets and hectoring of world leaders.
These six did Topeka proud
Ronald Evans, an astronaut, was command module pilot for the Apollo 17 voyage that made the last manned flight to the moon in 1972. Evans was born in 1933 in northwest Kansas.
Submarine Learning Center says farewell to a valued and valuable friend and colleague
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Groton - Kneen Hensarling retired in brief ceremonies on Jan. 27 concluding her 37-year career as a Department of Navy civilian at the Submarine Learning Center. Hensarling was praised by Capt.
Trumpa s week: Moments of calm amid the chaos
Moments of order and calm came to Week Two at the Trump White House. You just had to look fast to catch them amid the name-calling, indelicate tweets and hectoring of world leaders.
What happens if Trump decides to ignore a judge’s ruling?
President Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2017. President Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2017.
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It was just a couple of declarations made during a welcome, but we are heartened by statements Gov. Greg Abbott made last week that our U.S. trade relationship with Mexico is just as important as border security. Abbott made the statements while greeting Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on his first visit to Texas and the Rio Grande Valley since he took over the agency last month.
County News: Sussex Man charged following alleged removal of items from Wwi wreck
A Sussex man has been charged in connection with the alleged removal of items from a sunken Royal Navy warship in the English Channel. The man is charged with three counts of dishonestly failing to disclose items of wreck to the Receiver of Wreck with intent to make a gain, according to Kent Police.