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Category Archives: US Military
North Pole ice park volunteer thrives in cold temperatures
The first time Stephanie Brown experienced 25 below zero, walking out of the Fairbanks International Airport, her nose hairs stood on end.
Correction: Oil Pipeline-Protest story
In a story Dec. 4 about an easement for the Dakota Access oil pipeline, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it would not grant the easement. The Army issued the decision to not approve the easement at this time.
Trump expands his list of contenders for Secretary of State
EXCLUSIVE: The 'arrogant' man behind illegal artist enclave where at least 33 died in fire checks into a hotel - as friends claim he LAUGHED at warnings that squalid commune was a DEATH TRAP Gunman storms into DC pizzeria and fires into the air as part of his 'investigation' into pizza-gate conspiracy theory claiming that Hillary Clinton abused children there Why caveman in us makes yo-yo diets fail: Changes in our diet convince our brains to store extra fat because food supplies are unreliable High school algebra teacher calls off her wedding after she 'had sex with a 16-year-old student on a park bench after he wrote down his Snapchat username on a test paper' Victory! Dakota Access protesters WIN as the feds block oil pipeline that was to be built next to Native American land - kicking off wild celebrations in Standing Rock Now for Italexit! Europe hit by new anti-establishment revolt ... (more)
Bergdahl seeks pardon to avert desertion trial
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.
Water search suspended, investigation continues into car found on bridge
BELMAR -- The borough police department is continuing to investigate after a car was found parked on the Route 35 bridge early Saturday, though the search of the water around the span remains suspended Sunday. The car was found unoccupied at 2:45 a.m., prompting a search of the river by air and sea that included local and county authorities, New Jersey State Police and U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday.
Will President Obama pardon Bowe Bergdahl?
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.
USS Colorado, a Virginia Class submarine, christened in Connecticut
A model of the just-christened USS Colorado submarine on display at the Brown Palace on Sept. 28, 2016 in Denver.
Navy christens submarine USS Colorado in shipyard ceremony
Annie Mabus smashed a bottle of sparkling wine from a Denver vineyard against the Navy's newest attack submarine Saturday, christening it the USS Colorado as the vessel joined a fleet expected to number more than 300 ships by 2019. The 377-foot-long Colorado is the 15th in the Virginia class of attack submarines, each costing $2.7 billion.
Here’s what legendary Marine General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis is…
As it turns out, according to a number of those who served with him, the more than 3 million civilian and military personnel of DoD can expect a well-read history buff with a strategic mind, a senior man who is not above talking to even the most junior personnel, and a sometimes gruff, opinionated leader who isn't afraid to tell it like it is. Business Insider spoke with a number of people who served with Mattis, and gathered up other anecdotes, to understand what the former four-star general is really like when he's in charge.
Miramar logistics commander relieved of duty
Lt. Col. Michael E. Hernandez was commander of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 11 at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station until Friday.
Trump’s best move yet: Mattis for defense secretary
Maybe President-elect Donald Trump thought he "looked the part"; he surely does, with ramrod-straight posture and a short, military-style haircut. Perhaps Trump was won over by the nickname "Mad Dog."
House pushes ahead with $611 billion defense policy bill
The Republican-led House is pushing ahead with a $611 billion defense policy bill that prohibits closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, forbids the Pentagon from trimming the number of military bases and awards U.S. troops their largest pay raise in six years. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote Friday on the legislation, which authorizes military spending for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1. The defense bill includes an agreement that prevents the Defense Department from forcing thousands of California National Guard troops to repay enlistment bonuses and benefits they received a decade after they signed up to serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Obama Said Poised to Block Chinese Bid For Germany’s Aixtron
U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to block a Chinese company from buying Germany's Aixtron SE, people familiar with the matter said, which would mark only the third time in more than a quarter century that the White House has rejected an investment by an overseas buyer as a national security risk. The president is expected Friday to uphold a recommendation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. that the sale of the semiconductor-equipment supplier to China's Grand Chip Investment GmbH should be stopped, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the details aren't public.
Trump taps retired general a Mad Doga Mattis as defense secretary
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, who led operations across the Middle East, to be secretary of defense.
US ambassador highlights links between airbase and community
The outgoing US ambassador urged people to focus on today's "inspiring" links between airbases such as RAF Lakenheath and their communities as he highlighted their important role in the UK's relationship with his country. Matthew Barzun, who was speaking to journalists just over five weeks before he returns to the US following the election of Donald Trump, highlighted the community bonds between US men and women in uniform and the communities they live in.
Chuck Myers as co-pilot on a B-25 Mitchell in September 1944
The documentary played over the large projection screen at the head of the room. From a distance it was like the chronology of any other military battle: A narrative with an auspicious beginning, unsung heroes, stubborn enemy, and a prize.
Navy to scatter vet’s ashes near site of 1963 sub sinking
In this July 9, 1960 file photo the 278-foot long nuclear powered attack submarine USS Thresher, a first in its class boat, is launched bow-first at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. A Navy submarine that left a Connecticut base this week is carrying the ashes of a veteran to be buried at sea near the site of the USS Thresher's sinking.
Possible tornado kills 3 in northern Alabama
Authorities say three people have been killed as a line of storms and possible tornadoes moved across northern Alabama overnight. Authorities say three people have been killed as a line of storms and possible tornadoes moved across northern Alabama overnight.
U.S. Blames Human Error For Mistaken Syria Airstrikes
A handout picture made available by the US Department of Defense on 29 September 2014 shows a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flying over northern Iraq early in the morning of 23 September 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. The U.S. military blamed human error for a September airstrike in Syria that reportedly killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, but said there was no violation of international laws of war.