Just How Much Of An Ally Is Jordan Against ISIS?

Protesters hold up pictures of Jordanian King Abdullah and pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh with national flags, as they chant slogans during a rally in Amman to show their loyalty to the King and against the Islamic State, February 5, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed When the Islamic State burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage in February 2015, King Abdullah of Jordan vowed to crush ISIS until his military runs "out of fuel and bullets."

U.S. missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast

In this Thursday Oct. 13 photo released by U.S. Navy, the guided missile destroyer USS Nitze launches a strike against coastal sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast. WASHINGTON - U.S.-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles destroyed three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen's Red Sea Coast early Thursday, officials said, a retaliatory action that followed two incidents this week in which missiles were fired at U.S. Navy ships.

US missiles destroy radar sites on Yemen coast

The strikes marked the first shots fired by the U.S. in anger against the Houthis in Yemen's long-running civil war. The U.S. previously only provided logistical support and refueling to the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Shiite rebels known as Houthis and their allies, including supporters of Yemen's former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Navy and Marine Corps to lease 205 new EVs for use at California…

The California Energy Commission and the Department of the Navy signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalizing a partnership that supports Navy and Marine Corps installation efforts to develop alternative energy resources and increase energy security and reliability. Following the MOU signing, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Dennis V. McGinn announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will lease 205 new electric vehicles for use at California installations, the largest integration of electric vehicles in the federal government.

China says to tackle veterans’ benefits after high-profile protest in capital

Uniformed people take part in a protest outside the Bayi Building, a major Chinese military building in Beijing, China, October 11, 2016. China will keep tackling the difficulties facing demobilized soldiers and pays attention to resolving their problems, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, after hundreds protested outside a major military building against job losses.

USS Holland, future USS Illinois demonstrate evolution of submarines over time

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: An embodiment of the future of submarines, the Illinois, is slated to be commissioned during a ceremony at the Naval Submarine Base later this month, at which point it will be the most modern attack submarine in the Navy's fleet. The Illinois is the 13th ship in the Virginia class of attack submarines, which weigh nearly 8,000 tons and are slightly longer than a football field.

Latest Wikileaks Dump Shows Tom DeLonge Emailing Clinton Campaign Chair About UFOs

We've known since the song "Aliens Exist" on Enema of the State that former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge believes, well, that aliens exist. Still, it's pretty funny to find him chatting casually about UFOs with Hillary Clinton's campaign manager in a dump of emails from Wikileaks.

Political rancor doesn’t filter down to US-Philippines exercise

Political acrimony at the top didn't trickle down to the troops in the field as the U.S. and the Philippines held what could be their final joint exercise. With new President Rodrigo Duterte again taking swipes at U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, handshakes and smiles reflected the goodwill between U.S. and Philippines marines after they stormed a beach on Friday as part of the PHIPLEX exercise.

Was Patty Hearst Brainwashed?

Col. Frank H. Schwable was an Annapolis graduate with 23 years' service in the U.S. Marine Corps and a chest full of medals won as a combat pilot in the Pacific during World War II. His commanding officer in Korea testified that Schwable "was one of the brightest, finest, most conscientious, and, during the war, one of the bravest officers I have ever known."

A look at the first 100 days of Dutertea s turbulent rule

In just 100 days in office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stirred a hornet's nest by picking a fight with Barack Obama, the United Nations, the European Union and others who have criticized his brutal crackdown against drugs, which has left more than 3,600 people dead. In another defining aspect of his unorthodox rule, the 71-year-old Duterte has pushed back his country's 65-year treaty alliance with the United States, while reaching out to China and Russia.