Petraeus, Moore Talk Leadership, America’s Global Role And Security
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News 3 hour ago 6:29 a.m.Coast Guard pilots share Baton Rouge experiences
U.S. Coast Guard pilots share personal accounts from a series of rescue operations over the weekend in the Baton Rouge area where communities were inundated with flood waters beginning Friday. Lt. Mike Hennebery, a pilot at Air Station New Orleans, said this was the first time he had flown inland.
Faith and fairness comment
The late Dr. David O. Shipley was known by many to be a man of faith, choosing to dedicate his life and energy to the ministry. This calling required focus and the pursuit of an education, much of which was inspired by a lieutenant who Shipley encountered while serving in a segregated environment during World War II.
Religious Liberty Is a Little Different in the Military
Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a professor of constitutional and international law at Harvard University and was a clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
Man swept out to sea in Bradley Beach: Search continues
The Coast Guard said the man was reported missing Saturday night around 7 p.m. Boats were brought in from both Shark River and Manasquan along with a helicopter from Atlantic City. A cutter continued the search overnight.
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Cutter Healy to depart for 2nd mission to West Arctic
Petty Officer 2nd Class James A. Bowell directs Cutter Healy's man basket onto the ice off the Chukchi Sea, north of the Arctic Circle July 12. During Cutter Healy's first of three missions during their West Arctic Summer Deployment, a team of 46 researchers from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration studied the Chukchi Sea ecosystem. SEWARD, Alaska - Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Healy is set to depart Tuesday on a second Artic mission after mooring in Seward to disembark 46 researchers from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from its first mission.
Veterans honored at Mosinee’s Log Jam Festival
Organizers of the event say the salute to military veterans is a unique, and different, way to start the festival. "Someone made the suggestion of a veterans observance and it kind of just grew from there," said Event Organizer Paul Nellis.
Man rescued after trying to swim from Mackinac Island
Search-and-rescue effort involved U.S. Coast Guard, a helicopter and boats from police agencies.
Border Protection Unit making life hard for criminals
The Border Protection Unit at the Jamaica Customs Agency has reported success for the first quarter of the 2016-17 financial year. "We had, over the quarter, nine Proceeds of Crime Act forfeiture applications made before the courts and we are attempting to get the courts to forfeit almost US$190,000 that was taken from persons who were attempting to bring the money in through our airports," said Director of Cargo Imaging Kingsley Henry.
Warship to be named for fabled Marine John Basilone
A legendary and much honored figure in Marine Corps history is slated to receive another tribute next week at Camp Pendleton. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is scheduled to visit the base Tuesday to speak about a future destroyer being named after the late Marine Gunnery Sgt.
Cascade Aerospace recognizes suppliers for outstanding performance in …
Cascade Aerospace today celebrated with suppliers who over the past year have been pivotal in successfully supporting the company in its domestic and international contracts with particular focus on the Royal Canadian Air Force's CC-130H and CC-130J Hercules fleets. The six winners of the 2016 Supplier Awards were honored today at the Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo taking place this week in Abbotsford, BC.
Time to Borrow Khan’s Constitution Again
A President Donald Trump might push for Americans accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunal at the U.S. Navy base in GuantA namo Bay, Cuba, the Republican nominee told the Miami Herald on Thursday. "I would say they could be tried there, that would be fine," Trump said in a brief interview ahead of his speech to home builders in Miami Beach.
One picture captures the might of the US Air Force’s bomber…
Deborah Lee James , the Secretary of the US Air Force tweeted a single picture on Wednesday that sums up the US's airborne leg of the nuclear triad . The B-52, the B-1, and the B-2 simultaneously sit on runways at Andersen Air Force base in Guam, where the planes and their respective squadrons are currently carrying out operation Constant Bomber Presence in the Pacific.
After controversy, Gov. Mike Pence defiant on Trump campaign style in Lancaster stump speech
After a punishing week for his campaign and internal rumblings over its direction, Indiana governor and Republican nominee for vice president Mike Pence was defiant and nothing short of optimistic in a Lancaster town hall event on Tuesday. In front of a crowd of supporters at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Pence portrayed a wholly unified front as his campaign looks to galvanize the GOP base in this, a conservative stronghold in a crucial swing state.
Raytheon gets $129 million TOW weapon system contract modification
Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $129 million modification to a U.S. foreign military sales contract for the tube-launched, optically tracked, wireless-guided, or TOW, missiles. The procurement of the TOW missiles is for the U.S. Marine Corps , U.S. Army and foreign military customers Bahrain and Morocco.
Independent Candidate Evan McMullin: Trump is ‘Inhuman’…
Conservative third-party candidate Evan McMullin entered the race for the White House Monday, and he's already coming out swinging against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. During an interview Monday night with ABC's Tom Llamas, McMullin, a former CIA agent and former House Republican Conference policy advisor, called Trump a "weak candidate" who "ensures" a November victory for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president.
More US troops and weapons headed to Iraq
Ali Jawwad reports that the US has just given Iraq four more F-16 jets. This is apparently part of a bribe from the White House to secure armed forces attacking Mosul in time for the reported "October surprise" Barack Obama has planned to throw the election to Hillary Clinton.
Arthur Cyr: Gold Star parents, cynical politicians
Khizr Khan at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia spoke from the heart, on behalf of himself and his wife, Ghazala Khan, regarding their son Capt. Humayun Khan of the United States Army.
Military community weighs in on Trump feud with Khans comments
Jacob Jeske, 28, a commercial diver from Portsmouth, Va., stands outside the Navy Exchange near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Donald Trump may be losing support from prominent Republicans in the wake of his recent spat with a Gold Star family, but many supporters in the home of America's largest naval base, say they'll still vote for the Republican nominee because too much is at stake.