The Latest: Trump defends decision to pull troops from Syria
In this Sept. 10, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Marines, Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, fire mortars from an undisclosed location in Syria.
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Used to bucking establishment, Gabbard eyes White House run Source: AP
One of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's duties when she deployed to Iraq with the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2005 was to scan a list of U.S. combat casualties for names of her unit's soldiers. This daily confrontation with the cost of war helped propel the 37-year-old Hawaii Democrat on a path to Congress and now, potentially, a run for president.
Comparing Mikros Systems
Mikros Systems and Sierra Monitor are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Sierra Monitor pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%.
Blue Angels fly to Key West to gear up for big air show there next year
Lt. Cary Rickoff and Lt. Commander Adam Kerrick took one of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels jets from Fort Lauderdale to Key West on Monday.
Royal Caribbean not responsible for overboard death of 22-year-old, jury finds
Royal Caribbean is not responsible for the death of a 22-year-old man who went overboard on one of its cruises in 2016, a federal jury found Monday, despite skipping a step in the line's own search protocol. Lisa and Todd Skokan sued Royal Caribbean after their son Nathan went overboard on Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas on Dec. 22, 2016 and was never found.
Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus joins the Navy Source: Cox Media Group
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Shipbuilding: Navantia to build Five Navy Frigates
Spain's Navantia will build five F-110 frigates for the Spanish navy in a contract worth $4.9 billion. Navantia, which employs around 5,000 people, has in recent years racked up deep losses which reached 389 million euros in 2017.
Trump delivers Thanksgiving message to U.S. service members
President Donald Trump has delivered a Thanksgiving message to American service members on duty around the world, telling them by telephone, "Your courage truly inspires us." Trump told members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard that he and first lady Melania Trump wanted to express their "profound gratitude."
Seniors reunite with Marines who saved them from fire
"These people have been through a traumatic event," said Capt. Gregory. "It is so sad right before the holidays but I'm just honored that we get to serve them again and give them food and put a smile on their face."
Oldest US Pearl Harbor survivor dies aged 106 just months after he…
Oldest US Pearl Harbor survivor dies aged 106 just six months after he was honored at the White House on memorial day The oldest survivor of the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor which plunged the US into WWII has died aged 106. As recently as last May he had traveled to Washington, D.C., where he was honored on Memorial Day by President Donald Trump .
Trump issues Thanksgiving threat to close US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump meets and poses for a photo with members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed at United States Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. The U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat passes President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.
Trump hints could make first visit to Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump hinted on Thursday he may visit Afghanistan, scene of one of America's longest wars but a country he has yet to visit almost two years into his presidency. Delivering a Thanksgiving holiday message by teleconference to troops in Afghanistan, Trump told a U.S. Air Force general he would see him back in the United States, before adding: "Or maybe I'll even see you over there.
SOCOM buys more Chinooks | PAC-3 gets approval for German TLVS…
The US Special Operations Command is ordering additional helicopters from Boeing. The awarded contract modification is priced at $42.8 million and provides for four new build MH-47G Chinooks.
Mayor of Utah city killed in ‘insider attack’ in Afghanistan
The mayor of a Utah city was killed during an attack in Afghanistan while he was serving with the state's National Guard, the town's temporary mayor Brent Chugg confirmed to CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV. North Ogden Mayor Brent Taylor died Saturday in an apparent "insider attack" in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Iran’s Navy-Killer Missiles Now Have Double the Range
Iran just sent a veiled warning to the U.S. military: We see you, and now we can reach you everywhere. Iranian Revolutionary Guard aerospace division chief Amirali Hajizadeh declared Tuesday that Iran had boosted the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles up to 700 km, or 435 miles, Reuters reports , capable of hitting "any vessel or ship" at that range.
Huntsville startup Paratus Universe brings outer space to the ground
Paratus is the closest thing to experiencing space without leaving the ground. Our mobile spacecraft simulator travels to game stores, conventions, schools, and special events.
Non-Lethal Directed Energy Initiatives for Improved Homeland Defense at Directed Energy Day
In support of the DoD Directed Energy initiatives, Defense Strategies Institute has put together the Directed Energy Day, which will provide a forum to discuss the efforts to develop and leverage DE technologies in support of U.S. national security needs and battlefield overmatch. The 2nd Annual Directed Energy Day will be held on November 15, 2018, at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, VA.
Defense Secretary James Mattis says he – never’ discussed leaving job with Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday, seeking to boost ties with Hanoi against a backdrop of China's growing military assertiveness in the region and he dismissed the idea that he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon. During an interview Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," President Donald Trump told Lesley Stahl that he had a "very good relationship" with Mattis, but "I think he's sort of a Democrat, if you want to know the truth."
Defense Secretary James Mattis says he ‘never’ discussed leaving job with Trump
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, during a trip to Vietnam to boost ties with Hanoi, dismissed the idea he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon. Defense Secretary James Mattis says he 'never' discussed leaving job with Trump Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, during a trip to Vietnam to boost ties with Hanoi, dismissed the idea he's leaving the Trump administration anytime soon.
Tyndall aircraft damage ‘less than we feared’
TYNDALL AFB - Aircraft left behind for maintenance or safety reasons when Tyndall Air Force Base was evacuated last week in advance of Hurricane Michael's direct hit on the installation are in better shape than expected, according to Air Force senior leadership who toured the all-but-destroyed facility during the weekend.