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Category Archives: US Military
Illinois governor denies clemency to vet facing deportation
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has refused to pardon a U.S. Army veteran with a green card who faces deportation because of a 2008 drug conviction. Last month, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago rejected the argument by Miguel Perez Jr that his life would be in danger if he were deported to Mexico.
Breaking ground for the KC-46A
A group including Rep. Jimmy Dixon, Sen. Louis Pate and 916th Air Refueling Wing commander Col. Scovill Curran pose for a photo during a groundbreaking ceremony for the wing's new hangar Wednesday.
Gov Calvo meet JRM commander, Rear Admiral Chatfield
More than six years later, the Civil-Military Coordination Council reconvened. Joint Region Marianas commander, Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, and Governor Eddie Calvo met to discuss military construction projects.
North Korea says it’s not interested in meeting Us VP Pence
South Korean army's armored vehicles move during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. is preparing to announce the "tough... .
Dollars, Data Support Record Number of Transgender U.S. Election Candidates
Alexandra Chandler was a U.S. Navy intelligence analyst when she came out as a transgender woman in 2006. She could have been fired, but instead she said the conservative Republicans in her chain of command promoted her to division chief.
Military leaders want Congress to approve budget deal
The Pentagon says it should be able to get more planes into the air, more ships on the seas and more equipment to troops in the field if Congress approves the major budget agreement struck by Senate leaders on Wednesday. Military leaders have said they're confronting a readiness crisis, punctuated by a series of deadly accidents, that they attributed to funding shortages stemming from the "sequester" budget cuts earlier this decade.
News 6 Mins Ago Us adding air power, intelligence gathering in Afghanistan
The U.S. is shifting combat and intelligence-gathering aircraft to Afghanistan as part of an intensified focus on the Taliban, now that the campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria is winding down, the commander of coalition air forces in Afghanistan said Wednesday. Air Force Maj.
US Coast Guard rescues 4 people from downed plane
A U.S. Coast Guard release says four people were traveling in the Piper PA-34 twin-engine plane from the Louisiana towns of Slidell to Patterson on Tuesday when the plane began to run low on fuel. Authorities say the pilot shut the engines down to conserve fuel and made an emergency landing in the Atchafalaya River, about 17 miles south of Patterson.
Above & Beyond: Adventures in the South China Sea
In the summer of 1999, I was part of the reservist crew from Naval Air Station Whidbey in Washington state, on our annual cruise in the western Pacific, with detachment sites in Misawa, Japan, and Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. We'd been alternating with our other VP-69 "Fighting Totems" aircrew, standing alerts for days on end.
Foreign permits in Philippine Rise revoked to give way to Filipino marine research activities
Any foreign entity could still lodge a new application for marine research in the Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise, but they would now be required to get the prior approval of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., MalacaA ang clarified on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made it clear that there was no ban on future foreign exploration in the Philippine Rise, noting that President Rodrigo Duterte only revoked the existing foreign permits in the area to give priority to Filipino researchers.
Iron Fist wraps up, cements America’s ties to Japan
Japanese soldiers after coming ashore on Red Beach, maneuver into position as they assault Combat Town. The soldiers were training with Camp Pendleton Marines and taking part in Exercise Iron Fist 2018 conducted at Camp Pendleton.
Surf Passage
Sailors training to serve as SEALs participate in Surf Passage at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Calif., Feb. 6, 2018. The surf course is one of many evolutions during the first phase of SEAL training.
Russian military reveals identity of pilot shot down in Syria
The Russian military has named the pilot shot down Saturday in Syria, opening an unusual window into Russian military casualties in the country. In a statement released Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said the aviator, Maj.
Why do we monitor everyone in charge of nuclear weapons except presidents?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists recently moved its Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight , citing in part President Trump's rhetoric on nuclear weapons and minimizing of the science on climate change. According to this panel of experts and their symbolic clock, we are now two minutes from a human made global catastrophe - the closest we have come since the Cold War in 1953.
Military Parades Are a Waste of Time and Money
I don't like them. I have an aversion, as a point of fact, to any and all military drill and ceremony aside from that performed at military funerals.
The Latest: Priebus: I never felt Trump wanted Mueller fired
President Donald Trump says a newly declassified GOP memo alleging FBI abuses shows, "a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves."
Wars’ bombs linger long after conflicts cease
Police and explosive ordnance disposal technicians removed a 1,000-pound bomb that failed to explode during World War II but that successfully brought traffic to a standstill in a bustling Hong Kong neighborhood. It was the second bomb discovered in the area in late January.
Warren Buffett on hand as Navy commissions newest warship
In this Jan. 3, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Naval Station vessel, right, prepares to assist the future USS Omaha , a 218-foot-long littoral combat ship, pier side during a brief fuel stop in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Omaha was conducting a change of homeport to San Diego, Calif.
Trump said Nunes memo ‘totally vindicates’ him in Russia probe
The president's comment did not indicate whether he planned to take any action to stop the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. President Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, on Feb. 2, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Palm Beach International Airport, in West Palm Beach, Fla.