James Jones, a former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Saturday said on Saturday he is not under consideration to be U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser. “My policy is that I never turn down a job that hasn’t been offered,” Jones, who was attending the Munich Security Conference, told Reuters.
Category: US Military
Prawit confirms B13.5bn sub order
The procurement of the first 13.5-billion-baht Chinese-made submarine will take place as scheduled this year, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has confirmed. Gen Prawit, who is also defence minister, yesterday said the Yuan Class S26T, the first of three Chinese-manufactured submarines Thailand wishes to buy, will be purchased in accordance with the procurement time frame.
Trump reported to mull use of National Guard for immigrant crackdown in 11 states, incouding A
If every one of the 100,000 Guardsmen arrests and deports about 100 undocumented immigrants, the streets will be cleared of them, along with many businesses, farms, schools and so on. CHURCH FEARS: Pastor Mark D’Ymaz fears churches with large numbers of immigrant will be targetrs of opportunity for federal enforcement efforts.
Yet Another Cool Bomber Photo: The photo shows a Usaf B1-B being…
YET ANOTHER COOL BOMBER PHOTO : The photo shows a USAF B1-B being escorted by a USN F/A-18E Super Hornet. The two planes are flying over the Philippine Sea .
Editorial: NZ independence from US crucial in Trumpian era
We have come a long way since the Anzus rift with the United States in the 1980s. No US warship visited New Zealand for 33 years, but within the last four months, two have come.
Joe Scarborough unloads on Trump’s ‘rambling, chaotic’ press…
Scarborough and other commentators have posited that Trump was likely “playing” to his base of supporters by using much of the 77-minute press conference to criticize the media and complain about how “unfairly” his first month in office has been covered by the press. “He may be at only 39% in the polls, but his hardcore supporters were in front of the TV set and they were laughing – and they weren’t laughing at Donald Trump, they were laughing at the media,” Scarborough said, referencing a Pew Research survey.
FEMA stages at Travis Air Force Base in response to Oroville Dam situation
Logistics workers the Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinate the delivery of relief supplies that are being stored at Travis Air Force Base as a contingency against a possible failure of the auxiliary spillway at Oroville Dam. The base is acting as a staging area for FEMA personnel, providing space for necessary equipment and supplies.
Today in History
On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moniker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”
Journalists won’t be ‘shutting up’ anytime soon
White House Chief Strategist for President Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon, was recently questioned on what would be the attitude of the new administration in regards to the press. Being a founding member and former executive of Breitbart News, one might ask how Bannon developed this attitude toward the press.
Down Range Recon
Marines fire M45A1 pistols during marksmanship training and qualification at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb.16, 2017. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl.
AIRSHOW-Foreign jet makers need their govt’s nod to make in India – minister
Feb 14 Foreign aircraft manufacturers offering to make combat jets in India will have to win approval from their governments, Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said, in a measure aimed at ensuring projects are not affected due to policy flip-flops. These comments come at a time when U.S. firm Lockheed Martin has said the new administration under President Donald Trump may want to take a “fresh look” at its proposal to move production of its F-16 combat jets to India.
Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn resigns
President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned following reports he misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s senior team after less than a month in office.
FLOD Spotlight Magazine: Artwork of Ajamu Walker, Social Canvas – Black Wall Street
Ajamu Kojo is an artist based in New York who recently kicked off his first exhibit called Black Wall Street: A Case For Reparations. A centerpiece of Kojo’s exhibit is a painting called Black Gold which features Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.
Extensive searches turn up no new sign of missing Bering Sea crab boat or crew
The search continued on Monday for the 92-foot fishing vessel Destination, which went missing with six people aboard in the Bering Sea. The search is still on for a crabbing vessel and its six crew members missing for nearly three days in the brutal waters of the Bering Sea, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday afternoon.
The Latest: Missing crab boat faced Alaska wind, ice hazards
A Coast Guard officer on a high-endurance cutter says Bering Sea fishing vessels at this time of year face hazards from large waves to icing that can upset a boat’s balance. The Coast Guard received an emergency positioning signal Saturday from the Destination.
Coast Guard searching for missing single-engine plane
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a small plane carrying three people that failed to show up at its destination along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Officials said in a news release that the single-engine plane that left Brooksville on Sunday.
Will Trump’s cabinet challenge Trump?
Because we don’t think we’ve done so before, let us use the words “quiet” and “successful” in a sentence that references the Trump White House: Two of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks got off to — here it is — quiet, successful starts in their positions, reinforcing the notion that business-as-has-been-customary just might be a viable expectation for elements of this peripatetic administration. Stay with us here: Do you recall all the Obama Cabinet members who pushed back at the president when he overstepped his role? Neither do we.
Nation-Now 57 mins ago 3:37 p.m.Army to spend $300 million on bonuses …
The Army plans to spend $300 million in a blitz of bonuses and advertising over the next eight months to recruit 6,000 additional soldiers it needs to fill out its ranks. Legislation approved by Congress and signed late last year by former president Barack Obama halted a years-long drawdown of U.S. troops.
Franken Says His GOP Colleagues Question Trump’s Mental Health
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Pentagon launches effort to solve a baffling WWII mystery
The Pentagon is launching efforts to solve a baffling World War II mystery: whether dozens of U.S. sailors listed as missing from a ship disaster were actually recovered and buried all along as unknowns in a New York cemetery. More than 130 victims of the USS Turner’s 1944 explosion and sinking near New York Harbor are still officially missing.
“The waves now rule Britannia”: Kremlin propaganda claims all UK subs out of action
HMS Artful at Faslane Naval base , and another submarine, on Gare Loch, Scotland, after it emerged that Britain’s entire fleet of hunter killer submarines were out of action because of repairs. February 10, 2017.
‘Dad’s Navy’ recruited to crew fleet’s new carriers amid staffing…
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones, pictured, approved the From Street to Fleet plan to attract more than 1,000 former staff on contracts of up to five years. Currently, the Navy is facing a shortage of more than 1,200 workers including chefs, medics, communicators, engineers and clerks.
‘Dad’s Navy’ recruited to crew fleet’s new carriers amid staffing…
First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones, pictured, approved the From Street to Fleet plan to attract more than 1,000 former staff on contracts of up to five years. Currently, the Navy is facing a shortage of more than 1,200 workers including chefs, medics, communicators, engineers and clerks.
US Marine captain writes stinging op-ed: ‘We lost the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan’
An active-duty US Marine captain wrote a stinging op-ed for the Marine Corps Gazette, going through all the problems he sees with the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps in addition to recent failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Let us first begin with the fundamental underpinnings of this delusion: our measures of performance and effectiveness in recent wars,” he wrote.
Altman: Builders sought for multi-million dollar MacDill aviation project
More than 20 Black Hawk helicopters now stationed at the St. Petersburg-Clearwater airport are destined for MacDill Air Force Base. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking businesses qualified to build new aviation facilities that include space for the helicopters.
Office of Obama offers internships
A screenshot of an email GW student Rhett Nuenighoff received on Monday, Feb. 6 advertising an internship for the Obamas. A screenshot of an email GW student Rhett Nuenighoff received on Monday, Feb. 6 advertising an internship for the Obamas.
How Bannona s Navy service during the Iran hostage crisis shaped his views
It was just after midnight on March 21, 1980, when a Navy destroyer navigated by Stephen Bannon, a junior officer, met with the supercarrier USS Nimitz in the Gulf of Oman. The convoy headed near the Iranian coast, where a secret mission would be launched a month later to rescue 52 U.S. Embassy hostages held in Tehran.
Everything Trump Did in His Third Week That Actually Matters
While Trump tried to get tough on crime and suffered two major legal defeats, one of his top advisers appeared to violate ethics rules. This was a hallmark week for the Trump administration-one of the president’s top counselors appeared, by every measure, to violate a federal ethics law.
Democrats seek investigation into national security adviser
Congressional Democrats on Friday called for an investigation into whether White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions in phone calls with Russia’s ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, conversations that may have broken U.S. law aimed at barring private citizens from conducting diplomacy. The White House said President Donald Trump had “full confidence” in Flynn, a show of support coming as the administration scrambled to manage the fallout from reports that Flynn addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in a phone call late last year.
US aircraft carrier looks to join Seoul-Washington military drill
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier made a port call in Guam on Friday in what could be a preparation to take part in an annual joint military drill between South Korea and the United States slated for March, a military source said. A possible mobilization of the nuclear-powered carrier for the upcoming Key Resolve exercise is aimed at deterring North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats, it added.
U.S. Marines set to receive new ultra-light Utility Task Vehicles
The U.S. Marine Corps will soon supply its infantry units with new ultra-light Utility Task Vehicles to support logistics maneuvers on the battlefield. The Utility Task Vehicle, or UTV, is equipped with minimal armor to allow infantry to carry more ammunition, equipment, provisions or injured personnel.
A look at the judges who will rule on Trump’s travel ban
In this March 2012 file photo, 9th U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Richard Clifton hears the United States vs. Rizzolo case in the Thomas & Mack Moot Courtroom in Las Vegas. Clifton is one of three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals deciding whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
Today in History
On Feb. 9, 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first formal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World War II. Daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in the United States, with clocks moved one hour forward.
New drone rules are on San Diego’s radar
Regulations that would allow local agencies to enforce safe operations of drone aircraft in San Diego were given unanimous initial backing today by the City Council’s Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee. The proposed amendments to the municipal code would allow local police to enforce Federal Aviation Administration rules governing so-called “unmanned aerial vehicles.”
New Civil Air Patrol chapter in Owensboro recruiting members
Recruiting efforts are underway for a Civil Air Patrol chapter. It’s a nonprofit group that helps the US Air Force during search and rescue missions.
Ridgefield resident named to top position at Northeast Coast
Members of the United States Coast Guard color guard, sector Long Island Sound out of New Haven, Ct, during the History Committee of the Black Rock Community Council ceremony to dedicate a large stone monument placed at historic St Mary’s by the Sea Bridgeport, CT to honor the memory of Kate Moore, a 19th Century lighthouse keeper. Saturday, September 19, 2015.
Military leaders say budget caps are crippling armed forces
President Donald Trump has lunch with troops while visiting U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Trump, who spent the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, stopped for a visit to the headquarters before returning to Washington.
Face of Defense: Deployed Siblings Reunite After 10 Years Apart
U.S. service members ordinarily have to say goodbye to their family as they head out for deployments, but one recent deployment allowed a brother and sister to reunite after 10 years of separation. Vermont Air National Guard Tech.
Tulsa (LCS 16) to be Christened
Austal will host The Honorable Kathy Taylor, ship sponsor, for the christening of the Tulsa at its Mobile, Ala. shipyard, Feb. 11. Taylor was Tulsa’s 38th Mayor and is currently Chief of Economic Development for Tulsa’s sitting Mayor, G.T. Bynum.
This day in history, Feb. 5, 2017
On Feb. 5, 1917, Mexico’s present-day constitution was adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Santiago de Queretaro. The U.S. Congress passed, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, an act severely curtailing Asian immigration.