Culture
IS fights to hang on a year after defeat in Iraq
A year after it was routed from Iraq in a devastating war that left entire neighborhoods and towns in ruins, the Islamic State group is fighting to hang on to its last enclave in […]
Environment
Accident
Let’s Mobilize an Army of Stone Throwers on the Border
In the United States, even our Customs and Border Protection apologizes for doing its job. Allegedly, CBP “protects the public from dangerous people and materials attempting to cross the border …” On one of the media […]
Culture
Russia’s air defense ‘will increase the threat’ to u.s. forces in syria, leading general says
President Donald Trump’s nominee for head of Central Command has warned that the potential introduction of even more advanced Russian air defenses in Syria could threaten U.S. forces deployed there. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Kenneth McKenzie, […]
Culture
“Cobra” Company, Georgian Armed Forces complete company event
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Cobra Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and Georgian forces conducted a multinational company combined arms live fire event in support of […]
Defense
U.S. Military Will Use Genetic Engineering to Detect Submarines
The NRL is seeking to engineer aquatic microorganisms to react to changes in the water left by submarines’ exhaust, divers, or even the mere presence of certain metals. One distinct possibility is having the […]
Culture
US claims Manbij road map moving ahead, attempts to appease Turkey’s security concerns
The U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey said on Monday that a group of PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG) terrorists have left northern Syria’s Manbij. Turkey has long been waiting for the […]
Culture
KBRwyle Sustains U.S. Military Life Abroad with Navy BOSS Contracts
KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today that its global government services business, KBRwyle, has been awarded two base operating support services (BOSS) contracts by Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe, Africa and Southwest Asia. These contracts total almost $54 million. […]
Defense
Hundreds of US troops on alert in Uruguay to protect Trump at G20
Some 1,000 American troops and aircraft based in Uruguay are on alert to protect President Trump as he attends the G20 summit in Argentina this week. The protection for Trump, who will do a […]
Asia
North and South Korean soldiers shake hands on DMZ in signs of peace
Standing holding guns, the two soldiers reach out to each other and shake hands with an invisible border and steel posts between them. The soldiers smile and talk as they survey the work their […]
Culture
Republicans Abdicate Oversight of U.S. Role in Yemen War
Last week in the House of Representatives, America’s role in the ongoing war in Yemen received the most attention it ever has in the three years it’s been waged. The attention did not come […]