Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump who pleaded guilty late last year to lying to the FBI, is selling his Virginia home in order to pay his mounting legal bills, according to a report Tuesday. Family members of the retired three-star Army general told ABC News he put his home in […]
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Putin Unveils Russia’s ‘Invincible’ Nuclear Weapons
Russia has developed a new array of nuclear weapons that are invincible, according to President Vladimir Putin. Mr Putin made the claims as he laid out his key policies for a fourth presidential term, ahead of an election he is expected to win in 17 days’ time. The weapons he boasted of included a cruise […]
American Troops At Greater Risk In Afghanistan Say Top Official
The latest military campaign in Afghanistan will most likely lead to “continued American casualties” as the U.S. takes a “new approach” in the troubled region, a top official at the Pentagon said Thursday. Speaking at a press briefing, Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, director of the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, told reporters that the Pentagon is […]
Trump Will Announce Guantanamo Bay Prison Will Be Kept Open
President Donald Trump is expected to announce during his State of the Union address that he plans to keep open the high-security military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – reversing a decision by President Barack Obama to close the controversial prison, according to a senior administration official and a senior State Department official. Trump […]
Tax Payers To Pay $24 Million For 2 Refrigerators
Two outdated refrigerators being replaced on Air Force One will reportedly cost about $24 million. The coolers on the presidential aircraft need to have the capacity to store 3,000 meals onboard, and two out of the five are in need of replacement, according to Defense One. The refrigerators have been on the plane since 1990, […]
Kim Jong Un And North Korea Running Out Of Money
Kim Jong Un’s trigger-happy antics have nearly depleted a critical slush fund the North Korean despot uses to run his isolated country — and the Hermit Kingdom’s participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics is merely a scheme to refill his coffers, according to a report. Two Chinese sources with ties to top North Korean government […]
Iran Has Fired 23 Ballistic Missiles since 2015 Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – Iran has aggressively pursued its ballistic missile program since agreeing to the 2015 nuclear deal, regularly launching nuclear-capable missiles in what critics consider a violation of the spirit of the deal, according to a report obtained by Fox News. The report shows Iran has fired some 23 missiles since signing the deal, as […]
Brand New Navy Warship Trapped In Canada Due To Freezing Weather
The brand-new U.S. Navy warship USS Little Rock is stuck in Canada. The warship has not moved from Montreal since Christmas Eve and will spend the winter stuck due to cold and ice. A brand-new U.S. Navy warship has not moved from Montreal since Christmas Eve and will spend the winter stuck in Canada due […]
Key Ally In Finding Bin Laden Stuck In Pakistani Prison
Shakil Afridi has languished in jail for years — since 2011, when the Pakistani doctor used a vaccination scam in an attempt to identify Osama bin Laden’s home, aiding U.S. Navy Seals who tracked and killed the al-Qaida leader. Americans might wonder how Pakistan could imprison a man who helped track down the mastermind of […]
Mattis Says US Military Losing Competitive War Fighting Edge
WASHINGTON – Countering China’s rapidly expanding military and an increasingly aggressive Russia are now the U.S. military’s top national security priorities, outpacing the threat of terrorism, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday. He said competition with those adversaries has threatened America’s military advantage around the world. Laying out a broad new strategy for the Defense […]
Navy Uses New Strategy To Deal With Suicides, Stress… A Dog.
Suicides across the military have steadily increased since 2013 according to the Department of Defense. But a naval clinic on Joint Base Andrews has a secret weapon that can sniff out members dealing with extreme stress. Every day, Senior Chief Brad greets sailors and marines as they enter a military clinic for their regular doctor’s appointments. Throughout […]
Transgender Americans Continue To Sign Up For Military Service
Transgender Americans are openly enlisting in the U.S. military for the first time — and many say they feel courts will ultimately block President Donald Trump from banning their service. Nicholas Bade, a 37-year-old transgender man who is among the first of what advocates expect will be a small but historic surge of enlistments, has […]