A search and rescue is under way Saturday for 3 Marines missing after an aircraft crashed while trying to land off the east coast of Australia, military officials said. A US defense officer told Fox News that 23 of the 26 service members on board an MV-22 Osprey were recovered safely. Ships, small boats and […]
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Trump Tells Generals That America Is Losing War In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has become increasingly frustrated with his advisers tasked with crafting a new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and recently suggested firing the war’s top military commander during a tense meeting at the White House, according to senior administration officials. During the July 19 meeting, Trump repeatedly suggested that Defense Secretary James […]
NASA Looking To Hire People To Protect Planet From Aliens
Want to save planet Earth? You could apply for NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer role. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is currently looking for someone with a secret security clearance to ensure alien life, or “organic-constituent and biological contamination” doesn’t make it’s way back in a space ship. More than that, this person is “responsible […]
Coast Guard Commandant Will Defy Trump’s No Transgender Order
As military services await guidance following President Donald Trump’s announcement last week via Twitter of a ban on transgender service members, the commandant of the Coast Guard is speaking out, saying he has no intention of leaving transgender Coast Guardsmen out in the cold. Speaking on the topic for the first time at the Center […]
Trump Awards Medal Of Honor To Vietnam Veteran
President Donald Trump awarded the nation’s highest military honor Monday to a Vietnam War veteran who saved wounded soldiers from a kill zone despite his own serious injuries. Army medic James McCloughan, a 71-year-old from South Haven, Mich., received the Medal of Honor for actions in combat. McCloughan’s recognition, which took place at a White […]
In Face Of North Korea Missile Launch, US Proves Missile Defense System Works
Washington (AFP) – American forces successfully tried out Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea’s second test of an ICBM. In the American test of the so-called THAAD system, a medium-range missile was launched from a […]
Major Terror Raids Conducted Across Sydney
Heavily armed police have raided properties in four Sydney suburbs in an operation the prime minister says was designed to stop “terrorist attacks in Australia”. Australian Federal Police, NSW Police and the domestic spy agency ASIO jointly carried out the major counter terrorism operation on Saturday afternoon in Surry Hills, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl. […]
Trump Announces Ban On Transgenders Serving In Military
President Trump touched off a firestorm Wednesday after tweeting that he wants to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military in any capacity — citing advice from his “generals” and medical costs. In a series of tweets, he wrote: “After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United […]
Obama Had Secret Plan To Deploy Military On Election Day
The Obama administration was poised to send armed federal agents to polling places, deploy the military and launch full-scale counter-propaganda measures in case hackers disrupted the vote on Election Day, according to a report. The 15-page playbook, produced in October, outlined the “enhanced measures” the government was prepared to take in the event of a […]
US Soldier Indicted For Trying To Aid ISIS In Hawaii
A federal grand in Hawaii indicted a U.S. soldier on Friday for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Erik Kang, 34, was arrested by an FBI SWAT team on July 8. Kang was ordered held without bail. Kang was employed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. […]
Military Plane Crash In Mississippi Kills 16 Service Members
A military transport plane that was being used on a training flight crashed in Mississippi on Monday, killing 16 military service members, the Marine Forces Reserve has confirmed. Of the deceased, 15 were Marines and one was a sailor, according to Richard Spencer, the Trump administration’s nominee for Navy secretary, who addressed the subject during […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Declares Victory Over ISIS In Mosul
IRBIL, Iraq — After almost nine months of fierce fighting, the campaign to recapture Mosul from ISIS is drawing to a bitter end in the ruins of the city’s historic quarter, but the struggle for Iraq’s future is far from over. Aside from Mosul, across the border in Syria a battle is raging to dislodge […]