US deploys guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman said Saturday, in what appeared to be a … Read More
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US Air Force loosens body fat requirements to increase recruitment
In the wake of the growing obesity crisis in the US Armed Forces, the Air Force loosened up restrictions on body fat for recruits aiming to become Airmen. For aspiring new members … Read More
US military says senior IS commander killed in Syria
A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was in charge of planning attacks in … Read More
China is buying the World
Last week, Ranil Wickremesinghe, who became president of the island nation of Sri Lanka last summer, was finally able to succeed where his beleaguered predecessor had failed: An agreement with … Read More
Army ID’s 9 killed after Black Hawks collide during training at Fort Campbell
A New Jersey native has been identified as of the nine Army soldiers killed Wednesday when two Black Hawk helicopters collided in the air during late-night training exercises. All nine … Read More
Senate repeals Iraq war power authorization 20 years after US invasion
WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq, days after the 20-year anniversary of the US … Read More
Marine veteran Aaron Orozco killed during Uber carjacking in California
A California Marine Corps veteran and father of two was shot and killed while driving for Uber on Friday morning. Aaron Orozco, 38, was driving for the rideshare company when … Read More
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South Korea
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, the latest in a … Read More
North Korea claims almost 800,000 have signed up for military
North Korea claims that about 800,000 of its citizens volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States, North Korea’s state newspaper reported on … Read More
Rhode Island woman Sarah Cavanaugh who posed as sick Marine sentenced to jail
A Rhode Island woman who lied about being an injured Marine Corps veteran diagnosed with cancer was sentenced to nearly six years in prison and ordered to pay back full … Read More
