This article was originally published Sept. 20, 2020, on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The United States has unilaterally reimposed all UN sanctions against Iran, despite opposition from Washington’s closest European allies and uncertainty ...
CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – More than 50 members of the Washington National Guard are helping the Department of Natural Resources battle wildfires. Three hand crews were pulled together Sept. 10 to assist firefighters battling the Whitney Fire in ...
For its latest recruiting commercial, the Marine Corps got an Oscar-winning filmmaker to draw a dramatic contrast between the often-isolating online world and the Corps’ pitch to Generation Z that service in its ranks offers a path toward a life of ...
Late on the morning of Sept. 9, 1965, Navy Cmdr. James Bond Stockdale took off in an A-4 Skyhawk from the deck of the carrier USS Oriskany, headed for North Vietnam. It wasn’t long after that that his mission went awry. Struck by antiaircraft ...
The skies above the Taiwan Strait teemed with warplanes on Friday, highlighting the new normal of Beijing’s military brinkmanship as tensions with Washington and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region continue to rise. The visit by Keith Krach, ...
This article was originally published Sept. 15, 2020, on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on September 15 welcoming the start of negotiations between representatives of the Afghan ...
Americans regard the National Guard as a United States-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch. Over the past few months, there were 77,000 Army Guardsmen and over ...
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jayme Thomas Pastoric comes from a long line of artist-warriors. As one of the Defense Department’s few dive-qualified, underwater photographers, the Navy mass communication specialist and Cleveland, Ohio, native is a ...
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced a sweeping buildup of America’s Navy to oppose the rising threat from China, calling for more ships as well as the adoption of new technologies and doctrines. Speaking at the Rand Corp. on Wednesday, ...
Apparently, great power competition doesn’t end outside of Earth’s orbit. On Tuesday, Russia’s space chief said Venus is a “Russian planet” while announcing a new series of Russian unmanned spacecraft missions to visit the second planet from the ...
The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 23-year-old Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Ouellette died Monday from injuries suffered in a single all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) non-combat related accident. The crash occurred on the flight line at Ali Al ...
In the 1990 movie The Hunt for Red October, Capt. Marko Ramius, a Soviet submarine commander, speaks to his crew at the start of a cruise across the northern Atlantic Ocean. Ramius, who is played by Sean Connery, says: “Once more, we play our ...
Two California National Guard aircrews received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions on Sept. 5 and 6, 2020, that saved 242 people from the Creek Fire that surrounded the Mammoth Pool Reservoir campground, according to a White House press ...
This article was originally published Sept. 15, 2020, on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. A bipartisan group of 13 U.S. senators has introduced a resolution calling for targeted sanctions on Belarusian officials responsible for a crackdown on ...
KYIV, Ukraine — For the second time this month, US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew in Ukrainian airspace, underscoring a significantly ramped-up American bomber presence near Russia. On Monday's flight, three B-52 bombers flew over ...
Roughly 300 National Guard members will soon join approximately 700 others already mobilized in support of a massive operation to fight widespread wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes, killed at least 10 people, displaced tens of ...
This article was originally published Sept. 14, 2020, on We Are The Mighty. The legendary defense of the Spartans at the "hot gates" of Thermopylae has gone down in military history as one of the greatest last stands. But what if 300 Marine ...
KYIV, Ukraine — As protesters continue to call for his ouster, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi on Monday to meet with President Vladimir Putin. The meeting highlighted a shaky rapprochement ...
The Department of Defense announced Sunday that 26-year-old Anaheim, California, native Senior Airman Jason Khai Phan died Saturday while conducting a patrol around Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. According to a Hanscom Air Force Base press ...
U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) Tony Nadal fought with Hal Moore (of We Were Soldiers fame) at the Battle of Ia Drang in the Vietnam War. In a stunning documentary short from the team at AARP, Nadal recalls the first heliborne assault against North ...
The Department of Justice charged a 27-year-old Russian man for committing financial crimes in support of an ongoing Russian cyber campaign to undermine America’s democracy and disrupt the electoral process. The United States Secret Service filed ...
Rocco Cusano has been a firefighter for nearly 30 years. As a member of the Ossining, New York, Fire Department, he was driving in to work on Sept. 11, 2001 when he heard the first plane hit the Twin Towers. The following day Rocco, along with ...
A soldier died during a training event at Fort Stewart, Georgia, the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne announced via Facebook on Thursday. “Pfc. Jean Cruz De Leon, 20, was participating in airborne training onto Galahad Drop Zone at Fort ...
Ever since the first details were released about a stealth helicopter being used and crashing during the 2011 Navy SEAL raid that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden, the internet aviation community has been awash with great interest and ...
On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four departing commercial aircraft. At 8:46 a.m., Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center between the 93rd and 99th floors. As first ...
Fight’s on. US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper threw down the gauntlet on Wednesday, declaring that within four years human fighter pilots would go mano a mano against artificial intelligence adversaries piloting tactical aircraft. It’s a tall ...
This article was originally published May 1, 2019, on The War Horse. Last week, Kevin killed himself the same way that Billy did nearly two years ago: with a bullet in his head without a trace to why. At the surface, both deaths are ...
The California National Guard (CNG) has rescued 373 people and 27 animals — including 16 dogs — as of Tuesday night, according to Lt. Col. Jonathan Shiroma of the California National Guard. The CNG has been actively engaged with firefighting ...
Over the past few years, US Air Force bombers have been regularly flying training missions over the Pacific Ocean, the Arctic region, and Eastern Europe, sending clear messages to both China and Russia that the US military is willing and able to fend ...
This article was originally published Sept. 5, 2020, on Army.mil. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rescue missions and support to civil authorities fighting wildfires were the focus of West Coast troop visits by the National Guard's highest-ranking general ...
