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KOMU-TV
April 29, 2018
MEXICO – The U.S. Tiger Foundation held a ceremony at the Audrain County Courthouse on Saturday to honor veterans and lives lost at battle. It was the 74th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Exercise Tiger. In the battle, 749 soldiers were killed -- 200 of them Missourians -- after a German E-boat sank two AmericanÃâà...
The Sun
April 29, 2018
TROOPS battling to stand to attention in the bedroom are being given Viagra paid for by taxpayers. Figures show 1,046 men across the Army, Navy and RAF were given the erection-boosting blue pills between January 2017 and last month. Troops can have a hard time re-adjusting to life once they comeÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
April 29, 2018
Days before next week's parliamentary elections, all Lebanese security agencies are close to announcing their mobilization to prepare for the May 6 event, the build-up of which was marred by frequent security incidents. The army and security forces will finalize preparing the various operation centers thatÃâà...
Al-Manar TV
April 29, 2018
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami highlighted the country's military power and said the Armed Forces are able not only to protect the Islamic Republic' territorial integrity but also to safeguard the security of the region. In a speech in Tehran on Sunday, Brigadier General Hatami hailedÃâà...
Mcalester News Capital
April 29, 2018
Plans are continuing for the annual Armed Forces Day celebration in McAlester, with the Armed Forces 5K run to begin in downtown McAlester on ... The downtown parade is to follow at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with plans for several military units, a military band, high school marching bands and others toÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
April 29, 2018
But after 15 months in the White House, Donald Trump has shown that his use of military force may be the most conventional aspect of his presidency. ... He has equivocated over pulling troops from Syria amid its civil war and reversed President Obama's drawdown of American forces from Afghanistan.
Youngstown Vindicator
April 29, 2018
Air Force: Airman Kevin J. Belus, 2017 graduate of Boardman High School, son of Stephen E. Belus of Youngstown and Christine A. Leonard of Boardman, and brother of Brooke L. Belus of Youngstown. Items of note for the Armed Forces Digest can be sent to The Vindicator, Regional Desk, P.O. Box 780,Ãâà...
BBC News
April 28, 2018
A long-awaited report into a top-secret Cold War unit of the Swiss army has finally been published, 27 years after it was written. The Cornu report reveals that neutral Switzerland had surprisingly close co-operation with the UK - a Nato member. But some readers are disappointed; the full details wereÃâà...
The Milwaukee Independent
April 28, 2018
With the joint effort of the Armed Services committee and local residents, the community became host to the largest Armed Forces Day celebration in the United States. Armed Forces Day was first observed May 20, 1950, replacing the separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days bringingÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
April 28, 2018
That process unduly strengthens the hand of the president, as does another provision in the bill that would allow the president to expand the list of "associated forces" against which military force may be used. The president would be required to report to Congress on why a new group was being added, andÃâà...
Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news
April 23, 2018
Lieutenant General Jan Broeks, Director General of the NATO International Military Staff said this at a press conference within the framework of the International NATO Week in Ukraine, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "First of all, we are talking about the comprehensive reforms that will give anÃâà...
FederalNewsRadio.com
April 23, 2018
Eighty-six airmen have used to program to pause their military service since the Air Force first received the authority for CIP in 2014, but that authority is set ... The Senate has generally been more receptive to those changes than the House, and the Senate Armed Services Committee successfully includedÃâà...
Penn State News
April 23, 2018
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of women in the U.S. Armed Forces when the Nittany Lions take the field against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Oct. 27 for the seventh annual Military Appreciation Game. As the largest military appreciation event of its kind in the BigÃâà...
BBC News
April 23, 2018
Welsh Conservatives raised the issue of creating an armed forces commissioner in a Senedd debate in 2016 with a wider brief than the Scottish post to include serving personnel and their families. The party claimed many military veterans suffered from mental health issues, loneliness, welfare or addictionÃâà...
Kyiv Post
April 23, 2018
UkrInform: NATO general points to 4 components of Ukraine's Armed Forces reform. By UkrInform. Published April 23. Updated April 23 at 10:08 pm. Ukraine's Minister of Defence and General of Army Stepan Poltorak (L) shakes hands with US Defence Minister James Mattis during a NATO Defence Council meeting at theÃâà...
Times LIVE
April 23, 2018
Angolan President Joao Lourenco sacked the chief of staff of the armed forces and the head of the foreign intelligence agency on Monday, his latest moves against officials tainted by graft allegations or links to his predecessor, Jose Eduardo dos Santos. Lourenco succeeded Dos Santos last September,Ãâà...
The Daily Star-Journal
April 22, 2018
U.S. Armed Forces members who served in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt may qualify for combat zone tax benefits retroactive to June 2015, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in Dec. 2017, members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force,Ãâà...
The Sun
April 13, 2018
CHINESE president Xi Jinping has shown off his nation's massive military might when he attended a huge display involving more than 10,000 naval officers ... J-15 fighter jets take off from China's sole operational aircraft carrier and said his People's Liberation Army should work to develop its naval forces.
HuffPost
April 13, 2018
Making such a situation all the more puzzling is the might and majesty of America's armed forces. By common consent, the United States today has the world's best military. By some estimates, it may be the best in recorded history. It's certainly the most expensive and hardest working on the planet.
Altus Times
April 13, 2018
Staff Report In recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Altus Air Force Base, local organizations are teaming together to provide an Armed Forces Day Parade in Altus on May 19. The flag of the United […] Please login below. If you do not have a login, please subscribe. E-Mail Address: Password: LoginÃâà...
ABC News
April 13, 2018
A new U.N. report puts Myanmar's armed forces on a U.N. blacklist of government and rebel groups "credibly suspected" of carrying out rapes and ... terrorize and collectively punish the Rohingya community, as a calculated tool to force them to flee their homelands and prevent their return," Guterres said.
New York Times
April 13, 2018
WASHINGTON — The United States and European allies launched strikes on Friday against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last weekend that killed more than 40 people.
Ottawa Citizen
April 13, 2018
There has been a number of news reports about a Tuesday night military training exercise that shook up residents in the Cornwall area. ... “We were told that members of the Canadian Armed Forces, alongside security colleagues and partners were in the area conducting exercises,” said MacRae.
The National
April 12, 2018
“Second, there is no reason that the response should be limited to Assad airfields. It is interesting that no one has yet suggested targeting the areas occupied by the extended Assad family and his closest supporters, the Presidential palace in Damascus, or the Assad's elite internal security and guard forces.
Economic Times
April 12, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that his Government is ready to take all the necessary measures to equip the Armed Forces to maintain peace and to protect nation's territory. For the latest videos, follow us on twitterFollow @EconomicTimes. 42viewsÃâà...
Newsweek
April 11, 2018
The Russian military has reportedly gone on high alert in anticipation of a potential U.S. attack on the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ... An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the Donald Cook is armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the same launched against a Syrian air base afterÃâà...
Military Times
April 10, 2018
Many residents at the Armed Forces Retirement Home ― particularly those with higher incomes ― will begin paying higher monthly fees in October as ... “Each resident served our nation in uniform, and their experience in the military and the circumstances they live with today as a result of that service areÃâà...
The Sun
April 1, 2018
Special courses for forces are being offered thanks to a new Disabled Veterans' Scholarship Fund set up by the Open University. It will enable people disabled as a result of military service to further their education, develop existing or new skills and extend knowledge and experience. The fund – the first ofÃâà...
SFGate
April 1, 2018
HALAWANJI, Syria — Perched on a hilltop, Kurdish and Arab fighters face a tense front line separating them from Turkish-backed forces in this part of northern Syria. Behind them, American troops drive up and down the roads. Their aim: Make their presence known to prevent bursts of gunfire from spiralingÃâà...
International Policy Digest
March 31, 2018
On the other hand, the U.S. military cannot, and should not, be so involved in another country to the point that it is effectively constructing or reforming its armed forces. Even more, it is impossible to see the effects of these training initiatives until after they occur: will U.S.-trained military offices use what theyÃâà...
Kurdistan24
March 31, 2018
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi forces and Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias launched a military campaign on Saturday to pursue members of the Islamic State (IS) near the town of Tuz Khurmatu, 78 kilometers south of Kirkuk. The operation comes after increased IS activity in the area, includingÃâà...
ITV News
March 31, 2018
A team of injured veterans will compete against professional racing drivers at the British GT Championship this weekend. The four-man team are driving for the new Invictus Games racing team after just a few months of training. Their goal this weekend is simply to get to the chequered flag, but they hope toÃâà...
Newsweek
March 30, 2018
The NATO Western military alliance risked going to war with itself as Turkey butts heads with the U.S. and France over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plan to battle Kurdish groups backed by Washington but considered terrorist organizations by Ankara. Erdogan rejected on Friday a French offerÃâà...
Energy Collective
March 30, 2018
Various military forces around the world have adopted a variety of energy efficiency and clean-energy approaches, from how they run permanent ... Renewable energy and energy efficiency are valued most by military forces when they (directly or indirectly) strengthen the force's ability to do those things.
Metro
March 30, 2018
British Armed Forces member killed on anti-IS operation in Syria. Default author ... A member of the British Armed Forces has been killed in Syria, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said. Reports say they ... Sky News has reported the person killed was a solider understood to be in special forces. The roadsideÃâà...
Asheville Citizen-Times
March 30, 2018
McDonald's plan – which the sheriff acknowledges is still being put together – would rely on a mix of school resource officers who are deputies and “armed forces” made up of people with military or law enforcement backgrounds who are not deputies but paid hourly by the department. Some Western NorthÃâà...
The Independent
March 30, 2018
The first member of the UK's armed forces has been killed in Syria after being hit by an explosion from a suspected Isis mine. It is the first death of British service personnel since an international coalition launched operations against the terrorist group in 2014. A spokesperson for the Ministry of DefenceÃâà...
Sputnik International
March 30, 2018
... Syrian Army (FSA), launched Operation Olive Branch in Kurdish-controlled Afrin to "clear" Turkey's border with Syria of the terrorist threat. However, Damascus has condemned the operation as a violation of Syrian sovereignty. Last week, a mass rally in support of Kurds amid Ankara's military campaign inÃâà...
Human Rights Watch
March 29, 2018
The armed forces rules of engagement would give much more leeway to its members to use firearms than to military police officers – the state force that patrols the streets in Brazil – who participate in the same operation. An October 2015 ordinance issued by the general commander of the military police ofÃâà...
TownandCountrymag.com
March 29, 2018
Servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will all be honoured to offer their support." Kensington Palace also released a statement via Twitter. "Prince Harry and Ms. Markle are pleased that members of the Armed Forces will play such a special role in their Wedding," reads theÃâà...
KAIT
March 29, 2018
A 2017 graduate of Clearview Christian Academy in Heber Springs has graduated U.S. Air Force basic training. Airman Brody L. Goshien recently graduated from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Tex. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies,Ãâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 28, 2018
Servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force will all be honoured to offer their support." A Kensington Palace spokesperson said: "Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle are pleased that members of the Armed Forces will play such a special role in their wedding. "The military, andÃâà...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
March 26, 2018
As with his predecessors, his speeches have tended to be filled with references to building a modern armed force, repeatedly using the phrase “standard army” (while avoiding the term “professional army”) and reiterating promises to protect the military-drafted 2008 Constitution and safeguard the nationÃâà...
The Conversation US
March 26, 2018
The first was a close connection between U.S. diplomatic power and military effectiveness. The second was ... Without diplomats to inform and guide our armed forces and their leadership, we are left with an accelerating vicious cycle – the more “bad guys” we kill abroad, the more we have to kill. As a resultÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 26, 2018
Standing just over 5 feet 9 inches when he completed high school in February 2016, the man's weight had ballooned to more than 250lbs by the time he reported for a physical examination prior to entering the armed forces in July. With a body mass index above 36, he was instead assigned to complete hisÃâà...
South China Morning Post
March 26, 2018
China's air force used a number of its latest bombers and fighters in combat patrols over the South China Sea and drills in the Western Pacific after passing over Japan's southern islands – its first military exercise in the area in more than three months. H-6K bombers, Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets wereÃâà...
Hindustan Times
March 26, 2018
“Being a doctor in the armed forces requires selfless dedication. The moment monetary consideration comes into play and students opt to leave for greener pastures, it (serving as a military doctor) loses its relevance,” Duhan added. The parliamentary panel has asked the government to share its views onÃâà...
Pakistan Observer
March 26, 2018
He further said that the passionate display of performance by the officers and soldiers of the Armed Forces on the Pakistan Day strengthened the spirit in nation and revived the confidence that the Armed Forces of Pakistan were fully capable of defending the country with their professional capabilities.
The Hindu
March 26, 2018
It is designated for the use of the Armed Forces and will not add any transponder capacity for general uses, according to sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). A special feature of the GSAT-6A is its 6-metre-wide umbrella-like antenna, which will be unfurled in once it is in space.
Egypt Independent
March 25, 2018
Egypt's General Command of the Armed Forces has made arrangements to assist the Interior Ministry to secure the presidential elections across Egypt and ... “The armed forces are involved in securing the electoral process with its elements in coordination with the bodies of the Interior Ministry, and theÃâà...
