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US military’s expanded training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:07:38 +0000

The US military’s new, expanded combat training of Ukrainian forces began in Germany on Sunday, with a goal of getting a battalion of about 500 troops back on the battlefield to fight the Russians in the next five to eight weeks, said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Milley, who plans [...]

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US Military Making Plans In Case House Speaker Pelosi Travels To Taiwan

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:00:25 +0000

US officials say they have little fear that China would attack Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan. But the US House speaker would be entering one of the world’s hottest spots where a mishap, misstep or misunderstanding could endanger her safety. So the Pentagon is developing plans for any contingency. Officials told [...]

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Joe Biden Says ISIS Leader Taken Off The Battlefield By US Military

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:00:21 +0000

The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed during an overnight raid carried out by US special forces in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, President Joe Biden said Thursday. The raid targeted Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who took over as head of the militant group on Oct 31, 2019, just days after leader Abu [...]

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Antony Blinken Vows More US Military Might In Indo-Pacific

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:14:29 +0000

The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. Blinken said the Biden administration is committed to maintaining peace and prosperity in the region and will do that by boosting US alliances, [...]

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Might Of The Generals: The US Military Has Way Too Much Money And Power

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:00:53 +0000

When was trying to win the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon famously told his chief of staff that he wanted Communist leaders—in the Soviet Union, in North Vietnam—to think that the U.S. president was a mad man, that he was capable of doing pretty much anything up to and including the use of nuclear weapons. Fear [...]

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Amid US Withdrawal, China Ramping Up Its Involvement In Afghanistan

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:00:38 +0000

China appears to be preparing to ramp up its involvement in Afghanistan amid US troops withdrawal with Beijing eyeing the war-torn nation for investment and influence opportunities. According to The New York Post, in recent weeks, Beijing has been vocal in slamming the United States for pushing forward with its troop withdrawal, citing the deteriorating [...]

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SpaceX Aborts Launch on US GPS Satellite Within 2 Seconds

Abiodun A. — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 02:12:12 +0000

On Friday night, SpaceX aborted a planned launch of a U.S. military GPS satellite with just around two seconds left in the countdown clock. A 15-minute window that opened at 6:43 p.m. was scheduled for the launch. Uh. PT. Until two seconds before delivery, everything seemed to be going smoothly. When it halted the launch, [...]

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US suspends 34 nuclear missile officers over exam cheating

Ade Adewale — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:50:11 +0000

The US military has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles for cheating on a proficiency test, Air Force leaders said Wednesday. The scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana marked the latest in a series of damaging revelations…

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Four US military personnel held by Libya: US

Adewale A. — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 05:47:32 +0000

Four American military personnel have been detained in Libya and are being held by the government there, the US State Department said Friday. "We can confirm that four US military personnel are currently being held in Libyan government custody," said…

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South Sudan fighting escalates, US plane shot at

Adewale A. — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 15:12:50 +0000

Fighting escalated on Saturday in South Sudan, with a top commander in the country's key oil-producing region defecting to the rebels and foreign governments scrambling to evacuate their nationals. A US military aircraft was shot at as it was engaged…

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US prepares ship to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

Adewale A. — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:18:23 +0000

The US military has begun outfitting a ship with special equipment that will be used to destroy part of Syria's chemical arsenal, the Pentagon said Monday. A hydrolysis unit is being installed on the MV Cape Ray, a 650-foot (200 meters) cargo ship,…

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