Amid escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela, and at a time when options for an American attack on Venezuelan targets are widely reported to be being considered, the possibility has emerged as a longstanding strategic partner of Caracas, Russia may deploy strategic aviation assets to the country. Russia previously deployed its heaviest and longest ranged combat aircraft, the Tu-160 strategic bomber, to Venezuela, at times when the country has faced significant threats from the United States.
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The alumni group for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point abruptly canceled an award ceremony honoring actor Tom Hanks. Hanks, 69, was set to receive the Sylvanus Thayer Award later this month for his civic contributions.
The Washington Post first reported on the news, citing an internal West Point Association of Graduates email sent by Mark Bieger, the group’s president and CEO. The event, set for Sept. 25, would feature a parade as well as a ceremony where Hanks would receive the award. According to Bieger’s email, the group will not hold the annual ceremony this year.
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US War Department officials are proposing to shift the US military posture away from a focus on China, instead prioritizing alleged threats in Latin America and the Caribbean, Politico reported on 6 September.
A draft of the newest National Defense Strategy places “domestic and regional missions above countering adversaries such as Beijing and Moscow,” Politico revealed, citing three people briefed on early versions of the report.
Jeremy Agnew’s Life of a Soldier on the Western Frontier (2008) provides detailed insight into how US Army soldiers lived and fought in the later half of the 1800s. It traces the origins of the conflict from early settlers and routes that connected the East to the West through tribal lands. This inevitability led to conflict and the deployment of the US Army before, during and after the Civil War to protect the settlers and pacify the Indians.
Agnew goes into tremendous detail to describe the Army’s operations.
Personnel from Colombia and the United States have bolstered the Ukrainain Army’s positions on the frontlines in the Sumy and Kharkiv, according to a report from Russian intelligence on September 8. Personnel from the United Kingdom and from Baltic states are reported to also be involved in hostilities in these regions. “Of course, these are mainly Colombians and Latin Americans, less often the British and the United States, the Baltic countries,” the source reported to state media.
Following confirmation of the planned deployment of U.S. Air Force F-35A fighter aircraft to Puerto Rico to support ongoing operations near Venezuela, questions have increasingly been raised regarding how the fighters may be utilised to support an American offensive against its southern neighbour as tensions continue to escalate. The deployment of F-35s was announced hours after an overflight by two Venezuelan Air Force F-16 fighters over the U.S.
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AFP broke the story last month of an alleged verbal assault on two USAFA Association of Graduates (AOG) retired general officer board members by the spouse of the AOG Board Chair Cathy Almand — Dave Almand.
SPOUSE OF USAFA AOG BOARD CHAIR ACCOSTS OTHER BOARD MEMBERS IN ANGRY FIT
Since that time, STARRS.us, the non-profit formed to fight the Marxist infiltration at the U.S. Air Force Academy, has decided to further publicize the incident, after trying to work with the Association of Graduates (AOG) to resolve the situation.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has for the first time unveiled all types of fifth generation fighter aircraft in service, with all five seen at a recent military parade on September 3 marking the 80th anniversary of Imperial Japan’s Defeat in the Second World War.
(USAFA) Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier visited the U.S. Air Force Academy, August 19, 2025, the first military installation visit since assuming the role. Lohmeier was confirmed as under secretary July 24, 2025.
Lohmeier, a 2006 Academy graduate, served in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. As the department’s second highest-ranking civilian official, he is responsible for organizing, training and equipping the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force.
Under Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier discusses the U.S.