Author: Michael

Three of four missing U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division were found dead, an Army spokesperson confirmed, after an all-hands effort by U.S. and Lithuanian forces pulled their M88 Hercules recovery vehicle from a deep bog in a Lithuanian swamp Monday.
One soldier remained unaccounted for a week after the four-man crew went missing during an exercise in the Pabradė training area.
The four soldiers disappeared March 25 when their M88A2 armored recovery vehicle vanished after being dispatched to repair and tow another immobilized tactical vehicle.

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The destroyer USS Spruance recently helped the Coast Guard and agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, take 13 people into custody as part of the ship’s mission to bolster security on the southern border, according to U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM.
The Spruance left San Diego on March 22 to assist U.S. government agencies assigned to combat transitional crime, piracy, illegal immigration, and other activities, a NORTHCOM news release says. An embedded Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment is aboard the Spruance during its border security mission.

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One of the most highly anticipated confirmation hearings in recent memory is scheduled for Tuesday, when retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine — President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff — will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Caine is more of a mystery than some previous nominees for the post who held more high-profile positions prior to being picked for the job.

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Seth Cropsey, RealClearDefense
investments today are critical, not simply to field a small number of nascent hypersonics, but to build the foundation for a long-term U.S.

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