Author: Michael

In the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 3, U.S. forces went into Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They now face federal criminal charges in New York. While not entirely unexpected, the move shocked the region — as did subsequent comments by President Donald Trump suggesting that Washington might take action against other countries. We asked four experts to provide their take on how several key regional actors — Colombia, Cuba, Argentina, and Brazil — reacted and implications for them going forward.Read more below.

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In 1526, Bartolomeo Beretta received a payment for making cannon barrels. Over the next 500 years, the Beretta company established itself as a premier firearms manufacturer and remains the oldest to continuously operate in the industry.
While combat has evolved multiple times over those five centuries, Beretta has also evolved to meet the most stringent demands of professional firearms users.
From champion competition shooters like Simon “JJ” Racazza to U.S. federal law enforcement and NATO militaries, Beretta firearms are trusted to get the job done. The 92-series pistol served the U.S.

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Meet the Navy’s new frigate. It’s definitely not the same as the old frigate.
Following the recent cancellation of the Constellation-class frigate, the Navy has decided that the design for its FF(X) frigate will be based on the Coast Guard’s Legend-class National Security Cutter.
Frigates have many missions, including protecting and escorting other ships and hunting submarines, but the Navy has been without such vessels for more than a decade.

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The military is built on discipline, standards, and the comforting belief that the people in charge are making good decisions. Then someone with a rank that comes with its own parking spot decides to emulate George Washington in the only way they probably shouldn’t: trying to match the Father of America drink-for-drink.
Related: George Washington celebrated becoming president by running up an epic bar tab
Everyone, civilian and military alike, kind of expects service members to hit the bar. From the American Revolution onward, we’ve earned that reputation.

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