American forces bombed Islamic State militants for four days in a row in northern Somalia, in the latest wave of the expanding air war in the country.
On Saturday, U.S. Africa Command confirmed airstrikes against ISIS in the country on Christmas Eve and Christmas, marking four days of operations from Dec. 22-25. They happened while the U.S. launched Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles at ISIS fighters in Nigeria on Christmas day.
All of the airstrikes between Dec.
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As military families, we know firsthand how vital connection is in this lifestyle. Staying in touch with our service members, even when we’re apart, during deployments, and amid constant uncertainty, is what keeps our relationships grounded and our communication strong. We can all agree that communication methods have evolved, but there is one constant: the need to feel close and connected.
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For most of the 20th century, unidentified flying objects existed at the edge of American imagination. They were part Cold War anxiety, part science-fiction fantasy, and part misunderstood natural phenomena. But over the last decade, public perception and government policy have shifted dramatically. What were once dismissed as “flying saucer stories” are now officially recognized as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) and treated as legitimate matters of intelligence, aerospace safety, and national security.
Russian servicemen of the Dnepr Group of Forces improve their motorcycle driving skills to successfully perform combat tasks.
Mobile assault groups on motorcycles have proved to be highly effective. The bikes ensure high speed of manuever in the suddenness of the battlefield to carry out tasks as quickly as possible.
In addition, motor vehicles are actively used to supply forward positions: food, water, ammunition, and other materiel.
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Robert Griffin III, better known to football fans as RGIII, was one of several notable figures from the military and sports communities who joined We Are The Mighty for an interview during the USAA Media Row event ahead of the 126th Army-Navy Game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
During the conversation, Griffin reflected on his upbringing as an Army brat, crediting the structure and discipline of his military household as the foundation that helped propel him to a Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top college football player and, later, a career in the NFL.
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AFP has a long and close relationship with U.S. special operations, and AFSOC in particular, as several of our team have flown these aircraft for the command.
Satellite images emerging online show at least five MC-130J Commando II multi-mission combat transport planes are now at Rafael Hernandez International Airport (RHIA) in Puerto Rico. The Commando IIs appear to have arrived on Dec. 17.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs must build hundreds of new housing units on its massive West Los Angeles campus, a federal appeals court ruled this week. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2024 ruling from a federal district court judge, which ordered more than 2,500 permanent and temporary housing units be built on the campus.
A three-judge panel from the appeals court largely agreed with the district court ruling. On Tuesday, after eight months of deliberation, it issued its decision, finding that the VA had “strayed from its mission.
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