Author: Michael

Operation Solomon: In 1991, this large-scale, meticulously planned airlift conducted by the Israeli government in collaboration with international organizations had one goal. Help get Ethiopian Jews to Israel. This mission sought to rescue Ethiopian Jews from their war-ravaged and famine-stricken homeland and transport them to Israel. A pivotal moment in the history of both Ethiopian Jewry and Israel, Operation Solomon highlighted the extraordinary lengths the Jewish state would take to ensure the safety and well-being of its people.

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The Korean War of 1950-53 never formally ended as no formal peace treaties were concluded after an armistice was signed in 1953. Since the official “end” of the fighting, numerous border clashes have taken place along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that spans the entire width of the Korean Peninsula, as well as the waters around the boundary and the airspace overhead.

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Insider’s video series of experts breaking down scenes from movies is often fun if you’ve never seen it. But we were excited to see that a shipwreck expert and underwater archaeologist weigh in. He rated two great military movies rated as 9s out of 10, but he rated a few other movies as well if you want to watch the full video.
Watch this Shipwreck expert rate 11 wrecks in movies and TV

From Titanic to Uncharted to Finding Dory, his analyses are interesting. But it really got fun for us when he talked about Navy and Coast Guard movies.

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Gurkhas, a title claimed by Nepali soldiers, are some of the fiercest warriors in the world. Their bravery and battlefield exploits have earned them prestigious military awards as well as the fear and respect of both their allies and adversaries. “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or he is a Gurkha,” Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw famously said. Embodying that fearless spirit, Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar overcame his wartime wounds to become the first double above-knee amputee to summit Mount Everest.

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Leaders of both the FCAS/SCAF and GCAP programmes are committed to operability between their respective solutions. (BAE Systems)
Programme leaders from the Future Combat Air System/Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (FCAS/SCAF) and Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have promoted the need for interoperability between their rival efforts.

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Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS
Supreme
– the ship he once served on.
(Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS
Formidable
. In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other.

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