FILE: A Somali soldier patrols next to the burnt-out wreckage of a car that was used by suspected al-shabab fighters on April 16, 2017. (Mohamed Adbiwhab/AFP via Getty Images).
U.S. airstrikes in Somalia have recently killed 10 fighters with al-Shabab, a terrorist group that has pledged allegiance to al-Qaida, as a Somali government offensive has lost steam and African Union troops are expected to leave the country next year.
The U.S.
The driver was arrested after crashing a Humvee on July 10 into the 3rd Infantry Division’s headquarters building on Fort Stewart. Photo from Facebook.
An Army Humvee crashed into the front of the 3rd Infantry Division’s headquarters building on Fort Stewart, base officials said. There were no injuries and one arrest.
Pictures circulated on social media Monday morning, July 10, of a Humvee that appeared to have smashed halfway into the the entrance of the 3rd ID’s headquarters, smashing a set doors beneath large lettering of the division’s nickname, “Rock of the Marne.
Germany and the Netherlands will collaborate on a bilateral procurement project with Rheinmetall for the Caracal mobile platform.
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Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is presented with a model ship during a visit to CSSC on 5 July. (Vicepresidencia de la República Guinea Ecuatorial)
Equatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue visited China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSSC) twice during an official tour to China that began on 4 July.
His office announced the first visit to the company on 5 July, saying it “shows the commitment of the Equatorial Guinean government to the protection of its coasts and the fight against maritime insecurity”.
The US Army approved Raytheon’s Third-Generation Forward-Looking Infrared (3GEN FLIR) for low-rate initial production in July 2023. (Raytheon Technologies)
The US Army programme for third-generation FLIR sensors entered into low-rate initial production (LRIP), the service announced on 6 July.
The kit will be integrated first on the Abrams main battle tanks, but the service’s next focus could be on the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (formerly Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicles [OMFVs]), a Raytheon executive told Janes on 6 July.
One of the BRDM-2 armoured reconnaissance vehicles donated by Egypt with M-30 howitzers in the background. (Ministère de la Défense Nationale du Niger)
The Armed Forces of Niger (FAN) has received a large consignment of military equipment from Egypt, the country’s Ministry of National Defence (MDN) announced on 8 July.
Joshua Rohrer and his service dog, Sunshine, when the dog was a puppy. Rohrer was prescribed Sunshine as treatment for PTSD. Sunshine was hit by a car hours after Rohrer was arrested by police in Gastonia, NC, in 2021. Photo from Joshua Rohrer’s Facebook.
Joshua Rohrer went everywhere with Sunshine, his service dog.
As a Kentucky National Guard intelligence soldier, Rohrer deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005, facing what he called constant attacks in Saddam Hussien’s hometown.
Pre-summit polling shows support for NATO and the assistance to Ukraine, indicating a unified stance among the participating countries.
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Three years after suffering serious damage caused by a fire while it was undergoing its final major overhaul, the French Navy’s Rubis-class SSN
Perle
has been returned to active service.
(French Navy)
The French Navy’s fire-damaged Rubis Améthyste-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) Perle (S 606) has been returned to active service following the successful completion of its refit, repair, and upgrade period, the French Navy has announced.
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West Point has a very famous Honor Code: “A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Its effectiveness and genius lies in its brutal simplicity. Over the past two hundred years, it has evolved and been clarified. In 1922, West Point Superintendent MG Douglas MacArthur formalized the process with the formation of the Cadet Honor Committee. Since then, it has been further ‘tweaked.
